Alliance CoA: Alois Pálffy von Erdöd & Sophia Jablonowska - Pálffy Palace (Prague) - Coats of Arms on Waymarking.com

Depicted stone-carved alliance CoA of Alois Graf Pálffy von Erdöd and his wife Princess Sophia Jablonowska is located above the entrance portal of Baroque Pálffy Palace in Lesser Town of Prague. The origin of the sign, connected with the last private owner of palace - Eduard Pálffy count of Erdöd, shows in the form of alliance CoA crests of his parents: Alois Graf Pálffy von Erdöd (HUNG: Alajos Pálffy ab Erdõd; 1801-1876) and Princess Sophia Jablonowska (1812-1848).

Pálffy ab Erdöd, also known as Pálffy von Erdöd, Pálffy de Erdöd, or Pálffy of Erdöd is the name of various persons belonging to the eponymous Austro-Hungarian noble family of Hungarian descent. Several members of the family held decisive positions in the Austria-Hungarian monarchy. The Hungarian name Pálffy derives from the Latin term Pauli filius (son of Paul) after the first known ancestor of the family. Erdod is the Hungarian name of Ardud, a town situated in Transsylvania.

Jablonowski is old Polish noble family.

Pálffy Palace came into existence following the adjoining of two buildings at the beginning of the 18th century and it has been gradually reconstructed since 1808. In 1853, general reconstruction was executed and the building took its current shape. The name of the palace originates from 1881 when Eduard Pálffy count of Erdöd, bought the building. Later he sold the building to the state for the purposes of state holder ship archive and a mounted police station. Between 1918 and 1946 the palace served as the archive of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In 1989 it was acquired by the Ministry of Culture and in 1992 it was leased to the Prague Conservatory as compensation for the premises in the newly renovated Rudolfinum.