Hans Erasmus von Tattenbach
Hans Erasmus Graf von Tattenbach (born February 3, 1631 , † December 1, 1671 in Graz ) was a participant in the magnate conspiracy .
Count von Tattenbach owned several dominions in what is now Slovenia , which was then called Lower Styria , and also owned properties in Silesia . He came from the old Bavarian line of the noble family of of Tattenbach . Hans Erasmus von Tattenbach was the governor of Styria, he is described as weak in character, naive and complacent. Speculating on personal gain, he conspired with the anti-Habsburg Croatian and Hungarian magnates from 1667 in the magnate conspiracy. Betrayed by his own valet, he was arrested in the course of crushing the uprising and found guilty of high treason. As a result, a large part of his property was confiscated and on December 1, 1671 he was executed in front of the Graz town hall . The County of Reinstein ( Regenstein ), a fiefdom that also belonged to Tattenbach, then reverted to the Elector Friedrich Wilhelm of Brandenburg .
Captivity and death of the count
literature
- Franz von Krones : Tattenbach, Hanns Erasmus Graf von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 37, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1894, pp. 415-418.
- Bernd Feicke : ättenbach-Reinstein, Johann Erasmus von. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 30, Bautz, Nordhausen 2009, ISBN 978-3-88309-478-6 , Sp. 1467-1472.
Web links
- Entry on Hans Erasmus von Tattenbach in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tattenbach, Hans Erasmus von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tattenbach, Hans Erasmus Graf von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count in Lower Styria, participant in the magnate conspiracy |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 3, 1631 |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 1, 1671 |
| Place of death | Graz |