George Abraham von Dyhrn, ''1st Baron of Dyhrn'' (1620–1671), was an

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in the province of

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, politician and a landowner in the

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. The city of Dyhrnfurth (nowadays

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) was founded by George Abraham and named after him in 1660. This large property (city) stayed in possession of the Dyhrn family till the 19th century, and in hands of their descendants until 1945. He was made a Baron of the

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(Reichs-Freiherr) in Vienna in 1655.

Sources

* Historisch-Heraldisches Handbuch zum genealogischen Taschenbuch der gräflichen Häuser (1855, in Gotha, Germany) {{DEFAULTSORT:Dyhrn, George Abraham Von 1620s births 1671 deaths Austrian politicians Barons of Austria