[2] The family rose to prominence during the Habsburg Monarchy, during which its members held some of the highest political, military, and clerical offices, including serving as Minister-Presidents, Supreme Chancellors, field marshals, archbishops,[2] and knights of the Order of the Golden Fleece.

He is known primarily because he became the marshal of Empress Anna of Schweidnitz (wife of Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor), and Governor of Vogtland.

His oldest son, Lord Albrecht the Younger (1369–1416), founded a branch of Kolowrat-Liebsteinsky and perhaps Kolowrat-Krakowsky, whose descendants still live today.

Of the Nowohradský family, the best-known is Jáchym (2nd half of the 16th century), who built a political career as a vice-governor in the court of Emperor Rudolf II.

Of the members of the Bezdružický family we'll mention George (1481–1526), who was the supreme judge and who witnessed the rivalry of the nobles and the royal cities over power in the land.

Count Oldřich František (1607–1650) was present at the establishment of the Capuchin monastery in Sušice, supported the founding of the Jesuit college in Klatovy, in Březnice and in Hlohov.

After the departure of French troops from the country, Count Maximilian Norbert (1660–1721), provided financial assistance to repair the Jesuit college, grammar school and seminary in Klatovy.

Another knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece was Count Filip Nerius (1686–1773), the Supreme Burgrave ( equivalent to prime minister) of the Czech kingdom and a provincial judge.

He served as the First State and Conference Minister and the highest Czech-Austrian Chancellor, but he was also a capable entrepreneur in the tobacco and needle industries.

Together with Josef Maria (1746–1824) and Jan Nepomuk Karel (1794–1872), he was also one of the founders of the Czech National Museum, to which he donated, among other things, a library with rare prints and a collection of minerals.

It was in this rank that he commanded the 4th Russian-Austrian Infantry Column of 16,000 men at the Battle of Austerlitz on December 2, 1805, when his army fought against Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.

Count Leopold Maria (1804–1863) dedicated his entire life to a military career, becoming a Lieutenant Field Marshal and Commanding General.

He also collaborated with Ferdinand Porsche who built him a light-weight sports car called the Sascha Wagen (in honor of Count Alexander).

His younger brother, Jindřich Josef (1897–1996), was a prominent politician, diplomat, national economist, anti-Nazi fighter and patron in the spirit of the Kolowrat ancestral tradition.

After the return of the family property, he leased the Kolowrat Palace to the National Theater for the symbolic price of 1 CZK for the duration of 20 years making him one of the greatest supporters of Czech arts.

Also in April 1992, pursuant to the Restitution Act, the castle in Rychnov nad Kněžnou, including its collections, the chateau in Černíkovice, lands, were returned to Count Kryštof Jaroslav Kolowrat-Krakowský-Liebsteinský, who managed them until 1999.

Together with her children, Count Maximilian and Francesca, on February 26, 2008 (the 65th anniversary of the birth of František Tomáš), she established the Kolowrátek Endowment Fund.

The azure shield features an argent and gules party per pale eagle with arms and a half moon finished with clover trefoils in or.

Having acquired the Countship title, the lineage of the Liesbsteinskýs added a second tail to the eagle along with a small Austrian heart shield (in gules with argent bar).

Throughout the years, the Kolowrats have created family bonds with the houses of Berka, Colloredo-Mannsfeld, Gutstein, Lobkowicz, Martinic, Schwarzenberg, Schlik, Sternberg, and Wallenstein.