Starhemberg

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County (Principality) of Starhemberg Grafschaft (Fürstentum) Starhemberg
1643–1806
Status	State of the Holy Roman Empire
Capital	Starhemberg
Government	Principality
Historical era	Early modern period
• Castle built by     Ottokar of Styria	1140–45
• County gained     Reichsfreiheit	1643
• Raised to principality	1765
• Mediatised to the     Austrian Empire	1806
Succeeded by Austrian Empire

The House of Starhemberg (German pronunciation: [ˈʃtaːʁəmbɛʁk]) is the name of an old and distinguished Austrian noble family originating from Upper Austria, specifically Steyr and Steinbach.^[1] Members of the family played important political role within the Holy Roman Empire and later in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.