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County (Principality) of Starhemberg Grafschaft (Fürstentum) Starhemberg | |||||||
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1643–1806 | |||||||
Status | State of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||||
Capital | Starhemberg | ||||||
Government | Principality | ||||||
Historical era | Early modern period | ||||||
1140–45 | |||||||
1643 | |||||||
• Raised to principality | 1765 | ||||||
1806 | |||||||
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The House of Starhemberg (German pronunciation: [ˈʃtaːʁəmbɛʁk]) is the name of an old and distinguished Austrian noble family originating from Upper Austria, specifically Steyr and Steinbach.[1] Members of the family played important political role within the Holy Roman Empire and later in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.