Althann

Althann (also spelled Althan, Altham or Altheim) is the name of a German noble family from Lower Bavaria. They are one of the oldest extant German noble families, going back to at least 1129.[1] By 1400, they had moved to Austria, where they were created barons, in 1574, and counts, in 1610. After Brandenberg-Prussia annexed Silesia in the First Silesian War, a branch of the family joined the Prussian nobility.[2] In the nineteenth century, they had seats in both the Austrian and Prussian Herrenhauser, or House of Lords.[3]

v. Althann Coat of Arms

A list of notable members and possessions of the family may be found in the corresponding German Wikipedia article.

References
  1. Landkreis Dillingen an der Donau (2005). Der Landkreis Dillingen a. d. Donau in Geschichte und Gegenwart: 3. neu bearbeitete Auflage, Dillingen an der Donau. pp. 223–224, 248.
  2. von Hefner, Otto Titan (1857). J. Siebmachers's großes Wappenbuch, Band 3, Abt. 1: Der Adel des Königreichs Preußen. p. 1.
  3. Chronik der preussischen Herrenhauses. 1885. p. 150.

Bibliography
  • Wilhelm Hauser, Das Geschlecht derer von Althann. Dissertation: Vienna, 1949.
  • Joseph Kögler, Die Chroniken der Grafschaft Glatz. Neu bearbeitet von Dieter Pohl, (Köln, 1992ff): Volume 2: 257–259; Volume 4: 220–225.
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