The German-Austrian Royal, Princely and Mediatised Families & their Heads

[Marengo]

The Royal Houses of Germany and Austria:

- Anhalt
- Austria-Hungary
- Baden
- Bavaria
- Brunswick
- Hanover
- Hesse-Kassel
- Hesse and by Rhine (Hesse-Darmstadt extinct 1968) (incl. the Battenbergs)
- Hohenzollern
- Liechtenstein
- Lippe
- Mecklenburg-Schwerin (extinct 2001)
- Mecklenburg-Strelitz
- Nassau (Now the Grand Ducal family of Luxembourg)
- Oldenburg
- Prussia (The Kings of Prussia were also German Emperors since 1871)
- Reuss-Greiz (Elder Line, extinct 1927)
- Reuss-Schleiz
- Saxe-Altenburg (extinct 1991)
- Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
- Saxe-Meiningen
- Saxe-Weimar and Eisenach
- Saxony
- Schaumburg-Lippe
- Schleswig & Holstein
- Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (extinct 1971)
- Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (extinct 1909)
- Waldeck and Pyrmont
- Württemberg

[Marengo]

The Mediatised Houses of Germany and Austria:

- Arenberg
- Auersperg (Auersperg, Auersperg-Trautson, Auersperg-Breunner)
- Bentheim (Bentheim-Tecklenburg and Bentheim und Steinfurt)
- Bentinck
- Castell (Castell-Castell and Castell-Rüdenhausen)
- Colloredo-Mannsfeld
- Croÿ
- Dietrichstein (extinct 1964)
- Erbach (Erbach-Fürstenau; Erbach-Erbach and Erbach-Schönberg)
- Esterházy von Galántha
- Fürstenberg
- Fugger (Fugger von Kirchberg; Fugger von Glött and Fugger von Babenhausen)
- Harrach
- Hohenlohe (Hohenlohe-Langenburg; Hohenlohe-Oehringen and Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen; Hohenlohe-Bartenstein or Hohenlohe-Jagstberg; Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst, Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, and the Dukes of Rabitor, Fürsten of Corvey)
- Isenburg or Ysenburg (Isenburg-u.Büdingen Birstein; Ysenburg u.Büdingen in Philippseich; Ysenburg u.Büdingen in Büdingen; Ysenburg u.Büdingen in Wächtersbach and Ysenburg u.Büdingen in Meerholz)
- Khevenhüller-Metsch
- Königsegg-Aulendorf
- Kuefstein
- Leiningen (Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hartenburg and Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg)
- Leyen
- Lobkowicz
- Looz u.Corswarem
- Löwenstein (Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg and Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg)
- Metternich
- Neipperg
- Oettingen (Oettingen-Spielberg and Oettingen-Wallerstein)
- Orsini u. Rosenberg
- Ortenburg
- Pappenheim
- Platen Hallermund
- Pückler u. Limpurg
- Quadt
- Rechberg
- Rechteren-Limpurg
- Salm (Salm-Salm; Salm-Kyrburg; Salm-Horstmar and Salm-Reifferscheid-Raitz)
- Sayn-Wittgenstein (Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg; Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn; Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein)
- Schaesberg
- Schlitz gen.v.Görtz
- Schönborn
- Schönburg (Schönburg-Waldenburg & Schönburg-Hartenstein and Schönburg-Glauchau)
- Schwarzenberg
- Solms (Solms-Braunfels; Solms-Lich; Solms-Sonnenwalde; Solms-Rödelheim u.Assenheim; Solms-Laubach; Solms-Wildenfels; and Solms-Baruth)
- Starhemberg
- Stolberg (Stolberg-Wernigerode and Stolberg-Stolberg & Stolberg-Roßla)
- Thurn und Taxis
- Toerring-Jettenbach
- Trauttmansdorff-Weinsberg
- Waldbott von Bassenheim
- Waldburg (Waldburg-Wolfegg-Waldsee; Waldburg-Zeil-Trauchburg and Waldburg-Zeil-Wurzach)
- Wied
- Windisch-Grätz
- Wurmbrand-Stuppach

Others

- Bismarck
- Hohenberg
- Lichnowsky
- Schenk von Stauffenberg
- Wrede

[Karloff]

