What is "montecuccoli"

Montecuccoli is the name of an Italian noble family, descending from Montecuccoli Castle, Pavullo nel Frignano in the former Duchy of Modena. In later parts of its history, a branch of it became thoroughly Austrian in identity and loyalty, though keeping the Italian name.

• Count Ernesto Montecuccoli (1582-1633), general for the Holy Roman Empire in the Thirty Years War
• Leopold Philip Montecuccoli (1663–1698), Austrian Field Marshal
• Raimondo Montecuccoli (1609–1680), Italian military general in Austrian service
• Rudolf Montecuccoli (1843–1922), chief of the Austro-Hungarian Navy
• Sebastiano de Montecuccoli (died 1536), Italian nobleman in French service