ʌntˈɪl ðɪ ˈeɪtiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi, ðə kˈaʊnts wɜːɹ ɐ ɹᵻmˈɑːɹkəbəl fˈæmɪli ʌvðə hˈaɪ noʊbˈɪlᵻɾi, ðə mˈoʊst ɪmpˈoːɹtənt ɪnðə ɹˈiːdʒən ʌv lˈeɪk kˈɑːnstəns, bˌʌt ðə lˈaɪn ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli bɪkˌeɪm ɛkstˈɪŋkt.
Until the 18th century, the counts were a remarkable family of the high nobility, the most important in the region of Lake Constance, but the line eventually became extinct.