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'''Oberhofmeister of the Austrian King and Emperor''' (''Grand Master of the Court'') was the most important function at the court of the [[Holy Roman Emperor]] (until 1806) and the [[Emperor of Austria]] in Vienna (1804–1918). The Oberhofmeister acted as the direct head of the imperial court and household and was as such very influential.

== Position ==

As can be seen in the annual Hof- und Staats Handbuch,<ref>((Cite web |title=ÖNB-ALEX - Staatshandbuch |url=https://alex.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/alex?apm=0&aid=shb&datum=1881&zoom=2 |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=alex.onb.ac.at))</ref> the monarch's Obersthofmeister ranked directly behind the royal family and above all other high nobility. The Obersthofmeister of the monarch had his seat in the [[Hofburg]] in Vienna.

The tasks of His Majesty's Obersthofmeister's Office in Vienna included the administration of the castles and palaces used by the court, including construction work, the supervision of the k.k. Court theater ([[Hofburgtheater]] and [[Hofoper]] in Vienna), and especially the politically relevant planning of the ceremonial (e.g. speech and table arrangements, order of priority of the carriages) for formal appearances by the monarch and the preparation of invitations to the audience of the ruler. This position only ended upon the death of the monarch or the Oberhofmeister himself.

When the unified Austrian Empire was reorganized into the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary in 1867, a second Oberhofmeister was installed at the royal court in Budapest. An example of a very influential Oberhofmeister is [[Alfred, 2nd Prince of Montenuovo]] (1908–1917), who had a strong influence over his cousin, the aging Franz Joseph I.

=== Other use of the name Oberhofmeister ===
The monarch's wife, had her own court with an [[Oberhofmeisterin]] (or senior lady-in-waiting). The crown prince and other long-standing archdukes were also entitled to employees with the title of Oberhofmeister. This title also appeared at other princely courts and also at smaller dynasties in Germany. The office of Obersthofmeister gradually gained everywhere the importance of a state office, comparable to a cabinet minister.

== List of the Obersthofmeisters of the Austrian king and emperor in Vienna ==
* 1619–1625 [[Hans Ulrich von Eggenberg]]
* 1625–1626 [[Gundaker, Prince of Liechtenstein]]
* 1626–1637 [[Leonard Helfrid, Count of Meggau]]
* 1637–1650 [[Maximilian von und zu Trauttmansdorff]]
* 1650–1655 [[Maximilian, Prince of Dietrichstein]]
* 1655–1657 [[Johann Weikhard of Auersperg]]
* 1657–1665 [[John Ferdinand, Count of Porcia]]
* 1665–1674 [[Wenzel Eusebius, Prince of Lobkowicz]]
* 1675–1682 [[Johann Maximilian von Lamberg]]
* 1683-1683 [[Albert, Count of Zinzendorff and Pottendorff]]
* 1683–1698 [[Ferdinand Joseph, Prince of Dietrichstein]]
* 1699–1705 [[Ferdinand Bonaventura I. Graf Harrach|Ferdinand Bonaventura von Harrach]]
* 1705–1709 [[Charles Theodore, Prince of Salm]]
* 1709–1711 [[John Leopold, Prince of Trautson and Count of Falkenstein|Johann Leopold von Trautson]], Graf von Falkenstein
* 1711–1721 [[Anton Florian, Prince of Liechtenstein]]
* 1721–1724 [[John Leopold, Prince of Trautson and Count of Falkenstein|Johann Leopold von Trautson]], Graf von Falkenstein
* 1724–1747 [[Sigmund Rudolph, Count of Sinzendorf and Thannhausen]]
* 1747–1751 [[Dominik von Königsegg-Rothenfels]]
* 1753–1769 [[Anton Corfiz Ulfeldt]]
* 1769–1776 [[Johann Joseph, Count of Khevenhuller]]
* 1776–1782 [[Joseph I Adam of Schwarzenberg]]
* 1783–1807 [[Georg Adam von Starhemberg|Johann Georg Adam I. Fürst von Starhemberg]]
* 1807–1827 [[Ferdinand von Trauttmansdorff|Ferdinand Fürst von und zu Trauttmansdorff-Weinsberg]]
* 1827–1835 vacant
* 1835–1843 [[Rudolf, Prince of Colloredo-Mannsfeld]]
* 1844–1848 vacant
* 1848–1849 [[Karl Ludwig von Grünne]]
* 1849–1865 [[Prince Karl of Liechtenstein]]
* 1866–1896 [[Prince Konstantin of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst|Konstantin of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst]]
* 1896–1908 [[Prince Rudolf of Liechtenstein]]
* 1909–1917 [[Alfred, 2nd Prince of Montenuovo]]
* 1917–1918 [[Prince Konrad of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst|Konrad of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst]]
* 1918      [[Leopold Berchtold|Leopold Graf Berchtold]]

== See also ==
*[[Hofmeister (office)]]

== References ==
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== Sources ==
* [https://www.habsburger.net/en/chapter/edges-power-four-highest-ceremonial-court-ranks Habsburger.net] 
* German Wikipedia

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