Hi there,

I am trying to make a list of royal and noble lines from Germany, with their current heads. This task seems to be pretty hard as there aren't many information about it floating around. Maybe we can do that together! Here is now a list of the royal houses with their heads, which I have already compiled:

- Anhalt-Askanien: Eduard Prinz von Anhalt (*1941)
- Baden: Maximilian Markgraf von Baden (*1933)
- Bayern: Franz Prinz von Bayern (*1933)
- Bismarck: Ferdinand Fürst von Bismarck (*1930)
- Habsburg: Otto von Habsburg (*1912)
- Hohenlohe-Bartenstein: Ferdinand Michael Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Bartenstein (*1942)
- Hohenlohe-Jagstberg: Alexander Prinz zu Hohenlohe-Jagstberg (*1937)
- Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst: Friedrich Karl Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst (*1933)
- Hohenzollern: Georg Friedrich Prinz von Preußen (*1976)
- Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen: Friedrich Wilhelm Prinz von Hohenzollern (*1924)
- Liechtenstein: Hans Adam Fürst von Liechtstein (*1945)
- Lippe: Armin Prinz zur Lippe-Detmold (*1924)
- Mecklenburg-Strelitz: Borwin Herzog zu Mecklenburg (*1956)
- Neipperg: Joseph Hubert Graf von Neipperg (*1918)
- Oldenburg: Anton Günther Herzog von Oldenburg (*1923)
- Reuss: Heinrich IV Prinz Reuss (*1919)
- Salm-Salm: Carl-Philipp Prinz zu Salm-Salm (*1933)
- Schaumburg-Lippe: Alexander Prinz zu Schaumburg-Lippe (*1958)
- Schoenaich-Carolath: Friedrich Prince of Schoenaich-Carolath (*1943)
- Schwarzenberg: Karl Prinz zu Schwarzenberg (*1937)
- Schleswig-Holstein: Christoph Prinz zu Schleswig-Holstein (*1949)
- Waldeck-Pyrmont: Wittekind Prinz zu Waldeck und Pyrmont (*1936)
- Wettin: Maria Emanuel Markgraf von Meißen (*1926)
- Wrede: Carl Friedrich Oskar Melchior Fürst von Wrede (*1942- )
- Württemberg: Carl Herzog von Württemberg (*1975)

Can somebody add more lines and houses with their heads? Any help would be appreciated! Maybe we can make a great list!

Thanks for your input and thoughts everybody!

[Stefan]

first the former reigning Houses

Hannover:Prince Ernst August (V) of Hannover
Hesse: Landgrave Moritz of Hesse
Saxony: Margrave Maria Emanuel of Meißen
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha: Prince Andreas of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Saxe-Altenburg: extinct
Saxe-Meiningen: Prince Friedrich-Konrad of Saxe-Meiningen
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach: Prince Michael of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

[Stefan]

