House of Hoyos
Encyclopedia
The House of Hoyos is a Spanish
and Austro
-Hungarian noble family. It
derives its name from El Hoyo de Pinares
in Ávila, Castile and León
, and can be traced to the 9th century. Juan de Hoyos and his family accompanied the later Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
to Lower Austria
in 1525, founding the Austro-Hungarian branch of the family, that rose to prominence in Austria and in Hungary as Hungarian magnates over the centuries. The older line of the family was elevated to imperial counts in 1628, and became extinct in 1718. A younger line was elevated to imperial counts in 1674.
Spanish people
The Spanish are citizens of the Kingdom of Spain. Within Spain, there are also a number of vigorous nationalisms and regionalisms, reflecting the country's complex history....
and Austro
Austrians
Austrians are a nation and ethnic group, consisting of the population of the Republic of Austria and its historical predecessor states who share a common Austrian culture and Austrian descent....
-Hungarian noble family. It
derives its name from El Hoyo de Pinares
El Hoyo de Pinares
El Hoyo de Pinares is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2006 census , the municipality has a population of 2,369 inhabitants....
in Ávila, Castile and León
Castile and León
Castile and León is an autonomous community in north-western Spain. It was so constituted in 1983 and it comprises the historical regions of León and Old Castile...
, and can be traced to the 9th century. Juan de Hoyos and his family accompanied the later Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
Ferdinand I was Holy Roman Emperor from 1558 and king of Bohemia and Hungary from 1526 until his death. Before his accession, he ruled the Austrian hereditary lands of the Habsburgs in the name of his elder brother, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.The key events during his reign were the contest...
to Lower Austria
Lower Austria
Lower Austria is the northeasternmost state of the nine states in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria since 1986 is Sankt Pölten, the most recently designated capital town in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria had formerly been Vienna, even though Vienna is not officially part of Lower Austria...
in 1525, founding the Austro-Hungarian branch of the family, that rose to prominence in Austria and in Hungary as Hungarian magnates over the centuries. The older line of the family was elevated to imperial counts in 1628, and became extinct in 1718. A younger line was elevated to imperial counts in 1674.
Famous members
- Alexander, Count of Hoyos
- Marguerite, Countess of Hoyos (1871–1945), sister of Alexander, Princess and Princess Dowager of BismarckFürst von BismarckThe great German statesman and diplomat Otto von Bismarck received several noble titles during the course of his career.Born into a Junker family as simply Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck, he was created Graf von Bismarck-Schönhausen in 1865, following the Prussian victory over Denmark in the...
, married Herbert, Prince of BismarckHerbert von BismarckHerbert, Prince of Bismarck was a German politician, who served as Foreign Secretary from 1886 to 1890. His political career was closely tied to that of his father, Otto von Bismarck, and he left office a few days after his father's dismissal...
Literatur
- Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Adelslexikon Band VI, Band 91 der Gesamtreihe, S. 389-390, C. A. Starke Verlag, Limburg (Lahn) 1987, ISSN|0435-2408.
- Michael S. Habsburg-Lothringen: Die Familie Hoyos. Geschichte und Persönlichkeiten. In: Herbert Knittler (ed.): Adel im Wandel. Politik, Kultur, Konfession 1500–1700, Katalog der Niederösterreichischen Landesausstellung Rosenburg 1990. Wien 1990, ISBN 3-85460-019-4, S. 565–576.