Czernin family

The name of the family refers to the town of Chudenice (German: Chudenitz) in western Bohemia, which was in their possession from the 13th century until 1945.

In 1716, Franz Josef, Count Czernin von und zu Chudenitz, received permission from the Emperor to the hereditary title of Regierer des Hauses Neuhaus (Ruler of the House of Hradec).

[2] Today, most members of the Czernin family live in the Czech Republic, Austria, and the United Kingdom.

The soldiers murdered the whole family except a baby boy, whose nurse had hidden him in a kettle in the kitchen.

When the soldiers withdrew, people found the little child in the kettle, and they praised God for this miracle.