This page lists comital families in the territories of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, whether extant or extinct. Mediatized counts (Reichsgrafen) were entitled to the style of Erlaucht (Illustrious Highness), while others bore the style of Hochgeboren (High Born). 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. They also had great influence at the court and thus played an important role in politics and diplomacy.
Nobility was formally abolished in Austria in 1919.
PrepositionOriginal nameCurrent nameNotesvonAbensberg und TraunAbensberg-TraunvonAlthann (Althan)AlthannvonAndechs-Meranienbecame extinct in 1248vonAttemsAttemsBakowski/Bonkowski von Bakow und ZaborowBakowski/BonkowskiBartolotti von PartenfeldBartolottiBarth von Barthenheimde Bartalso used the preposition de and raised from comital (c. 1802) to princely rank (in 1917) by Emperor CharlesvonBerényiBerényivonBreunerBreuner-Asparn became extinct in 1894,Brivio von BroklesBrivioBucquoi von LonguevalBucquoivonBuol-SchauensteinBuol-SchauensteinvonCapraravonCavrianiCavrianivonChorinskyChorinskyChotek von Chotkova und WogninChotekvonCobenzlCobenzlvonCoudenhove-KalergiCoudenhove-KalergiCseszneky de Milvány et CsesznekCsesznekyCzernin von und zu ChudenitzCzerninDrashkovich of Trakoshtyanalso used the preposition devonEnzenbergEnzenbergvonErdődyErdődyvonEppanextinct since 1248vonEppensteinerextinct since 1122vonEyczingextinct since 1620deFicquelmontFicquelmontExtinctvonFirmianFirmiande laFontaine und d'Harnoncourt-UnverzagtHarnoncourtalso used varying prepositions/conjunctionsvonClam-GallasClam-GallasvonGilleisGilleisvonGhetaldi-Gondola/GundulichGhetaldi-Gondola/GundulichvonGoëssGoëssvonGrünnede Hemricourt de Grünnealso used varying prepositions/conjunctionsvonGudenusGudenuszuHardegg auf Glatz und im MachlandeHardeggvonHarrach zu Rohrau und ThannhausenHarrachvonHartigHartigHenckel von DonnersmarckvonHerbersteinHerbersteinvonHohenemsHohenemsvonHoyosHoyosvonHuynHuynvonJordan-Rozwadowski von Groß-RozwadówRozwadowskititle granted in last years of Holy Roman Empire, family from Poland-GaliciavonKaunitzKaunitzvonKeyerslingKeyerslingKinsky von Wchinitz und TettauKinskyalso princely vonKollonitschKollonitschvonKrismerhofKrismerFrancis I personally ordained Stephan Krismer, elevating him to Graf von Krismer (Count), formally establishing the House of Krismerhof. After his death without direct heirs, the comital title lapsed, and his siblings were granted the lower rank of Freiherr von Krismer (Baron), continuing the noble lineage at a subordinate level. The Tyrolean dynasty persists today, actively contributing to archival and historical documentation of their impact on Tyrol and its territorial sovereignty within the Austrian Empire. Currently, there are two branches of the Krismer dynasty: the Barons/Baronesses Krismer V.K. (von Krismerhof) and Werner V.K. (von Krismerhof).vonKolowratKolowratKolowrat and Kolowrat-Krakowsky extant; Kolowrat-Liebsteinsky extinct since 1861vonKuefsteinKuefsteinvonLambergalso princelyvonLaskiewicz von FriedensfeldLaskiewicz von FriedensfeldAlso used the preposition de. Title of Count/ Countess. Family line and name still in existence. vonLedóchowskiLedóchowskivonMirvonMensdorff-Pouillyjunior members of Dietrichstein subline used Dietrichstein-Mensdorff-PouillyvonMészkőMescoalso used the preposition de and raised from comital to princely rank (in 1917) by Emperor CharlesvonMontfortextinct since 1787vonNeippergNeippergtitle