Andreas Eberhard Rauber

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Andreas Eberhard Rauber

Andreas Eberhard Rauber (* 1507 ; † 1575 in Petronell ) was Imperial War Councilor of Emperor Maximilian II and was called the "German Hercules " because of his size and physical strength .

Life

Andreas Eberhard Rauber von Thalberg and Weineck (Slov. Kravjek, today the municipality of Ivančna Gorica ) was a German knight and councilor of Emperor Maximilian II and famous for his naturally large beard. It went up to the feet, from there reached again to the belt and then he wrapped it around a stick.

With a lady-in-waiting of his mother, Emperor Maximilian II had a daughter, Helena Scharseg, who was praised as beautiful and witty. Many lords and knights courted them. In the case of the two most important, the father decided that they should be owned by the one who put the other in the sack in the knight games according to the rules of battle. Andreas Rauber won against a Spaniard and married the natural daughter of the emperor. This marriage remained childless. His second wife was Ursel von Tschillack, who gave birth to four pairs of twins.

Honors

The Raubergasse in Graz was named after Andreas Eberhard Rauber.

In art

  • The portrait of Andr. Eberh. Robber in full figure, in a scenic setting. He is presented with his long beard that reaches under his feet. From an unknown good master. On wood. ....... Here is the copper engraving by JA Böner .

swell

  • Document from 1572, AE Rauber sells his goods to Oberpuech (today Buch-St. Magdalena bei Hartberg)

literature

  • Julius Franz Schneller: History of Austria and Styria , Volume 3, 1828, p. 99

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Viktor Mekarski Edlen von Menk: The modern beards in Der Wanderer Nro 153, Wednesday, June 1, 1836
  2. ^ Carl Günther Ludovici: Large, complete universal lexicon of all sciences and arts ... , Volume 30, Leipzig, Halle 1741, p. 1060 Online on Google.books
  3. ^ Auction of the collection of Christian Jacob Gottlob Eisen from Nuremberg from December 6, 1824 in Nuremberg, Bayerische StaatsBibliothek digital , p. 1, no. 1.
  4. ↑ Document: Documents (1161-1600) 607 (Andreas Eberhard Rauber) in the European document archive Monasterium.net .
personal data
SURNAME Rauber, Andreas Eberhard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rauber, Andreas Eberhard Ritter von; Rauber von Plankenstein, Andreas Eberhard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Court War Council
DATE OF BIRTH 1507
DATE OF DEATH 1575
Place of death Petronell