Austria, Upper Austria, Hoheneck Collection - FamilySearch Historical Records

Title in the Language of the Record
Österreich, Oberösterreich, Sammlung Hoheneck 1400-1800

Record Description
This collection will include records from 1400-1800.

These records include a collection of genealogical manuscripts and printed works acquired by Baron Johann Georg Adam Hoheneck. The materials are concerned with the history of Austrian nobility. Original records are in the Oberösterreichisches Landesarchiv, Linz, Austria.

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Record Content
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 * Name of primary individuals
 * Birth, marriage and death dates and places
 * Names of other family members
 * Relationships
 * Residences
 * Other biographical details

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For Help Reading the Records
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