Azzo of Gobatsburg
Azzo von Gobatsburg with three squires. Detail from the Kuenringer family tree, fol. 8r the Zwettler " bear skin "
Azzo von Gobatsburg († around 1100) is considered to be the progenitor of the Kuenring family . The first written mention comes from the year 1059. The epithet "von Gobatsburg" appears for the first time in 1074.
According to a legend, Azzo is said to have rushed to the aid of the Margrave of Austria Leopold II and was appointed marshal by him after a victory over the Bohemia. However, it is more likely that this story was brought up when the Kuenringers had already become an important ministerial family .
His sons were Ansalm, Nizzo and Albero.
literature
- Heinrich Ritter von Zeißberg: Kuenring, Lords of . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 17, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1883, pp. 298-302.
Web links
- Entry on Azzo von Gobatsburg in the database of the state's memory of the history of Lower Austria ( Museum Niederösterreich )
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.rambow.de/die-herren-von-kuenring.html Date of death
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Azzo of Gobatsburg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Progenitor of the Kuenringer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 11th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 12th Century |