The House of Hoyos is a Spanish and Austrian noble family. It derives its name from

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, and can be traced to the 9th century. Juan de Hoyos and his family accompanied the later Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, to Lower Austria in 1525, founding the Austrian branch of the family. This branch rose to prominence in Austria and in Hungary as Hungarian magnates over the centuries. The older line of the family was elevated to

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in 1628, and became extinct in 1718. A younger line was elevated to imperial counts in 1674.

Notable members

* Ernst Karl von Hoyos-Sprinzenstein (1830–1903), Austrian landowner and politician * Alexander, Count of Hoyos (1876-1937), Austro-Hungarian diplomat *Marguerite, Countess of Hoyos (1871–1945), sister of Alexander; married Herbert, Prince of Bismarck (1849-1904) and became Princess of Bismarck *Melanie, Countess of Hoyos (1916–1949), daughter of Alexander; married her cousin Gottfried, Count von Bismarck-Schönhausen (1901-1949) and became Countess von Bismarck-Schönhausen *Marie Antoinette, Countess of Hoyos (1920–2004), married Prince Wilhem Victor of Prussia (1919–1989), son of Prince Adalbert of Prussia * Ladislas de Hoyos Count of Hoyos (1939-2011), French TV journalist *

Douglas Hoyos-Trauttmansdorff Douglas Hoyos-Trauttmansdorff (born 8 September 1990) is an Austrian politician of NEOS – The New Austria. He has served as a member of the National Council since 2017 and general-secretary of NEOS since 2021. Previously, he was president of ...

(1990), Austrian politician

Literature

* Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, ''Adelslexikon'' Band VI, Band 91 der Gesamtreihe, S. 389–390,

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, Limburg (Lahn) 1987, ISSN, 0435-2408. * Michael S. Habsburg-Lothringen: ''Die Familie Hoyos. Geschichte und Persönlichkeiten.'' In: Herbert Knittler (ed.): ''Adel im Wandel. Politik, Kultur, Konfession 1500–1700, Katalog der Niederösterreichischen Landesausstellung Rosenburg 1990.'' Wien 1990, , S. 565–576. {{DEFAULTSORT:Hoyos, House Of Spanish noble families Hungarian nobility Austrian noble families Counts of the Holy Roman Empire Families of Spanish ancestry