Arenberg: 2011 - Leopold-Engelbert, 13th Duke of Arenberg (b 1956)
Auersperg first Line: 2006 - Adolf, 11th Fürst von Auersperg (b 1937)
Auersperg second Line: 2002 - Franz Josef, Fürst von Auersperg-Trautson (b 1954)
Bentheim-Tecklenburg: 1967 - Moritz-Casimir, 6th Fürst zu Bentheim-Tecklenburg (b 1923)
Bentheim-Steinfurt: 1961 - Christian, 6th Fürst zu Bentheim und Steinfurt (b 1923)
Bentinck: 1990 - Henry, 10th Count Bentinck & Waldeck-Limpurg, 11th Earl of Portland (b 1919)
Castell-Castell: 1945 - Albrecht, 3rd Fürst zu Castell-Castell (b 1925)
Castell-Rüdenhausen: 2007 - Johann-Friedrich, 5th Fürst zu Castell-Rüdenhausen (b 1948)
Colloredo-Mannsfeld: 1990 - Hieryonymous, 8th Fürst von Collaredo-Mannsfeld (b 1949)
Croy: 2011 - Rudolf, 15th Herzog [Duke] von Croy (b 1955)
Erbach-Fürstenau: Raimund, Count zu Erbach-Fürstenau (b 1951)
Erbach-Erbach: Franz, Count zu Erbach-Erbach and of of Wartenberg-Roth (b 1925)
Erbach-Schönberg: Dietrich, 5th Fürst und Graf zu Erbach-Schönberg (b 1954)
Esterházy: Anton, 13th Fürst Esterházy de Galántha (b 1936)
Fugger von Glött: Albert, Count Fugger von Glött (b 1932)
Fugger von Babenhausen: Hubertus, 8th Fürst Fugger von Babenhausen (b 1946)
Fürstenberg: Heinrich, 11th Fürst zu Fürstenberg (b 1950)
Harrach: Ernst Leonhard, Graf von Harrach zu Rohrau und Thanhausen (b 1920)
Hohenlohe-Langenburg: Philipp, 10th Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg (b 1970)
Hohenlohe-Oehringen: Kraft, 8th Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Oehringen (b 1933)
Hohenlohe-Bartenstein: Ferdinand, 9th Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Bartenstein (b 1942)
Hohenlohe-Jagstberg: Alexander, 6th Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Jagstberg (b 1937)
Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Shillingsfürst: Friedrich-Karl, 9th Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Shillingsfürst (b 1933)
Ratibor & Corvey: Franz Albrecht, 4th Herzog von Ratibor & 4th Fürst von Corvey, Prince zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst-Breunner-Enkevoirth (b 1920)
Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst: Constantin, 12th Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, Prince von Ratibor und Corvey (b 1949)
Isenburg: Franz Alexander, Fürst of Isenburg
Ysenburg and Büdingen: Wolfgang Ernst, Fürst zu Ysenburg und Büdingen
Khévenhüller-Metsch: Max, Fürst zu Khevenhüller-Metsch
Königsegg-Aulendorf: Johannes, Count zu Königsegg-Aulendorf
Kuefstein: Karl Ferdinand, Count of Kuefstein
Leiningen: Andreas, Fürst zu Leiningen
Leyen: Philipp, Prinz von der Leyen and zu Hohengeroldseck
Lobkowicz first line: 1985 - Jaroslav, 14th Fürst of Lobkowicz (b 1942)
Lobkowicz second line: 1995 - Anton, Fürst of Lobkowicz (b 1956)
Looz & Corswarem: 1997 - Thierry, 11th Duke of Looz & Corswarem (b 1948)
Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg: 2010 - Ludwig, 8th Fürst & Herr zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (b 1951)
Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg: 1990 - Aloys Konstantin, 9th Fürst zu Löwenstein-Wertheim und Rosenberg (b 1941)
Neipperg: 1947 - Josef Hubert, Graf und Herr von Neipperg (b 1918)
Oettingen-Spielberg: 1975 - Albrecht, 11th Fürst zu Oettingen-Oettingen und Oettingen-Spielberg (b 1951)
Oettingen-Wallerstein: 1991 - Moritz, 8th Fürst und Herr zu Oettingen-Oettingen und Oettingen-Wallerstein (b 1946)
Orsini & Rosenberg: 2011 - Johannes, 7th Fürst von Orsini und Rosenberg (b1949)
Ortenburg: 2007 - Heinrich, Count zu Ortenburg (b 1956)
Pappenheim: 1995 - Albert, Graf und Herr zu Pappenheim (b1943)
Quadt: 2011 - Alexander, 5th Fürst von Quadt zu Wykradt und Isny (b 1930)
Rechberg: 1983 - Albert, Count von Rechberg und Rothenlöwen zu Hohenrechberg (b 1912)
Salm-Salm: 1988 - Carl Philipp, 14th Fürst zu Salm, 9th Fürst zu Salm-Salm, 9th Fürst zu Salm-Kyrburg (b 1933)
Salm-Horstmar: 1996 - Philipp-Otto, 5th Fürst und Rheingraf zu Salm-Horstmar (1938)
Salm-Reifferscheidt-Raitz: 1974 - Hugo, 7th Fürst und Altgrave zu Salm-Raifferscheidt-Raitz (b 1973)
Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg: Richard, Prince zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein: Bernhard, Fürst zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenhstein
Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn: Alexander, Fürst zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn
Schaesberg: Johannes, Count of Schesberg
Schönborn-Buchheim: Friedrich Karl, Count of Schönborgn-Buchheim
Schönborn-Wiesentheid: Paul, Count of Schönborgn-Wiesentheid
Schönborn: Philipp, Count of Schönborn
Schönburg-Waldenburg: Ulrich, Fürst of Schönburg
Schönburg-Hartenstein: Alexander; Fürst of Schönburg-Hartenstein
Schönburg-Glauchau, Alexander, Count and Lord of Schönburg-Glauchau
Solms-Braunfels: extinct
Solms-Hohensolms-Lich: Philipp Reinhard, Fürst zu Solms-Hohensolms-Lich
Solms-Sonnenwalde: Albert, Count zu Solms-Sonnenwalde
Solms-Rödelheim: Philipp, Count zu Solms-Rödelheim und Asseneheim
Solms-Laubach: Karl, Count zu Solms-Laubach
Solms-Wildenfels: Friedrich Magnus VI., Count zu Solms-Wildenfels
Solms-Baruth: Friedrich, Fürst zu Solms-Baruth
Stolberg-Wernigerode: Philipp Fürst zu Stolberg-Wernigerode
Stolberg-Stolberg: Jost Christian, Fürst and Count zu Stolberg
Stolberg-Roßla: extinct
Thurn and Taxis: 1990 - Albert, 12th Fürst von Thurn and Taxis (b 1983)
Toerring: 1967 - Hans Veit, Count zu Toerring-Jettenbach (b 1935)
Waldburg-Wolfegg: Johannes, Fürst of Waldburg zu Wolfegg und Waldsee
Waldburg-Zeil-Trauchburg: Georg, Fürst of Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg
Waldburg-Zeil-Hohenems: Franz Josef, Count of Waldburg-Zeil-Hohenems
Wied: Carl, Fürst zu Wied
Windisch-Graetz first line: Anton, Fürst zu Windisch-Graetz
Windsich-Graetz second line: Mariano-Hugo, Fürst zu Windisch-Graetz

