Coat of Arms of the Counts of Clam-Martinitz, Barons of Höhenberg
Clam Castle, Upper Austria
Lady Selina Meade (1797–1872), who married the Count of Clam-Martinic, painted by Thomas Lawrence in Vienna in 1819

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 Austrian noble Clam family, married Maria Anna, Imperial Countess of Martinic (z Martinicz or Martinicové in Czech), a member of an old Czech Bohemian noble family claimed to be descended from the Vršovci family.[1]

The family originates from Berg near Henndorf am Wallersee and appeared under the name Berger or Perger. Around 1209 a Carinthian branch owned Höhenbergen castle near Völkermarkt. In 1524, the family acquired Clam Castle in Upper Austria, which to this day is owned by the family.

Prominent members

  • Karl Clam-Martinic (1792-1840), Austrian statesman and lieutenant field marshal.
  • Jindřich Jaroslav Clam-Martinic (1826–1887), also known as Heinrich Jaroslav, Count of Clam-Martinic, Bohemian politician
  • Richard, Count of Clam-Martinic (1832-1891), Geheimrat, Order of the Golden Fleece
  • Heinrich Clam-Martinic (1863–1932), Austrian statesman and prime minister
  • Georg Clam-Martinic (1908–2000), Austrian author and engineer

References

  1. ↑ Roman von Prochazka: 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, ISBN 3-7686-5002-2, S. 15, Übersicht und Ahnentafel zu Martinic S. 183, 186.
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