COLLOREDO
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MANSFELD
H A E C P E P E R I T V I R T U S
Friedrich, Josef, Hieronymus
• The House of Colloredo was first mentioned in the 13th century. In the 14th century it was divided into three lineages, which later split into several branches. The Head of one of these - called Colloredo – Mansfeld. The noble family originally came from Di Colloredo in Friaul Italy. The Colloredos were made barons in 1588, imperial counts in 1624 and imperial princes in 1763. The Castle Opocno was bought in 1635. • In 1780 the Colloredo family inherited the estate of the Mansfeld family, through marriage in 1771 with Isabella Mansfeld and because the male line of the family Mansfeld died out in 1780. • Colloredo – Mansfeld was one of the mediatized Houses and possessions included: Part of the former County of Limpurg in the Kingdom of Württemberg which was an immediate territory from 1803 to 1806. Several lordships with castles and lands in the Austrian Monarchy (In Bohemia and Lower Austria and Styria ) Important family members include: • Rudolf C. Imperial General and Governor of Prague. He became famous for the successful defence of Prague against the Swedes in 1638 and for saving the Austrian emperors life by eliminating Count Wallenstein who planned to assassinate the Emperor. He bought the Opocno castle in 1635. • Count Ferdinand C-M, Count Ferdinand, born in Vienna, July 30, 1777 and died Dec. 10, 1848, he was a diplomat, then politician dealing with economic issues and administration, 1838 General Director of Court Architecture, 1840 founded the Austrian Trade Association and in 1848 commander of the Academic Legion. • Count Hieronymus C-M, born in Vienna May 31, 1732, died in Vienna, May 20, 1812, Bishop of Gurk from 1762, and last Prince Archbishop of Salzburg 1772-1803. He was considered to be very thrifty and introduced reforms similar to those of Joseph II in1800 he fled from the French and 1803 gave up his secular functions but 1807 he was still able to maintain the existence of the archbishopric. He went down in music history for having dismissed W. A. Mozart from his orchestra
