In the 17th and 18th century, various family members held a number of offices in state administration and diplomacy as well as in the Catholic church.

[1] Wratislaws of Mitrovice claimed to be descendants of Vratislaus II, the first king of Bohemia who ruled in 11th century.

[2] Next notable member of the family was Wenceslaus, who as a young man accompanied the diplomatic mission of the Emperor Rudolf II to Istanbul in 1591.

[1] Wenceslaus and his relative William Wratislaw of Mitrovice – member of the Knights Hospitaler – also fought for the Habsburg side during the war with Ottomans.

The family also owned the Wratislaw palace (Vratislavský palác) in Prague quarter Malá Strana and multiple other castles and estates.

Count Joseph Wratislaw of Mitrovice, Supreme Marshal of the Kingdom of Bohemia at the time, was an important patron of the National Museum.

Eugen II was the chairman of National Theatre Society and member of Parliament of the Kingdom of Bohemia.

In 1938, Wratislaws of Mitrovice co-signed the Declaration of Czech nobility and thereby confirmed their allegiance to Czechoslovakian government.

[3] After the Velvet Revolution, the Count – aged 72 – was given back the Dírná Castle and the Wratislaws of Mitrovice live there to this day.