!!!Erdödy, Magnatengeschlecht

Erdoedy, Hungarian family of magnates, acquired Eberau and Rotenturm 
in Burgenland (now Austria) in 1496. The E. were constant supporters 
of the Habsburgs and remained Catholic during the Reformation. After 
1728, the family split into various lines. Several members of the E. 
family were Banus of Croatia. Thomas Count E. was a friend of Emperor  
Karl I and supported his attempt to restore the monarchy in 1921.


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