Christophorus Rauber

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Half-length portrait of Bishop Christophorus III. Rauber, Seckau basilica , bishop's chapel (depicted around 1595). The coat of arms shows the episcopal coat of arms of Seckau in the first field, fields 2 to 4 the coat of arms of the robbers.

Christophorus Rauber ( Slov. Krištof Ravbar ; * around 1466; † October 26, 1536 in Vienna ) was from 1494 to 1536 after Sigismund von Lamberg the second bishop of Ljubljana .

From 1509 to 1512 he was also coadjutor of the Bishop of Seckau , then from 1512 to 1536 administrator of this diocese. In addition, he was in the context of the Admont abbot election dispute from February 25, 1508 until his death Commendatarabb of the Admont Abbey .

As a high-ranking representative of the Catholic Church, as a diplomat and soldier, he played an important role in and outside of Carniola for almost half a century .

coat of arms

Coat of arms of Christophorus Rauber, second bishop of Laibach and bishop of Seckau

Personal coat of arms (family coat of arms)

Of silver and red quartered plate, 1 and 4, an inwardly introverted , spouting from ears and mouth fire growing black bull with a drawn through the nose gold ring ( strain crest ); 2 and 3 in red an inclined left bar in two rows of black and silver. - Three golden helmets on the shield. - Helmet gem : the middle helmet wears a growing angel in a white pleated dress and a flying red bandage and bluish wings, holding a trumpet to his mouth with his right hand; the right helmet bears the bull growing; the left a closed flight with the bar equal to the 2nd and 3rd field; - Helmet covers : black silver and red silver.

Episcopal coat of arms

Fourth shield, 1 the coat of arms of the Diocese of Laibach , 2 coat of arms of the Diocese of Seckau , 3 the coat of arms of the Admont Abbey and 4 the family coat of arms of the Rauber, black bull on a white field. - On the shield the bishop's cap, behind it the bishop's staff.

biography

The Rauber (of Plankenstein) are part of the Krainer nobility whose regular series with Matthew, an ancestor Christopher, starts at the 1300th Christoph was probably born in 1466 on the Weineck (Slovenian Kravjek; 1433 a fief of Count Hermann von Cilli ) in Lower Carniola . His parents were Niklas Rauber, captain to Mitterburg (Slovenian Pazin, Italian Pisino) (1482) and Trieste (1473) and Dorothea, born Viscountess of Lünz (Lienz) and Luegg, a sister of the infamous Erasmus Lueggers. His brothers Niklas and Michael were taken prisoner in the course of the armed conflict with Venice. Emperor Maximilian I therefore commissioned Count Niklas Salm , the defender of Vienna, to secure the release of the two.

diplomat

Christoph Rauber was eloquent and skillful in dealing with people, which enabled him to gain sympathy for himself . That is why he was often used in diplomatic missions by the German king and later Emperor Maximilian I. In 1506 Maximilian sent him to Rome on special business; he received 400 guilders as travel money .

In the course of the preparations for the double wedding between the children of the King of Hungary, Princess Anna with one of the grandchildren of Emperor Maximilian, Karl or Ferdinand, and Prince Ludwig with the granddaughter of Emperor Maria, the King of Poland, Siegmund with Maximilian's granddaughter, should also Eleanor to be married. The kings were invited to Vienna. As a member of the delegation that Maximilian I sent to King Sigismund to invite him, in addition to Duke Wilhelm of Bavaria, Balthasar Merklin , the provost of Waldkirch , the knight Johann Marx, Christoph Rauber also belonged.

1524 belonged Rauber in Regensburg to the Commission , which limited the number of holidays.

In 1507 Maximilian I gave him the Jus Patronatus of the parish in Krainburg. The diploma for this was issued on August 17th.

Warrior

Christoph Rauber liked to swap the bishop's staff for the sword . Not infrequently, he plunged himself into the fray and was distinguished there by his physique and his bravery . In contrast to his relentlessness in the fight against the Turks and Venice, he showed a certain tolerance towards the rebellious peasants.

He declared war on the thirst for conquest of Venice and the gate. He did his best to promote cooperation with Croatia to ward off these external enemies, from which both countries were threatened. In 1511 he led the imperial troops against Venice with Johannes von Auersperg .

In the years 1529–1530 he was governor (52nd) of Carniola. During this time it was also important to take suitable measures against the active activities of the Turks. He helped Count Thurn , who in 1529 defended Mons Graecus , a small town near Agram , against the Turks, by delivering provisions and by sending out a large number of cuirassier squadrons and 7000 German servants. In 1530 he sent a commission to the Kazianer, the then imperial field captain , and the Count Serin ( Zrinyi ) to advise on suitable measures to ward off Turkish invasions and then to take appropriate action. From 1532 until his death in 1536 he was governor (equivalent to the governor) of Austria under the Enns.

death

Rauber died in Vienna on October 26, 1536. He was buried in Oberburg in what is now Slovenia, where he had a tomb created in the Andreas chapel of the cathedral as early as 1527.

Valvasor's appreciation

Johann Weichard von Valvasor found the following words for Christoph Rauber:

“... Even more things worthy of fame could be written by this great and uncommon prince; when my historical pen was able to subordinate itself here / to run through so wide a field of so many honorable works of this gentleman. I pay attention, however, that it is sufficient / when I speak / that / during his lifetime he was hardly matched in all of Germany / in terms of activity and intelligence. ... "

- Valvasor : honor / VIII / 663.

Valvasor rarely used such words of praise. Indeed, Christoph seems to have been an extraordinary personality, endowed with extraordinary physical and psychological dispositions.

See also

Web links

Commons : Christophorus Rauber  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Roland Schäffer: The Admonter abbot election dispute 1501-1519. A contribution to the princely church policy in Styria before the Reformation. In: Berthold Sutter (ed.): Styria in the 16th century. Contributions to regional studies research. Research on the historical regional studies of Styria XXVII. Tape. Published by the Historical Commission for Styria - HLK. Graz 1979. Self-published by HLK. Pages 19-69.
  2. ↑ Coat of arms of the Admont Abbey
  3. ↑ A. Dimitz, History of Krain, Part 2, page 13
  4. ↑ WLex / 25 / page 30
  5. ↑ Valvasor: Honor / XV / 407
  6. ↑ Valvasor: Honor / XI / 715
  7. ↑ Valvasor: Honor / XV / 401
  8. ↑ Valvasor: Honor / XV / 427
  9. ↑ Valvasor: Honor / XV / 431
predecessor Office successor
Michael Kollin Commendatory of Admont
1508 - 1536 		Amandus Huenerwolf
Matthias Scheit Administrator of Seckau
1512 - 1530 		George III from Tessing
personal data
SURNAME Robber, Christophorus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rauber, Christoph Ritter von (full name); Rauber, Christoph; Ravbar, Krištof
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bishop of Laibach (1494–1536), governor of Carniola, governor of Lower Austria
DATE OF BIRTH around 1466
DATE OF DEATH October 26, 1536
Place of death Vienna