House of Auersperg
The House of Auersperg (Slovene: Auerspergi or Turjaški) is an Austrian princely family, which once held estates in the Holy Roman Empire. The princely family of Auersperg originated as a junior branch of the comital line of Auersperg from Carniola, one of the hereditary Habsburg duchies in what is now Slovenia. The Auerspergs were raised to princely status in 1653, and they became "immediate" princes of the Holy Roman Empire in 1664. The princes of Auersperg also held at various times the duchies of Münsterberg and Gottschee. Their territories were mediatised by Austria and Baden in 1806, and the family is counted as high nobility (one of the Mediatised Houses, or former Sovereign families).
| House of Auersperg | |
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Arms of the Princes of Auersperg | |
| Country | Duchy of Carniola (Holy Roman Empire, Austrian Empire) |
| Founded | 12th century |
| Current head | Adolf, 11th Prince of Auersperg |
| Historic seat | Turjak Castle |
| Titles | Count of Auersperg, Lord of Tengen, Duke of Münsterberg, Duke of Gottschee, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, Prince of Auersperg-Trautson |
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