Kolowrat-Krakowsky
Kolowrat-Krakowsky (Czech: Kolowrat-Krakowští) is an historic Bohemian family from Central Europe. It is a branch of the Kolowrat family.
The Kolowrat family originated in Central Bohemia, in what is today the Czech Republic, in the 13th century.
The Kolowrat-Krakowsky branch of the Kolowrat family still exists today in the Czech Republic and the United States. Over the past 600 years, this family branch has produced:
- patrons of the arts, culture, education
- merchants and business owners
- holders of inherited imperial and Bohemian titles, including knighthoods in the Order of the Golden Fleece and the Order of Malta
- field marshals, prime ministers, high chancellors, royal governors, governors, ambassadors, archbishops and supporters of the Czech National Revival movement.
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