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House of Schwarzenberg

Also known as Schwarzenberg family

The House of Schwarzenberg is a Franconian noble family that rose in the service of the Habsburgs and became princes of the Holy Roman Empire in 1670. It acquired large estates in Bohemia, including Český Krumlov and Hluboká, and gained the Klettgau by marriage in 1687. Members included Field Marshal Karl Philipp, allied commander at Leipzig in 1813, and Felix, Austrian prime minister from 1848 to 1852.

House of Schwarzenberg
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Landgraviate of Klettgau

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). House of Schwarzenberg. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/house-of-schwarzenberg
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