Christoph von Eyczing

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Christoph I. von Eyczing (also Eitzing, Eytzing) (* 1501 ; † 1563 ) was an Austrian nobleman from the Eyczinger family and a Lower Austrian civil servant .

origin

Christoph von Eyczing Freiherr auf Schrattenthal was the second son of Michael I. Freiherr von Eitzing and Anna von Seeburg.

Life

He was educated at the Spanish court and, despite his father's execution ( Wiener Neustädter Blutgericht of 1522 ), he was in the favor of Ferdinand I. He held various offices, first he was the highest provisions commissioner of the army in Hungary, then he was regimental councilor. In 1544 he became Land Marshal in Lower Austria. In 1561 he obtained the office of colonel treasurer in Austria from Emperor Ferdinand I for himself and his family. He was one of the godparents of Princess Helena .

From 1547 to 1551 he was governor of Austria under the Enns , then Privy Councilor and Supreme Court Master of Emperor Maximillian II. Christoph was personally friends with him, who also went hunting several times in Schrattenthal. He accompanied him to the royal coronations in Frankfurt in 1562 and Prague.

Christoph Freiherr von Eyczing introduced the Protestant faith in Obermarkersdorf , which belonged to Schrattenthal.

progeny

He and his wife, Anna Freiin von Rogendorf , had 14 children.

  • One of his sons studied theology . The fact that his hope of being elected Abbot of Göttweig was not fulfilled is said to have been the reason why his father promoted the evangelical faith.
  • Another son was the scholar and publicist Michael von Aitzing .
  • His son Wolfgang I was head of the court chancellery and in 1580 married Katharina von Breuner for the second time. On the occasion of the wedding, the emperor bequeathed him valuable drinking utensils. -> Information about him also in the article Eyczinger
  • His daughter Elisabeth married Seyfried Breuner (von Grafenegg) (1538–1594). Her son was Seyfried Christoph von Breuner (1569–1651), whom Franz Grillparzer immortalized in his literary drama " A brotherly dispute in Habsburg ".
  • His youngest son Paul I Freiherr von Eitzing spent his youth in Spain. After entering the service of the emperors, he was orator (ambassador) of the Sublime Porte between 1583 and 1585 , where he was in charge of the difficult task of maintaining peace between the emperor and the sultan. After returning from a life-threatening illness, he became a member of the Lower Austrian gentry and married Countess Elisabeth von Hardegg a few years before his untimely death.

literature

  • Eitzing. A lovable community in the Innviertel . Edited by the municipality of Eitzing, Upper Austria. Ried i. Innkreis, 2013, p. 49
  • Franz Karl Wissgrill: Scene of the Lower Austrian nobility from the gentry and knightly class , Volume 2, Vienna 1795

Remarks

  1. ↑ Eitzing. A lovable community in the Innviertel . Edited by the municipality of Eitzing, Upper Austria. Ried i. Innkreis, 2013, p. 48
  2. ↑ Eitzing. A lovable community in the Innviertel . Edited by the municipality of Eitzing, Upper Austria. Ried i. Innkreis, 2013, p. 49
  3. ↑ Eitzing. A lovable community in the Innviertel . Edited by the municipality of Eitzing, Upper Austria. Ried i. Innkreis, 2013, p. 49
  4. ↑ Eitzing. A lovable community in the Innviertel . Edited by the municipality of Eitzing, Upper Austria. Ried i. Innkreis, 2013, p. 49
personal data
SURNAME Eyczing, Christoph von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Eyczing Freiherr auf Schrattenthal, Christoph von (full name); Eitzing, Christoph von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian nobleman and civil servant
DATE OF BIRTH 1501
DATE OF DEATH 1563