[Karloff]

Wow, this is an amazing list.. thank you so very much Stefan!!

[Dierna23]

Indeed a very interesting list, thanks for posting this overview

[Karloff]

Does anybody know the current head of the house of Wrede?

[magnik]

Wrede

CARL Friedrich Oskar Melchior Fst von Wrede (1942- )

Maybe it help
http://www.geocities.com/dagtho/germany.html

http://heraldica.org/faqs/atrfaq.htm

[Karloff]

Thank you magnik!
Does anybody know the current of the family Cramer-Klett? Is Rasso Freiherr von Cramer-Klett? Thanks in advance already!

[Karloff]

The current head of the Silesian family of Schoenaich-Carolath is currently Friedrich Prince of Schoenaich-Carolath (*1943).

[Dierna23]

Originally Posted by Karloff

Thank you magnik!
Does anybody know the current of the family Cramer-Klett? Is Rasso Freiherr von Cramer-Klett? Thanks in advance already!

From what I've read it looks like Rasso is the current head of the Cramer-Klett-family. As he inherits the title Freiherr its more than possible. But I didn't found a listing about the family at Wikipedia, so I'm not absolutely sure.

[magnik]

I don't know if it help
T.A.R. von Cramer-Klett, Baron von Cramer-Klett

[Lalla Meriem]

Check here at the bottom of the page where the listings don't have family crests.

[Karloff]

Originally Posted by magnik

I don't know if it help
T.A.R. von Cramer-Klett, Baron von Cramer-Klett

Do you know what "T.A.R." stands for? I couldn't find anything up on him.

And what about the head of Henckel von Donnersmark? Does anybody know who he is?

[Karloff]

Are you sure about the heads of the Houses of Stolberg-Wernigerode and Oettingen-Spielberg? I think their heads are Christian-Heinrich, Prinz zu Stolberg-Wernigerode and
Albrecht-Ernst, 11. Fürst zu Oettingen-Oettingen und Oettingen-Spielberg. Or are they deceased? Any info would be great help for me!

[Stefan]

Originally Posted by Karloff

Are you sure about the heads of the Houses of Stolberg-Wernigerode and Oettingen-Spielberg? I think their heads are Christian-Heinrich, Prinz zu Stolberg-Wernigerode and
Albrecht-Ernst, 11. Fürst zu Oettingen-Oettingen und Oettingen-Spielberg. Or are they deceased? Any info would be great help for me!

Fürst Christian Henrich zu Stolberg-Wernigerode died in 2001.