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Johann Adolf I, Prince of Schwarzenberg

1615–1683 · 17th century · Also known as Johann Adolf von Schwarzenberg

Johann Adolf I was the first prince of Schwarzenberg, a senior adviser of Emperor Leopold I and president of the Imperial Aulic Council. In 1670 he was raised to the rank of prince of the Empire, with the family's Franconian lands around Scheinfeld forming the core of the principality. He also acquired large estates in Bohemia, laying the basis of the family's later wealth in the Habsburg monarchy.

Johann Adolf I, Prince of Schwarzenberg
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Principality of Schwarzenberg

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