The Arz von Wasegg family (also Arz von Arzio-Wasegg, Arz von und zu Vasegg, and Arz-Vasegg) is an old South Tyrolean noble family.
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History
editThe family first appeared in a written document in 1007. They were noted as having estates there since at least 1472.[1] The family eventually became hereditary chamberlains of the Prince-Bishopric of Trient and were raised to the counthood in August 1648. In the 19th century, branches lived in Austria and Prussia.[2]
References
edit- ^ Perthes, Julius (1874). Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Graeflichen Haeuser 1874. Gotha. p. 33.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ von Hefner, Otto Titan (1857). J. Siebmacher's grosses und allgemeines Wappenbuch ... 3:1 - Der Adel des Konigreichs Prussen. Nurnberg: Bauer und Raspe. p. 1.