Countess Johanna Theresia von Lamberg (1639–1716), was an Austrian noblewoman and Spanish court official.
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Early life
editBorn into an old Austrian House of Lamberg, she was the second child and the eldest daughter of a diplomat and courtier, Count Johann Maximilian Nepomuk von Lamberg-Steyr and his wife, Countess Judith Rebecca Eleonore von Würben und Freudenthal (1612-1690).[1]
Court life
editShe was a lady-in-waiting and favorite of the queen regent of Spain, Mariana of Austria, in 1653–60, with whom she corresponded until Mariana's death. She was married to the imperial ambassador to Spain in 1673–76, and played an important role as a mediator and channel for the sale of offices as well as in the diplomatic service, particularly concerning the proposed marriage between Charles II of Spain and Maria Antonia of Austria.
Private life
editOn 25 July 1635, she married Count Ferdinand Bonaventura I von Harrach zu Rohrau, member of the House of Harrach, confidant of Emperor Leopold I. They had 9 children. Among them were Franz Anton, Fürst von Harrach and his younger brothers Johann Philipp von Harrach and Aloys Thomas Raimund, Count von Harrach.[2]