Starhemberg

The first known member Gundaker I von Steyr was mentioned in the 12th century. In 1150, he married Richezza von Steinbach (Richezza nobilis matrona de Steinpach), and through her he inherited Steinbach in 1160. They were made by imperial counts (Reichsgrafen) in 1643 by Emperor Ferdinand III, and were later raised to princely rank (Reichsfürsten) in 1765 by Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor. In 1806, the Princes of Starhemberg lost their independence through mediatisation initialized by Napoleon and lost its sovereign rights, but allowed to retain equality of birth with other reigning families, which was an important fact for marriage purposes. The family belongs to the small circle of high nobility,[2] and their Starhemberg Palace (German: Schloss Starhemberg) in Eferding, Upper Austria, includes a museum about the family's history.

• Eberhard IV of Starhemberg (ca 1370–1429), Archbishop of Salzburg from 1427 until his death
• Erasmus of Starhemberg (1503-1560), Austrian noble
• Bohunka Starhemberg (died 1530), wife of the Bohemian noble Jost III of Rosenberg, who died at the birth of their daughter
• Count Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg (1638–1701), Austrian politician, field marshal, the defender of Vienna against the Turks in 1683, commander of the Vienna city defence
• Maximilian Lorenz Starhemberg (ca 1640–89), Imperial field marshal and commander of the fortress of Philippsburg, brother of Ernst Rüdiger
• Gundaker Thomas Starhemberg (1663–1745), half-brother of Ernst Rüdiger, financial expert
• Guido Starhemberg (1657–1737), Austrian commander during the War of the Spanish Succession
• Maximilian Adam Graf Starhemberg (1669-1741), brother of Guido and also Austrian field Marshal.
• Maria Eva Sophia of Starhemberg (1722–73), married William Hyacinth, Prince of Nassau-Siegen and Constantine, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg
• Georg Adam, Prince of Starhemberg (1724-1807), Austrian Ambassador in France
• Ludwig, Prince of Starhemberg (1762-1833), Austrian Ambassador in the United Kingdom
• Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg (1861–1927), Austrian politician and landowner
• Fanny von Starhemberg (1875–1943), Austrian politician for the Christian Social Party
• Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg (1899–1956), Austrian politician, Vice-Chancellor of Austria and Heimwehr
• Heinrich Starhemberg (1934–97), son of Ernst Rüdiger and Nora Gregor, actor and writer using the pseudonym Henry Gregor

• Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Adelslexikon Band XIV, Gesamtreihe Band 131, C. A. Starke Verlag, Limburg/Lahn, 2003, pp. 24–26 (in German).

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Starhemberg family.

• Official website of the Starhemberg family (in German)
• Starhemberg Castle website (in German)