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Windisch-Graetz

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The House of Windisch-Graetz, also spelled Windisch-Grätz, is an Austrian aristocratic family, descending from Windischgraz in Lower Styria (present-day Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia). [1]

43 relations: Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz, Alfred III, Prince of Windisch-Grätz, Almanach de Gotha, Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria, Archduke, Austria, Austrian Empire, Červená Lhota Castle, Bogenšperk Castle, Coat of arms, Duchy of Styria, Duke Paul Frederick of Mecklenburg, Fürst, Freiherr, Graf, Holy Roman Empire, House of Habsburg, Inkolat, Joseph Nicholas of Windisch-Graetz, Kingdom of Bohemia, Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, Lutheranism, Mariano Hugo, Prince of Windisch-Graetz, Marie Antoinette, Ministerialis, Patriarchate of Aquileia, Planina, Postojna, Podsreda, Postojna, Predjama Castle, Prince Michael of Kent, Princes of the Holy Roman Empire, Princess Marie of Windisch-Graetz, Princess Michael of Kent, Princess Stephanie of Windisch-Graetz, Slovenia, Slovenj Gradec, Slovenske Konjice, Sophie, Princess of Windisch-Graetz, Stéphanie Windisch-Graetz, Styria (Slovenia), Thirty Years' War, Trebnik Mansion.

Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz

General Alfred Candidus Ferdinand, Prince of Windisch-Grätz (Alfred Candidus Ferdinand Fürst zu Windisch-Grätz; 11 May 178721 March 1862), a member of the Bohemian noble Windisch-Graetz family, was a Field Marshal in the Austrian army.

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Alfred III, Prince of Windisch-Grätz

Alfred III, Prince of Windisch-Grätz (Alfred August Karl Maria Wolfgang Erwin Fürst zu Windisch-Grätz; 31 October 1851, Prague – 23 November 1927, Tachov) was a Bohemian nobleman and Austro-Hungarian statesman.

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Almanach de Gotha

The Almanach de Gotha (Gothaischer Hofkalender) was a directory of Europe's royalty and higher nobility, also including the major governmental, military and diplomatic corps, as well as statistical data by country.

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Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria

Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria (Elisabeth Maria Henriette Stephanie Gisela; 2 September 1883 – 16 March 1963) was the only child of Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria and Princess Stéphanie of Belgium, and a granddaughter of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria and King Leopold II of the Belgians.

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Archduke

Archduke (feminine: Archduchess; German: Erzherzog, feminine form: Erzherzogin) was the title borne from 1358 by the Habsburg rulers of the Archduchy of Austria, and later by all senior members of that dynasty.

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Austria

Austria (Österreich), officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich), is a federal republic and a landlocked country of over 8.8 million people in Central Europe.

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Austrian Empire

The Austrian Empire (Kaiserthum Oesterreich, modern spelling Kaisertum Österreich) was a Central European multinational great power from 1804 to 1919, created by proclamation out of the realms of the Habsburgs.

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Červená Lhota Castle

Červená Lhota is a château about north-west of Jindřichův Hradec in south Bohemia, Czech Republic.

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Bogenšperk Castle

Bogenšperk Castle (Grad Bogenšperk, Schloss Wagensperg) is a 16th-century castle located in the Municipality of Šmartno pri Litiji in central Slovenia.

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Coat of arms

A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard.

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Duchy of Styria

The Duchy of Styria (Herzogtum Steiermark; Vojvodina Štajerska; Stájer Hercegség) was a duchy located in modern-day southern Austria and northern Slovenia.

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Duke Paul Frederick of Mecklenburg

Duke Paul Frederick of Mecklenburg (Herzog Paul Friedrich zu Mecklenburg; 19 September 1852 – 17 May 1923) was a member of the House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and general of the Mecklenburg cavalry.

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Fürst

Fürst (female form Fürstin, plural Fürsten; from Old High German furisto, "the first", a translation of the Latin princeps) is a German word for a ruler and is also a princely title.

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Freiherr

Freiherr (male, abbreviated as Frhr.), Freifrau (his wife, abbreviated as Frfr., literally "free lord" or "free lady") and Freiin (his unmarried daughters and maiden aunts) are designations used as titles of nobility in the German-speaking areas of the Holy Roman Empire, and in its various successor states, including Austria, Prussia, Bavaria, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, etc.

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Graf

Graf (male) or Gräfin (female) is a historical title of the German nobility, usually translated as "count".

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Holy Roman Empire

The Holy Roman Empire (Sacrum Romanum Imperium; Heiliges Römisches Reich) was a multi-ethnic but mostly German complex of territories in central Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its dissolution in 1806.

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House of Habsburg

The House of Habsburg (traditionally spelled Hapsburg in English), also called House of Austria was one of the most influential and distinguished royal houses of Europe.

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Inkolat

Inkolat is a term from the rights of the nobility.

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Joseph Nicholas of Windisch-Graetz

Joseph Louis Nicholas, Count of Windisch-Graetz, Baron of Waldstein and Thal (6 December 1744 – 24 January 1802 in Štěkeň) was an Austrian nobleman, a member of the House of Windisch-Graetz, and was chamberlain to Archduchess Marie Antoinette of Austria.

