Georg Stürgkh

Georg Stürgkh (since 1532 Georg Stürgkh on Plankenwarth; † 1547 ) was a rich merchant and citizen of Graz in Styria ( Austria ), who received a letter of arms from Emperor Maximilian I on March 20, 1518 , acquired Plankenwarth Castle in 1532 , was ennobled and was accepted into the Styrian knighthood in the same year . He is the progenitor of from 1,638 baronial and 1715 reaching the count's family Stürgkh .

origin

Georg came from the Stürgkh family, who came from the village (since 1496 Markt) Donaustauf in the district of Regensburg in the Upper Palatinate (in the Free State of Bavaria ), where they first appeared in a document with Konrad Stürgkh in 1333. His father was Johann Stürgkh, who still lived as a merchant in the Donaustauf market and was buried there in the St. Michaelskirche. The name and origin of his mother are not known.

Life

Georg Stürgh, who probably learned the trade from his father, emigrated to Styria and settled in the provincial capital Graz. There he acquired a great fortune through proficiency and was obviously also of considerable use to Emperor Maximilian I, as the latter awarded him the family coat of arms with a certificate - issued in Innsbruck on March 20, 1518. In 1521 he inherited Thomas Oedenleich's house at Herrengasse 17, which was rebuilt several times and served as the Stürgkh family residence in Graz for almost three hundred years. The palace bears this name to this day, although it was sold by the family in 1798.

Palais Stürgkh in Graz

In 1532 he was elected mayor of the city of Graz, a position he held until 1536.

In the same year he succeeded in an acquisition that was much more important for the rise of the family, as he bought the neglected Plankenwarth Castle († 1557) in 1532 from the imperial council and Oberststallmeister Andreas Ungnad, Imperial Baron of Sonnegg, Lord of Dietrichstein , Castle Plankenwarth , Castle Wasserleonburg etc. († 1557) today in St. Oswald bei Plankenwarth in the political district of Graz - environment).

Ludwigsburg, the outer bailey of Plankenwarth Castle below

After acquiring this provincial estates good he was elevated to the peerage and included in the Styrian knighthood in the same year. Since then he has called himself Georg Stürgkh on Plankenwarth.

On November 26, 1537 he received an increase in the coat of arms and on May 6, 1546 he was even granted freedom from red wax , ie the freedom to seal with red wax. He died in 1547.

Marriage and offspring

Georg Stürgkh auf Plankenwarth married Agnes Oeller, a daughter of the wealthy businessman and councilor of Graz, Aegid Oeller, in July 1511 in Graz after Siebmacher.

Children:

• Georg (II.) Stürgkh on Plankenwarth († 1571), doctor of law, regimental councilor, on Plankenwarth ∞ Margareta vu zu Trauttmansdorff on Pertlstein († n. January 6, 1575), a daughter of Sebastian von Trauttmansdorff († 1519) and the Margareta Judenhofer. He became the closer progenitor of the noble family, later barons and counts of Stürgkh.
• Ludwig Stürgkh auf Plankenwarth († before 1571), ensign, fell near Leipzig ∞ Klara von Gallenberg
• Regina Stürgkh on Plankenwarth ∞ Franz Gablkofer (von Gablkofen), † 1568
• Anna Stürgkh on Plankenwarth ∞ Paul Gablkofer (von Gablkofen), † 1591

literature

• Johann Baptist Witting (edited in 1918) in J. Siebmacher's large book of arms, volume 26; “The coats of arms of the nobility in Lower Austria” Part 2, S - Z, reprint edition, Verlag Bauer und Raspe, owner Gerhard Geßner, Neustadt an der Aisch, 1983

Web links

• Entry via Palais Stürgkh on Burgen-Austria

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Entry about Palais Stürgkh on Burgen-Austria
2. ^ Schweigert: Dehio Graz. P. 75.
3. ↑ [1]  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ^ Siebmacher Lower Austria II. P. 438
5. ↑ See in this regard the contribution "History" in the article Burg Plankenwarth
6. ↑ Siebmacher op. Cit. P. 283
7. ↑ Siebmacher op. Cit. P. 394