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The Austrian nobility (German: österreichischer Adel) 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 (see German nobility ), as both countries were previously part of the Holy Roman Empire (962–1806).
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Pages in category "Austrian noble families" The following 67 pages are in this category, out of 67 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Althann;
The Austrian comital title (Graf) was the second most prestigious title of the Austrian nobility, forming the higher nobility (hoher Adel) alongside the princes (Furst); this close inner circle, called the 100 Familien (100 families), possessed enormous riches and lands.
The list is an alphabetical overview of Bavarian nobility. It contains information about name variants, ancestry, extent and well-known personalities of the line. Where no coat of arms is available, the file position from Siebmacher's 1605 Book of Coats of Arms is given as follows: page number of the coat of arms plate and position of the coat ...
The Austrian princely title was the most prestigious title of the Austrian nobility, forming the higher nobility (hoher Adel) alongside the counts . This close inner circle, called the 100 Familien (100 families), possessed enormous riches and lands.
The March of Austria, also known as Marcha Orientalis, was first formed in 976 out of the lands that had once been the March of Pannonia in Carolingian times. The oldest attestation dates back to 996, where the written name "ostarrichi" occurs in a document transferring land in present-day Austria to a Bavarian monastery.
The official use of titles of nobility and of all other hereditary titles, including Archduke, has been illegal in the Republic of Austria for Austrian citizens since the Law on the Abolition of Nobility (Gesetz vom 3. April 1919 über die Aufhebung des Adels, der weltlichen Ritter- und Damenorden und gewisser Titel und Würden).