Dietrichstein
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Dietrichstein was the name of a German/Austrian noble family.

Maximilian von Dietrichstein was created Graf (Count
Graf
Graf is a historical German noble title equal in rank to a count or a British earl...

) von Dietrichstein
on 18 September 1612 and Fürst (Prince
Fürst
Fürst is a German title of nobility, usually translated into English as Prince.The term refers to the head of a principality and is distinguished from the son of a monarch, who is referred to as Prinz...

) von Dietrichstein zu Nikolsburg
on 24 March 1639. Nikolsburg is now known as Mikulov
Mikulov
Mikulov is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic with a population of 7,608 . It is located directly on the border with Lower Austria. Mikulov is located at the edge of a hilly area and the three Nové Mlýny reservoirs...

.
  1. Maximilian, Prince of Dietrichstein (1596–1655)
  2. Ferdinand Joseph, Prince of Dietrichstein (1628/1636-1698), son of the last
  3. Leopold Ignaz Joseph, Prince of Dietrichstein (1660–1708), son of the last
  4. Walther Franz Xaver Anton, Prince of Dietrichstein (1664–1738), brother of the last
  5. Karl Maximilian Philipp Franz Xaver, Prince of Dietrichstein (1702–1784), son of the last
  6. Karl Johann Baptist Walter Sigismund Ernest Nepomuk Alois, Prince of Dietrichstein (1728–1808), son of the last
  7. Franz Seraph Joseph Carl Johann Nepomuc Quirin, Prince of Dietrichstein (1767–1854), son of the last
  8. Joseph Franz, Prince of Dietrichstein (1798–1858), son of the last
  9. Moritz Johann Nepomuk, Prince of Dietrichstein (1775–1864), son of Prince Karl Johann.


In 1857, Alexandrine, daughter of Prince Joseph Franz, married Count Alexander von Mensdorff-Pouilly. He served as Foreign Minister and briefly Minister-President of Austria in the 1860s, and in 1868 was created Fürst von Dietrichstein zu Nikolsburg, reviving the title held by his wife's family.
  1. Alexander Constantin, Prince of Dietrichstein (1813–1871)
  2. Hugo Alfons Eduard Emanuel Joseph Johann Wenzeslaus, Prince of Dietrichstein (1858–1920), son of the last
  3. Alexander Albert Olivier Anton, Prince of Dietrichstein (1899–1964), son of the last.


The diplomat Count Albert von Mensdorff-Pouilly-Dietrichstein
Count Albert von Mensdorff-Pouilly-Dietrichstein
Albert Count von Mensdorff-Pouilly-Dietrichstein , was an Austro-Hungarian diplomat serving as Ambassador to London at the outbreak of the World War I.- Life :...

was a younger son of Prince Alexander Constantin.
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