!!!Meran, Grafen von Meran, Grafen von (Counts of Merano); descendants of Archduke Johann and Anna Plochl, who became Countess of Merano in 1844. Their son Franz (1839-1891) was made Count of Merano on Dec. 30, 1845; he administered his father's estates from 1862 and further expanded the institutions that had developed out of the Joanneum. He and his descendants became related to the higher Austrian nobility. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Meran,_Grafen_von|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]