Andrä von Graben

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Inscription of Andrä von Graben and Polirena von Reichenburg, Stift Rein (Andras burial site is in (Ober) Marburg) or (Ober) Radkersburg

Andrä von Graben (* at Kornberg Castle ; † April 14, 1556 at Obermarburg ) was a Styrian nobleman and administrator from the von Graben family . As the last male family member of the Kornberger line , he owned their widespread property in Styria. He was Lord of Kornberg , Marburg , the Obermarburg, (Ober) Radkersburg ( Oberradkersburg Castle ), Riegersburg , Rohrbach , Grabenhofen , Liechtenberg and Krottenhofen .

biography

Origin and family

Andrä von Graben was a son of the Protestant nobleman Wilhelm von Graben , and a son of the Catholic nobleman Ulrich III. von Graben , Governor of Styria. Andrä himself, like his father, was Protestant. In 1536 he married Polirena von Reichenburg . There were no children from this marriage.

activity

The family of Andrä von Graben, the noble lords of Graben, owned Kornberg since Ulrich II von Graben was able to acquire it for his family in 1328. His descendants, as well as Andrä, expanded the castle's fortifications.

In 1510 Andrä von Graben was appointed bailiff of Windischgrätz for three years . He was also the owner of the princely fief Riegersburg , which he forgot to renew due to his own failure. It has thus fallen back to the sovereign as a settled fiefdom . He was also in possession of Gut Alt-Grabenhofen and possibly other goods Am Graben in Graz, which the Kornberg line inherited from the Conradinian line of the Lords of Graben Am Graben , which died out with Reinprecht IV vom Graben around 1468 . In a property appraisal in 1542, he appears next to his older brother Georg Siegmund von Graben, who died childless the following year .

Andrä von Graben bequeathed the "Veste and the Khornberg Castle" to his cousin Helfrich von Kainach in 1543 . In 1548 he only seems to have owned the dominions of Kornberg and Marburg of all his estates. After Andras's death in 1556, his widow Polirena and then his sister Anna von Graben took over as heirs of the Marburg , Obermarburg , Marburg Castle and Kornberg domains . Subsequently [in 1564] Kornberg was awarded to the Lords of Stadl . Obermarburg fell to Hans von Kainach, who held it on account.

Andrä von Graben is buried in Marburg. The red marble tombstone shows us his coat of arms, which is described in heraldic language as follows: In the red shield there is a silver grave stone placed on the handle, with a guard sheet covered in gold . another source speaks of the Radkersburg parish church.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Adalbert Sikora: The Lords of the Trench. In: Journal of the historical association for Styria. 51st year, Graz 1960, p. 93
  2. ↑ Adalbert Sikora: The Lords of the Trench. In: Journal of the historical association for Styria. 51st year, Graz 1960, pages 92/93
  3. ↑ Communications from the historical association for Styria. Volumes 12-14 ( digitized version )
  4. ^ Joseph Hammer-Purgstall: The Gallerinn on the Rieggersburg: historical novel with documents. Volume 1 ( digitized version )
  5. ^ City of Graz, building history of Grabenstrasse
  6. ↑ Entry about Schloss Kornberg on Burgen-Austria
  7. ^ Styrian hunting areas: History of the Styrian hunting areas, p. 447; by Reinhart Bachofen von Echt and Wilhelm Hoffer, Leykam Verlag 1928
  8. ↑ Adalbert Sikora: The Lords of the Trench. In: Journal of the historical association for Styria. 51st year, Graz 1960, pages 83 and 84
  9. ^ Carl Schmitz: Historisch-topographisches Lexicon von Steyermark. Volume 1, Kienreich, Graz 1822, p. 548 ( digitized version )
  10. ^ German yearbook for folklore . tape 3 . Akademie-Verlag, 1957.
  11. ↑ Digitized at Google books Joseph August Kumar: Mahlerische Wanderings in the surroundings of the capital Grätz - Grätz. , Chapter XIII Rosenberg and Graben, p. 295
personal data
SURNAME Graben, Andrä von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dig, Andree von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Styrian nobleman, owner of Kornberg Castle
DATE OF BIRTH 15th century or 16th century
PLACE OF BIRTH Kornberg Castle
DATE OF DEATH April 14, 1556
Place of death Obermarburg Castle