Starhemberg
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 an old and distinguished Austrian noble family of princely rank and historically sovereign status. The family originated in Upper Austria, specifically in the region of Steyr and Steinbach. Members of the family played an important political role within the Holy Roman Empire and later in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. As one of a small number of mediatized houses (former reigning families), the House of Starhemberg belongs to the High nobility (ancient nobility).