Counts of Kesselstatt

The Kesselstatt family belonged to the German nobility and was historically established in the Trier region. Its social and political prominence was reflected in the family's elevation from Reichsfreiherren, or Imperial Barons, to Reichsgrafen, or Imperial Counts, by Emperor Joseph II in 1776. The countly title was accompanied by the formal style of His Excellency. Female members entitled through marriage or birth used the corresponding style Her Excellency Countess. The family's principal historic seat was Kesselstatt Palace in Trier. The palace was completed in 1746 for Count Karl Friedrich Melchior of Kesselstatt and became an important architectural marker of the family's position. Trier was then closely connected with the institutions of the Electorate of Trier, and members of the family held public and administrative roles in that political environment. Johann Hugo Casimir Graf von Kesselstatt is identified as one of the family's prominent officeholders. He served as a leading official in Trier and acted as chief administrator for Elector Clemens Wenceslaus of Saxony from 1761 through 1794. His career illustrates the family's participation in the administration of a major ecclesiastical principality during the late eighteenth century. Later genealogical records document members of the family in Austria and other parts of Central Europe. Individuals listed in the family history include Franz Joseph, Eugen, Franz de Paul, Johannes, Franz Eugen, Rudolf, Ferdinand, Alexander, Georg, Clemens, Franz and Theresa Marielle Aiga Diana Maria. The records span the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and include births and deaths in places such as Vienna, Gleichenberg, Grundlsee, Abbazia and Wiesbaden. At the beginning of the twentieth century, part of the family relocated to Argentina. This migration produced an Argentine line, for which genealogical listings include Clemens, Georg, Otto, Federico, Guillermo, Maximiliano, Roberto, Conrado, Diego and Matias. The Argentine branch forms part of the wider Kesselstatt genealogy while reflecting the family's geographic expansion beyond Europe. The family is described as related by cousinship to the Princely Family of Liechtenstein. The available sources do not provide evidence of a modern commercial enterprise operating under the Counts of Kesselstatt name, nor do they identify a current corporate owner, chief executive or public company. The name is therefore best understood as a historical noble designation and family house rather than as a conventional commercial brand.

• 1900

  Establishment of an Argentine family branch

  [1]Counts of Kesselstatten.wikipedia.org

  At the beginning of the twentieth century, part of the family settled in Argentina, creating an Argentine line.

• 1794

  End of Johann Hugo Casimir's administrative tenure

  [1]Counts of Kesselstatten.wikipedia.org

  The documented period of Johann Hugo Casimir Graf von Kesselstatt's service as chief administrator to the elector ended.

• 1776

  Elevation to Imperial Counts

  [1]Counts of Kesselstatten.wikipedia.org

  Emperor Joseph II elevated the Kesselstatt family from Imperial Barons to Imperial Counts.

• 1761

  Johann Hugo Casimir enters senior Trier administration

  [1]Counts of Kesselstatten.wikipedia.org

  Johann Hugo Casimir Graf von Kesselstatt began the period in which he served as a senior official in Trier and chief administrator to Elector Clemens Wenceslaus of Saxony.

• 1746

  Completion of Kesselstatt Palace

  [1]Counts of Kesselstatten.wikipedia.org

  Kesselstatt Palace in Trier was completed for Count Karl Friedrich Melchior of Kesselstatt and became the family's principal historic seat.

Historic German noble family and hereditary title associated with Trier, aristocratic genealogy and the former political order of the Holy Roman Empire.

1. 1Counts of Kesselstatten.wikipedia.org
2. 2Das Schloss, Schloss Föhrenschloss-foehren.de