The family ancestry is traced back to the 14th century under names of Kulmer and von Münzenbach.

He married Judith von Staudach and was succeeded as the head of the family branch by his son Georg Heinrich (?–1670).

[1] In mid-18th century, the head of the branch was Emerich who married Johanna von Rechbach had sons Johann Nepomuk (1763–1796, killed in the Battle of Castiglione), Franz Xaver (1760–1793, killed in the French Revolutionary Wars near Tirlemont), and major general Ferdinand (1763–?).

Ferdinand's son Ignaz (1798–1861) married Countess Josepha Kuenburg and pursued judicial career in Split (Habsburg realm of Dalmatia) and Graz where he was the president of the regional court.

Johann Nepomuk was succeeded as the head of the Styrian branch of the Kulmer family by Karl (1812–?)