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Kingdom of Bohemia

The Kingdom of Bohemia, sometimes in English literature referred to as the Czech Kingdom (České království; Königreich Böhmen; Regnum Bohemiae, sometimes Regnum Czechorum), was a medieval and early modern monarchy in Central Europe, the predecessor of the modern Czech Republic.

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Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor

Leopold I (name in full: Leopold Ignaz Joseph Balthasar Felician; I.; 9 June 1640 – 5 May 1705) was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary, Croatia, and Bohemia.

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Lutheranism

Lutheranism is a major branch of Protestant Christianity which identifies with the theology of Martin Luther (1483–1546), a German friar, ecclesiastical reformer and theologian.

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Mariano Hugo, Prince of Windisch-Graetz

Mariano Hugo, Prince of Windisch-Graetz (German: Mariano Hugo Fürst zu Windisch-Graetz, Italian: Mariano Ugo, Principe di Windisch-Graetz; born 27 July 1955) is the current head of the Austrian or ItalianLes Manuscrits du CEDRE V, Le Royaume d'Italie I. Cercle d'Etudes des Dynasties Royales Europėennes (CEDRE), Paris, 1992, p. 196-197 House of Windisch-Graetz.

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Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette (born Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna; 2 November 1755 – 16 October 1793) was the last Queen of France before the French Revolution.

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Ministerialis

Ministerialis (plural ministeriales; a post-classical Latin word, used in English, meaning originally "servitor" or "agent", in a broad range of senses) were people raised up from serfdom to be placed in positions of power and responsibility.

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Patriarchate of Aquileia

The Patriarchate of Aquileia was an episcopal see in northeastern Italy, centred on the ancient city of Aquileia situated at the head of the Adriatic, on what is now the Italian seacoast.

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Planina, Postojna

Planina is a village in the Municipality of Postojna in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.

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Podsreda

Podsreda (Hörberg) is a village in the Municipality of Kozje in eastern Slovenia.

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Postojna

Postojna (Adelsberg, Postumia) is a town in the traditional region of Inner Carniola, from Trieste, in southwestern Slovenia.

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Predjama Castle

Predjama Castle Predjama Castle (Predjamski grad or grad Predjama, Höhlenburg Lueg, Castel Lueghi) is a Renaissance castle built within a cave mouth in south-central Slovenia, in the historical region of Inner Carniola.

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Prince Michael of Kent

Prince Michael of Kent, (Michael George Charles Franklin; born 4 July 1942) is a member of the British royal family.

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Princes of the Holy Roman Empire

Prince of the Holy Roman Empire (Reichsfürst, princeps imperii, see also: Fürst) was a title attributed to a hereditary ruler, nobleman or prelate recognised as such by the Holy Roman Emperor.

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Princess Marie of Windisch-Graetz

Princess Marie of Windisch-Graetz (11 December 1856 – 9 August 1929) was an Austrian noble.

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Princess Michael of Kent

Princess Michael of Kent (born Baroness Marie Christine von Reibnitz; 15 January 1945) is a member of the British Royal Family of German, Austrian and Hungarian descent.

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Princess Stephanie of Windisch-Graetz

Princess Stéphanie of Windisch-Graetz (April 4, 1909 in Ploskovice, Bohemia – May 29, 2005 in Uccle, Belgium) was the daughter of Prince Otto Weriand of Windisch-Graetz (1873–1952) and Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria (1883–1963), only child of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria and Princess Stéphanie of Belgium.

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Slovenia

Slovenia (Slovenija), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene:, abbr.: RS), is a country in southern Central Europe, located at the crossroads of main European cultural and trade routes.

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Slovenj Gradec

Slovenj Gradec (Windischgrätz, after about 1900 Windischgraz) is a town in northern Slovenia.

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Slovenske Konjice

Slovenske Konjice (or; German: Gonobitz) is a town and a municipality in northeastern Slovenia.

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Sophie, Princess of Windisch-Graetz

Sophie, Princess of Windisch-Graetz (born Archduchess Sophie Franziska Maria Germaine of Austria, 19 January 1959) is a member by birth of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, and by marriage of the Austrian House of Windisch-Graetz.

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Stéphanie Windisch-Graetz

Stéphanie Windisch-Graetz (born 17 July 1939) is the daughter of Prince Franz Joseph zu Windisch-Graetz and granddaughter of Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria.

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Styria (Slovenia)

Styria (Štajerska), also Slovenian Styria (Slovenska Štajerska) or Lower Styria (Spodnja Štajerska; Untersteiermark), is a traditional region in northeastern Slovenia, comprising the southern third of the former Duchy of Styria.

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Thirty Years' War

The Thirty Years' War was a war fought primarily in Central Europe between 1618 and 1648.

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Trebnik Mansion

Trebnik Mansion (Dvorec Trebnik) is manorhouse, located in a park above the Archparish Church of St.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windisch-Graetz

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