The Pranckh family is an ancient Austrian noble family, descending from Pranckh Castle, near Sankt Marein bei Knittelfeld in the former March and later Duchy of Styria. The family's origins date back to the year 1135, when Wolfkerus de Branka attested a charter regarding an endowment to Admont Abbey, thus making it one of the oldest families in Austria still present today. In addition to the Styrian mainline, other branches existed in Salzburg, Carinthia, Lower Austria and Bavaria.[1] In later parts of history, the family rose from Knights to Reichsfreiherren (Barons of the Holy Roman Empire) and Reichsgrafen (Imperial Counts of the Holy Roman Empire).[2][3][4] Many of their names can be found in high court and state offices of the Archbishopric of Salzburg. Branches of the family exist to this day in Austria, Germany, France and the United States.
- ^ Werner Hammerl, Pranckh Archived 2018-06-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Obituary of Siegmund Freiherr von Pranckh in Mitteilungen der Gesellschaft für Salzburger Landeskunde (MGSLK) Archived 2016-01-09 at the Wayback Machine XXVIII, 1888, 436 Edition 28, 1888, pp. 436
- ^ Dr. Bernhard Peter, Abtei Seckau Archived 2019-09-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Count Friedrich Lanjus von Wellenburg, Die blühenden Geschlechter des österreichischen Uradels Archived 2013-10-19 at the Wayback Machine (PDF; 1,5 MB), pp. 43