Chotek Family - Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, Palais Chotek (Paperback)

Chapters: Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, Palais Chotek. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 26. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Chotek family is an aristocratic family from Bohemia, Czech Republic. The family is first documented in the 14th century when Miloslav, his wife Wele and their son Wenlynus are mentioned as masters of the Chockov estate near Radnice in the Plze Region. The uninterrupted lineage of the family starts with Otto Chotek of Chockov and Libl n. In the late 16th century, V clav Chotek took the name of Chotkov and Vojn n, while his older brother Adam Chotek retained the name of Chockov and Libl n. In 1685 the coat of arms of the Chotek family was joined with the coat of arms of the extinct Charwat von B rnstein family. On February 6, 1702, V clav Anton n Chotek of Chotkov and Vojn n was received into the Bohemian peerage in Vienna. On May 13, 1743, in Laxenburg he was awarded the title of Bohemian Graf (Count) and on October 4, 1745 in Frankfurt am Main he was elevated to the rank of Reichsgraf. After the death of Jan Nepomuk Rudolf Chotek of Chotkov and Vojn n, the family split into four main branches created by his surviving sons: ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=1989297