House of Schwarzenberg

House of Schwarzenberg



Parent houseSeinsheim
Country
Place of origin Duchy of Franconia
Founded
  • 917 Seinsheim (parent house)
  • 1421 Acquisition of Schwarzenberg

FounderErkinger VI of Seinsheim aka Erkinger I of Schwarzenberg
Current headHSH Prince Johannes Nepomuk of Schwarzenberg
Final rulerJoseph II, 6th Prince of Schwarzenberg
Titles
Style(s)Serene Highness
MottoNIL NISI RECTUM
(NOTHING BUT THE RIGHT)
Estate(s)
Deposition1806: Dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire
Cadet branches
  • Princely Line
  • Frisian Line
  • Prussian Line

The House of Schwarzenberg is a German (Franconian) and Czech (Bohemian) aristocratic family, formerly one of the most prominent European noble houses. The Schwarzenbergs are members of the German and Czech nobility, and they once held the rank of Princes of the Holy Roman Empire. The family belongs to the high nobility and traces its roots to the Lords of Seinsheim during the Middle Ages.[1]

The current head of the family is Prince Johannes [cs] (born 1967), son and heir of the late Karel, 12th Prince of Schwarzenberg (1937–2023), a Czech politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic. The family owns properties and lands across Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, and Switzerland.

  1. ^ "Schwarzenbergs". Archived from the original on 30 June 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2016.