!!!Althann, Michael Adolf Graf b. Murstetten (municipality of Weissenkirchen an der Perschling, Lower Austria), 1574, d. Vienna, May 7, 1636; general, diplomat, confidant of Archduke Matthias. Excellent knowledge of Turkey's internal politics; in 1625 founded the short-lived order of knights "Christianae Militiae" and the Jesuit College in Krems. See also: Althan(n) Family. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Althann,_Michael_Adolf_Graf|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]