Harrach

The family first appeared in 1195 in documents found at Ranshofen Abbey in the Duchy of Bavaria. There are two main family branches – the Rohrau branch in Austria (until 1886) and the Jilemnice branch in Bohemia – which were established by two sons of Count Karl von Harrach (1570–1628). Two branches were later founded by grandsons of Friedrich August von Harrach-Rohrau – Ernest Christopher Joseph (d. 1838) and Ferdinand Joseph (d. 1841).^[2]

• 1195 — first mention of the family in Ranshofen monastery.
• 14th century — owned lands in Austria, Carinthia and Styria.
• 1524 — Leonhard III von Harrach acquired Rohrau Castle.
• 4 January 1552 — Leonhard IV von Harrach (d. 1590) received the title of Imperial Baron from Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.
• 6 November 1627 — Karl von Harrach (1570–1628) received the title of Imperial Count from Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor.
• 1701 — Ferdinand Bonaventura I purchased Jilemnice.
• 1706 — Franz Anton von Harrach was raised ad personam to the rank of Fürst (Prince of the Holy Roman Empire) by Joseph I.^[3]
• 1708 — Aloys Thomas Raimund von Harrach married Countess Cecilia von Thannhausen and attached her surname to his family name.

The family owned the following properties at various times:

• Rohrau Castle, Rohrau, Austria: formerly the seat of the elder branch; with notable private collection of paintings known as Graf Harrach’sche Familiensammlung^[4] (from 1870–1970 kept in Palais Harrach). Rohrau has meanwhile been inherited by the counts of Waldburg-Zeil.
• Prugg Castle, Bruck an der Leitha, Austria: still the seat of the younger branch.
• Palais Harrach an der Freyung, Vienna, Austria (sold to the city in 1975).
• Palais Harrach in der Ungargasse, Vienna, Austria.
• Palais Harrach, Prague, Czech Republic.
• Harrachov (Harrachsdorf): town in Czech Republic with family's glass manufactory (since 1712), well known as Harrachglas brand.^[5]
• Hrádek u Nechanic, Czech Republic.
• Jilemnice, Czech Republic.
• Konárovice, Czech Republic.
• Kunín, Czech Republic.
• Lodín, Czech Republic
• Náměšť na Hané, Czech Republic.
• Strkov, Czech Republic.
• Krzeczyn Mały, Poland.

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  Rohrau Castle in Rohrau, Austria
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  Palais Harrach in Vienna, Austria
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  Prugg Castle in Bruck an der Leitha, Austria
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  Palais Harrach in Prague, Czech Republic
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  Hrádek u Nechanic, Czech Republic
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  Jilemnice, Czech Republic

Many of its members bear the title of Graf (count/earl) or Gräfin (countess). Notable members of the family are, among others:

• Przibislaus Harrach (d. 1289) — founder of the family
• Leonhard IV von Harrach (d. 1590)
• Karl von Harrach (1570–1628) — his grandson, Imperial envoy to German sovereigns' courts, Ferdinand II's favourite. His children:
  • Ernst Adalbert von Harrach (1598–1667), Archbishop of Prague, Cardinal and Prince-Bishop of Trent.
  • Leonhard (d. 1645), founder of the Rohrau line, the Superior Marshall at the Emperor Ferdinand III Habsburg's court.
  • Otto Frederick (d. 1639) founder of the Jilemnice line, soldier and diplomat, brother-in-law of Albrecht von Wallenstein. His son:
    • Ferdinand Bonaventura I Graf Harrach (1637–1706), ambassador in Spain before War of the Spanish Succession. His children:
      • Franz Anton Graf von Harrach (1665–1727) — Bishop of Vienna and Archbishop of Salzburg
      • Aloys Thomas Raimund Graf Harrach (1669–1742), Viceroy of Naples. His children:
        • Johann Ernst Emanuel (d. 1739), Bishop of Nitra
        • Ferdinand Bonaventura II (1708–1778), Governor of Milan
        • Friedrich August von Harrach-Rohrau (1696–1749), Governor of the Austrian Netherlands. His grandsons:
          • Ernest Christopher Joseph (1757-1838)
          • Ferdinand Joseph (d. 1841). His children:
            • Auguste von Harrach (1800–1873) — second wife to king Frederick William III of Prussia
            • Karl Philip (d. 1878). His son:
              • Ferdinand (1832–1915) — painter.
• Johann Philipp Graf von Harrach (1678–1764), Austrian field marshal
• Ernst Guido (1732–1783)
• Maria Josefa von Harrach (1727–1788), Princess of Liechtenstein, wife of Johann Nepomuk Karl, Prince of Liechtenstein
• Karl Borromäus von Harrach (1761–1829) — honorary Chief Physician at the Elisabethine Hospital in Vienna.
• Johann Nepomuk von Harrach (1828–1909) — Czech politician
• Lieutenant Colonel Count Franz von Harrach (1870–1937), Franz Ferdinand's friend who was present when he was assassinated in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914.
• Stephanie von Harrach (b. 1967), writer
• Beppo Harrach, modern rally pilot, count Ernst Harrach's son

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