The House of Cobenzl was an

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from

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. They had the bulk of their possessions in present-day Slovenia and had an important role in the history of

Carniola Carniola ( sl, Kranjska; , german: Krain; it, Carniola; hu, Krajna) is a historical region that comprised parts of present-day Slovenia. Although as a whole it does not exist anymore, Slovenes living within the former borders of the region st ...

and the

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. Several of its members served as diplomats for the Habsburg rulers.

History

The family was first mentioned in 1204, and was elevated by imperial order to ''

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en'' von Cobenzl in 1588 and raised to Imperial Counts in 1722. In the 1570s, baron Johann Cobenzl was the ambassador of emperor Maximilian II and later

Rudolf II Rudolf II (18 July 1552 – 20 January 1612) was Holy Roman Emperor (1576–1612), King of Hungary and Croatia (as Rudolf I, 1572–1608), King of Bohemia (1575–1608/1611) and Archduke of Austria (1576–1608). He was a member of the Ho ...

at the court of the Russian tsar Ivan the Terrible. He also served as regent ('' Landeshauptmann'') of

. Other members of the families have served as regents in Gorizia and Carniola in the 17th and 8th century. By the 16th century, most of the family's estates were located in what is now Slovenia. Among others, the Cobenzls owned the castles of

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and

Štanjel Štanjel (; it, San Daniele del Carso) is a village in the Municipality of Komen in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It is located on the Karst Plateau overlooking the Vipava Valley. In the 17th century it was fortified to defend it against Otto ...

. During the 18th century, several notable members of the family held important administrative and political positions in the Habsburg monarchy, especially in the

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(present-day Belgium):

Genealogy

Jean-Philippe de Cobenzl, died 1702: Married Jeanne de Lanthiery ##Johann Gaspard, Count von Cobenzl, died 1742: Knight of the Golden Fleece.

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.
''Married to Carolina Sophia von Rindsmaul (1682-1756)''. ### Count Johann Karl Philipp von Cobenzl (1712–1770) : Knight of the Golden Fleece. ####Maria Theresie von Cobenzl : marr. Count de Varick. #### Count Ludwig von Cobenzl (1753–1809) ####Maria Eleonore von Cobenzl: married to

François III Maximilien de la Woestyne, 3rd Marquess of Becelaere François III Maximilien de la Woestyne, 3rd Marquess of Becelaere, Grande of Spain and Lord of Walincourt, died in Cambrai 12 May 1794, was a victim of the French Revolution. Family His father was Maximilien de la Woestyne, heir of the Flemi ...

. ###Guidobald von Cobenzl (1716–1797): marr. Maria Benigna von Montrichier (1720–1793). #### Philipp Graf von Cobenzl, (1741-1810): last heir of Cobenzl. ####Johann Ludwig Carl, Count von Cobenzl {{Tree list/end

References

External links

''Cobenzl''
at viaf.org Austrian noble families Belgian noble families Roman Catholic families de:Cobenzl (Adelsgeschlecht)