The House of Martinic (also: ''Martinicové'', ''z Martinicz'' or ''von Martinitz'') was a

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus' Places * Czech, ...

noble family from

Bohemia Bohemia ( ; cs, Čechy ; ; hsb, Čěska; szl, Czechy) is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic. Bohemia can also refer to a wider area consisting of the historical Lands of the Bohemian Crown ruled by the Bohem ...

, claimed to be descended from the old

Vršovci The Vršovci (also Vrshovici; singular: Vršovec) were a Czech noble family in the Duchy of Bohemia. History In Bohemia First noted in the power struggles of the 10th–12th centuries in Bohemia. The Vršovci were the third most powerful politi ...

clan. The family have been part of the Bohemian ancient nobility. As of 1322, the family possessed the castle Martinice near

Votice Votice (; german: Wotitz) is a town in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,500 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Amerika, Beztahov, Bučovice, Budenín, Buchov, Hory, Hostišov, Javor, ...

in the southern part of Central Bohemia. Members include

Jaroslav Bořita of Martinice Jaroslav Hrabě Bořita z Martinic (; ) (6 January 1582 – 21 November 1649) was a Czech nobleman and a representative of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor who, along with Vilém Slavata of Chlum, was a victim in the 1618 Defenestration of Prag ...

, killed in the 1618 Defenestration of Prague. The family became extinct in the male line (1788), but the name survived in the

Clam-Martinic The House of Clam-Martinic is the name of an old and influential noble family, whose family members occupied many important positions within the Habsburg Empire. History It was established when Carl Josef, Count of Clam, a member of the old ...

family, when in 1791 Carl Josef, Count of Clam, a member of the old Austrian noble family Clam, married Maria Anna, Imperial Countess of Martinic. Their descendants include Austrian statesman

Heinrich Clam-Martinic Heinrich Karl Maria Graf von Clam-Martinic (1 January 1863 in Vienna – 7 March 1932 in Klam) was an Austrian statesman. He was one of the last Prime Ministers in the Austrian half of the Austro-Hungarian empire, he was called during World War I t ...

Literature

Roman von Prochazka Roman or Romans most often refers to: * Rome, the capital city of Italy * Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lett ...

: ''Genealogisches Handbuch erloschener böhmischer Herrenstandsfamilien, Band I; Rangordnung des böhmischen Fürsten- und Herrenstandes mit der Liste der dreissig ältesten Herrenstandfamilien von Jahr 1501.'' Verlag Degener & Co, Neustadt an der Aisch 1973, , S. 15, Übersicht und Ahnentafel zu Martinic S. 183, 186. *

Heribert Sturm Heribert is a Germanic given name, derived from ''hari'' ("host") and '' beraht'' ("bright"). See also Herbert, another given name with the same roots. * Charibert of Laon (died before 762), also spelled Heribert, Count of Laon and maternal grandf ...

(Hrsg. im Auftrag des Collegium Carolinum): ''Biographisches Lexikon zur Geschichte der böhmischen Länder.'' Oldenbourg Verlag, München 1984, , Band II ( I - M ), S. 588-589. * ''Smetschna (Smecno).'' In: Hans-Ulrich Engel: ''Burgen und Schlösser in Böhmen. Nach alten Vorlagen.'' 3. Ausgabe. Wolfgang Weidlich, Frankfurt am Main 1978, , S. 95-96, Abbildung S. 217 * ''Grafen von Martinic Regierer des Hauses Smetschna.'' In: ''Die Wappen des böhmischen Adels. Siebmacher´s grosses Wappenbuch Band 30.'' Bauer und Raspe, Neustadt an der Aisch 1979, , S. 145, Wappen auf Tafel 68. (reprographischer Nachdruck von Siebmacher´s Wappenbuch, Nürnberg IV. Band, 9. Abteilung, 1886.) * ''Martinic-Palais.'' In: Karl Plicka, Emanuel Poche: ''Ein Bildführer Prag.'' Parorama, Prag 1982, S. 60.

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