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| Parent family | Pouilly |
| Place of origin | Pouilly-sur-Meuse |
| Founder | Emmanuel von Mensdorff-Pouilly |
| Titles | Prince von Dietrichstein zu Nikolsburg Count von Mensdorff-Pouilly |
| Estate(s) | Mikulov Castle (Nikolsburg) |
| Dissolution | 1964 (princely branch) |
The Mensdorff-Pouilly family is a noble family originally from Lorraine. The family derived its name from the barony of Pouilly at Stenay in Meuse.
In 1790, during the French Revolution, Albert Louis de Pouilly (1731–1795) emigrated with his family. His sons Albert and Emmanuel changed the family name to Mensdorff-Pouilly, which refers to a village in the county of Roussy in Luxembourg. [1]
Apart from already holidng the title of Comte in the Nobility of France, received in 1760 by Louis XV, the family added another title in the Austrian Empire, after escaping the French Revolution. In 1808, Emmanuel von Mensdorff-Pouilly received an Austrian comital title from the Emperor Francis I, and he was recognized as noble in Bohemia (the Inkolat ) in 1839. [2] Through Emmanuel's wife, Princess Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, the family is closely related to the royal families of Belgium, Sweden, Portugal, Bulgaria and the United Kingdom.
As a result of the marriage of Count Alexander von Mensdorff-Pouilly with Alexandrine von Dietrichstein (1824–1906), daughter of Joseph Franz, Prince of Dietrichstein, Alexander changed his branch's name to Mensdorff-Pouilly-Dietrichstein. He received the hereditary title of Prince von Dietrichstein zu Nikolsburg in 1868 from Franz Joseph I of Austria. [3]
The princely branch of the family died out with the death of Alexander, Prince von Dietrichstein zu Nikolsburg (1899-1964), but the comital line still exists. The family motto is Fortitudine et caritate.
Augusta of Reuss-Ebersdorf, was by marriage the Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. She was the grandmother and godmother of both Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and her husband and cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
Prince Frederick Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld was an Austrian nobleman and military commander.
The House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha is a European royal house. It takes its name from its oldest domain, the Ernestine duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and its members later sat on the thrones of Belgium, Bulgaria, Portugal, and the United Kingdom and its dominions.
Count Alexander Konstantin Albrecht von Mensdorff-Pouilly, 1st Prince von Dietrichstein zu Nikolsburg was an Austrian general, diplomat and politician, including two years as Minister of Foreign Affairs (1864–66) and one month's service as Minister-President of Austria. He was a cousin of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and a favorite cousin and childhood playmate of her husband Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
Albert Viktor Julius Joseph Michael Graf von Mensdorff-Pouilly-Dietrichstein was an Austro-Hungarian diplomat who served as Ambassador to London at the outbreak of World War I.
Count Franz Philipp von Lamberg was an Austrian soldier, statesman, journalist and writer, who held the military rank of field marshal. He had a short but important role in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848.
Emmanuel Graf von Mensdorff-Pouilly was an army officer in the Imperial-Royal Army of the Austrian Empire, and vice-governor of Mainz. He was the uncle of Queen Victoria and the godfather of her husband, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
The House of Dietrichstein was one of the oldest and most prominent Austrian noble families originating from the Duchy of Carinthia. The family belonged to the high nobility. The Nikolsburg branch was elevated to the rank of Prince of the Holy Roman Empire in 1624, while a member of the Hollenburg branch was elevated to the same dignity in 1684. The family held two territories with imperial immediacy – the Principality of Dietrichstein, along with castles in Carinthia and Moravia, and the Barony of Tarasp in Switzerland.
Princess Sophie Friederike Karoline Luise of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld was a princess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, the sister of Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld and King Leopold I of Belgium, and the maternal aunt of Queen Victoria. By marriage, she was the Countess of Mensdorff-Pouilly.
Franz Seraph von Dietrichstein, was an Austrian nobleman and cardinal, member of an ancient House of Dietrichstein, was the 1st Prince of Dietrichstein, Archbishop of Olomouc, Governor (Landeshauptmann) of Moravia.
Maximilian, Prince of Dietrichstein, was a German prince member of the House of Dietrichstein, Imperial Count (Reichsgraf) of Dietrichstein and owner of the Lordship of Nikolsburg in Moravia; since 1629 2nd Prince (Fürst) of Dietrichstein zu Nikolsburg, Baron (Freiherr) of Hollenburg, Finkenstein and Thalberg, was a diplomat and minister in the service of the House of Habsburg. He was a Kämmerer, Lord Chamberlain (Obersthofmeister), Conference Minister (Konferenzminister) and Privy Councillor of Emperors Ferdinand II and Ferdinand III, Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece since and ruler over Nikolsburg, Polná, Kanitz, Leipnik, Weisskirch and Saar.
Walther Franz Xaver Anton, Prince of Dietrichstein, was a German prince member of the House of Dietrichstein, 5th Prince (Fürst) of Dietrichstein zu Nikolsburg, Princely Count of Tarasp, Baron (Freiherr) of Hollenburg, Finkenstein and Thalberg.
Karl Maximilian, Prince of Dietrichstein, was a German prince member of the House of Dietrichstein, 6th Prince (Fürst) of Dietrichstein zu Nikolsburg, Princely Count of Tarasp, Baron (Freiherr) of Hollenburg, Finkenstein and Thalberg.
Karl Johann Baptist, Prince of Dietrichstein, was a German prince, member of the House of Dietrichstein, 7th Prince (Fürst) of Dietrichstein zu Nikolsburg, Princely Count of Tarasp, Baron (Freiherr) of Hollenburg, Finkenstein and Thalberg.
Joseph Franz, Prince of Dietrichstein, was a German prince, Major general, 9th Prince (Fürst) of Dietrichstein zu Nikolsburg, Count of Proskau-Leslie, Baron (Freiherr) of Hollenburg, Finkenstein and Thalberg.
Moritz, Prince of Dietrichstein, was a German prince, member of the House of Dietrichstein, 10th and last Prince (Fürst) of Dietrichstein zu Nikolsburg, Count of Proskau-Leslie, Baron (Freiherr) of Hollenburg, Finkenstein and Thalberg.
Princess Johanna Beatrix von Dietrichstein, was a German noblewoman, by birth a member of the princely House of Dietrichstein and by marriage Princess of Liechtenstein.
Countess Maria Klara von Dietrichstein, was a German noblewoman, by birth a member of the princely Dietrichstein family and by marriage Countess von Trauttmansdorff.
Clotilde "Klotild" Apponyi was an Austro-Hungarian noblewoman, women's rights activist, politician and a diplomat.
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