Diwisch (Diviš) von Diwischau

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Conselor of Sobeslaus I, Duke of Bohemia, Czech. The men, later Count of Sternberg (Czech Šternberkové or ze Šternberku) are an important noble family. Members of the noble family Sternberg took since the 13th Century important royal Bohemian country offices, and appeared as major patrons and scholars out. They have influenced the cultural development of Bohemia crucial. They were first mentioned in 12th Century. During the Hussite wars decisively engaged members of gender on both sides; Cunegonde von Sternberg was the wife of the Bohemian King George of Podebrady . 1661 's were the star of Emperor Leopold I in the earl raised. The sex was the owner of Bechyně, Krupka, Častolovice, Český Šternberk, Zásmuky, Pohořelice, Dušníky, Schlüsselburg, Horažďovice, Zbiroh, Březnice, Konopiště, Třešť, Divišov, Moravské Veseli, Chlumec Zábřeh, Čejkovice and other dominions.

Since 17th Century, the family branch Sternberg von Konopiště was strictly Catholic, members of this branch are still alive today took advantage of major tasks in the political and social life of Bohemia. In 1780 fell County Manderscheid -Blankenheim in the Eifel region by a marriage with Augusta of Manderscheid-Blankenheim to the counts of Sternberg, who called themselves then also Sternberg-Manderscheid and the Lower Rhenish-Westphalian Circle were represented. For the loss of the left bank of the Rhine Blank, Juenkerath, Gerolstein Dollendorf to France and the Count of Sternberg-Manderscheid were in the Imperial Diet-circuit in 1802 with the Upper Swabian monasteries Schussenried and Weißenau compensated. 1806, these intermediaries and came to the Kingdom of Wurttemberg.