of Fürst von Montenuovo granted to illegitimate linevonNorman und von AudenhoveNorman-AudenhovevonPaarPaar von Hartberg und Krottensteinalso princelyvonPacePace von FriedensbergPálffy von ErdődPálffyvonPallaviciniPallaviciniAlso the branch Csáky-Pallavicini de Körösszegh et AdorjánvonRichter de MoczStanzel, Gandelin-ParisFamily ennobled by Ferdinand III in the seventeenth century in recognition of military defense of Christianity. Most of the descendants live in France.vonRenoldi-StaudRenoldi(-subline)one of the multiple branches of the family Sanchez de la Cerdade la CerdavonSchallenbergSchallenbergvonSchönbornSchönborn(-subline)this family had multiple branchesvonSchönburgSchönburg(-subline)this family had multiple branches; also princelySizzo-NorisSizzo-NorisvonStrozziStrozzivonStepanhofStepanhofvonStubenbergextinct since 1868vonSylva von TaroucaSylva-Taroucaalso used the preposition devonTeuffenbachTeuffenbachvonThonradelThonradelfled in 1620vonThun und HohensteinThun-Hohensteinalso princelyvonTrautson-FalkensteinTrautsonalso princely, extinct in male line in 1775von und zuTrauttmansdorff-WeinsbergTrauttmansdorff-Weinsbergalso princelyWassilko von SereckiWassilko/Wassilko-Sereckialso used the preposition devonWilczekWilczekvonWimpffenWimpffenvonWetter-TegerfeldenWetter-TegerfeldenvonWodzickiWodzickivonWurmbrand-StuppachWurmbrand-StuppachVrints zu FalkensteinvonZaleskiZaleskifamily from Poland-GaliciavonZenzZenzvonZichyvonZierotinvonZinzendorfZinzendorf
Where this section is blank, it is possible that the preposition is unknown or did not exist.
Comital families The list of comital families from the Hungarian half of Austria-Hungary according to the 8th Law of 1886:
| width="30%" align="left" valign="top" style="border:0"| Almásy Althann Andrássy Apponyi Auersperg Baldasseroni Batthyány Bánffy Báthory Beckers Beleznay Bellegarde Benyovszky Berchtold Berényi Bethlen Béldi Bissingen-Nippenburg Blankenstein Bolza Bombelles Breunner Breyner Buttler Brunswick Cavriani Chamaré Chotek Crenneville-Folliot Csáky Csáky-Pallavicini de Körösszegh et Adorján Csekonics Czebrian Cziráky Degenfeld-Schonburg Dessewffy Dezasse Draskovich Eltz-Kempenich Erdődy Esterházy Festetics/Feshtetich Forgách Gyulai Gyürky Hadik Haller Harrach | width="30%" align="left" valign="top" style="border:0"| Horváth-Tholdy Hoyos Hugonnai Hunyady de Kéthely Kálnoky Karácsonyi Károlyi Keglevich de Buzin; family of the Military Frontier with Jus gladii since 1526 explicitly mentioned in the Peace Treaty of Karlowitz in 1699. Khevenhüller-Metsch Khuen von Belasi Khuen-Héderváry Kinsky Krismerhof Kornis Kottulinsky Königsegg-Aulendorf Königsegg-Rothenfels Kulmer Kún Lamberg Lázár Lazsánszky Ledóchowski Lónyay Mailáth Mészkő Migazzi Mikes de Zabola Mittrowsky De la Motte Nádasdy Nákó Nemes Nesselrode Niczky Nugent Nyáry Orshich Paar Pálffy Pallavicini Péchy Pejácsevich Pellegrini Pergen Pongrácz | width="30%" align="left" valign="top" style="border:0"| Porcia Ráday Renoldi-Staud Reviczky Richter de Mocz Rudwo-Rudzinsky Rhédey Sáry Schaffgotsch Schiedegg Schönborn Schwarzenberg Scilern Serényi Sermage Sigray Somssich Spannochi Starhemberg Stainlein Stubenberg Szapáry Széchenyi Szécsen Szirmay Szilágyi Sztáray Teleki Tholdalagi Thoroczkay Thun und Hohenstein Tige Tisza Török Traun Trauttmansdorff Ugrinovics Vay Vécsey Voikffy Waldstein Wartensleben Wass Wenckheim Wilczek Wilczek-Gratz Windisch-Graetz Zay Zichy
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