The House of Lamberg is the name of an ancient Austrian noble family, whose members occupied significant positions within

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and later in the

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History

The family name first appeared in the 14th century in

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, Austria. They were created

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in the 16th century,

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s in 17th century and later

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in the 18th century.

Notable members of the family were

Johann Maximilian von Lamberg Johann Maximilian von Lamberg (german: Johann Maximilian Nepomuk Reichsgraf von Lamberg-Steyr, Brno, 23 November 1608 – Vienna, 12 December 1682) was an Austrian nobleman, diplomat and courtier. In the service of the Habsburgs, he excelled in th ...

(1608-1682), Obersthofmeister and diplomat *

Anna Aloysia Maximiliane von Lamberg Anna Aloysia ''Maximiliane'' Louise von Lamberg (? - died 28 June 1738) was an Austrian countess who was successively the mistress of Augustus II the Strong, King of Poland, and Aleksander Benedykt Sobieski. She is known to history as Countess Es ...

(died 1738), Austrian countess *

Count Franz Philipp von Lamberg Count Franz Philipp von Lamberg ( hu, Lamberg Ferenc Fülöp ''gróf'', 30 November 179128 September 1848) was an Austrian soldier and statesman, who held the military rank of field marshal (German: ''Feldmarschallleutnant''). He had a short but i ...

(1791–1848), Austrian general *

Johann Philipp von Lamberg Cardinal Johann Philipp '' Graf'' von Lamberg Johann Philipp Cardinal Count von Lamberg (25 May 1651 in Vienna - 30 October 1712 in Regensburg), was bishop of Passau, a Cardinal and diplomat in the service of the Habsburg emperors. Early life ...

(1651–1712), Bishop of Passau and diplomat *

Anton Franz de Paula Graf Lamberg-Sprinzenstein Anton Franz de Paula Graf Lamberg-Sprinzenstein (1740 – 1822) was an Austrian diplomat and art collector. Early life Anton Frazn was born in Vienna as the eldest son of Count Franz de Paula Anton Flavius von Lamberg-Sprinzenstein (1707-1765) ...

(1740–1822), Austrian diplomat

It may also refer to people, not related to the noble House of Lamberg

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(born 1984), American actor * Matti Lamberg (born 1993), Finnish ice hockey player * Saara Lamberg (born 1986), Finnish actress *

Karin Lamberg-Skog Karin Ingrid Lamberg-Skog (born 17 January 1961 in Uppsala) is a Swedish former cross-country skier who competed during the 1980s. She won a bronze medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 1987 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf an ...

(born 1961), Swedish skier *

Lambert (name) Lambert is an English and French given name and surname. It is from the Low German form of the anthroponymic name ''Landberht'' from the Old High German ''land'' "(home) land" and ''beraht'' "bright". It is one of the most common French surnames ...

* Lomberg

History

Notable members of the family were

It may also refer to people, not related to the noble House of Lamberg

See also