House Of Kinsky
Kinsky (formerly Vchynští, sg. Vchynský in Czech; later (in modern Czech) Kinští, sg. Kinský; German: Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau) is the name of Counts and later Princes of one of the oldest and most illustrious noble families originating from Bohemia (in the present-day Czech Republic). The family is recorded in the Almanach de Gotha.
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