House of Auersperg
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The House of Auersperg is an Austrian princely family and one of the most prominent families of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire. The family originates from the comital line of Auersperg in the Duch
Auersperg Castle (Slovene: Grad Turjak), 1689 engraving in The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola
Schönberg Castle (Slovene: Grad Šumberk), 1679 engraving in The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola
Baron Herbard VIII of Auersperg (1528–1575)
Karl, 8th Prince of Auersperg (1814–1890)
Austrian nobility
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The Austrian nobility is a status group that was officially abolished in 1919 after the fall of Austria-Hungary. Austria's system of nobility was very similar to that of Germany, as both countries wer
House of Auersperg
…Count Anton Alexander von Auersperg (1806–1876), Austrian poet ("Anastasius Grün") and liberal politician from Carniola Austrian nobility Mediatised houses…
The imperial court of Maria Theresa at the Hofburg in Vienna
During the baroque era, the nobility started to move into the cities and built themselves lavish residences called Palais. The Palais Kinsky in Vienna, belonging to the princely Kinsky family, is one of the most outstanding pieces.
Aristocrats gathering around Emperor Franz Joseph at a ball in the Hofburg Imperial Palace, painting by Wilhelm Gause (1900).
Ludwig Edler von Mises