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 the name of an old and distinguished Austrian noble family originating from Upper Austria, specifically Steyr and Steinbach. Members of the family played important political role within the Holy Roman Empire and later in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.