Hofer from Passeyr

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Hofer von Passeyr is the name of a family from the Passeier Valley who were raised to the Austrian nobility in 1809 and 1818 . The best-known representative of this male line that died out in 1921 was Andreas Hofer (1767–1810), who gained importance as a Tyrolean freedom fighter .

history

Andreas Hofer , painted in 1839/40 by Georg Wachter (Braunschweig City Museum)

The noble Hofer von Passeyr family descends from Andreas Hofer (1767–1810), the owner of the “Am Sand” inn at the entrance to the Passeier Valley . During the Tyrolean people's uprising , which began in Innsbruck on April 9, 1809 , Hofer was elected supreme commander of the rebels and achieved several great victories against the predominantly Bavarian-French occupation forces. On May 15, 1809, Hofer and Martin Teimer were raised to the Austrian nobility by a hand ticket issued by Emperor Franz I in Niederhollabrunn to Count Ugarte . However, since the court decree could not be sent to Tyrol because of the war events, the question remains whether Andreas Hofers even became aware of his ennoblement. In any case, the corresponding nobility diploma was only issued on January 26, 1818 for his only son, Johann (1794–1855), whereby the descendants of Andreas Hofer received the word of honor " noble " and a coat of arms. The family later used the word of honor "Edler" and the predicate "von Passeyr" but was never given.

After Andreas Hofer's execution in Mantua in 1810, his children initially jointly owned the Sandwirt property, while the inn was initially continued by his daughter Maria (1797–1835). Her brother Johann (1794–1855) became the kk tobacco main publisher in Fischamend , where he also appeared as a landowner, whereby, according to Wurzbach , he provided some help to the poor Tyroleans in Vienna (...) and was generally loved for his kind heart .

Grave of dr. Andreas von Hofer (1833–1881) in the Vienna Central Cemetery

He and his wife from Heiligenkreuz had 15 children, but only seven of them reached adulthood. Of his sons, Joseph (1823–1848) and Johann (1829–1869) served as officers in the 22nd Kaiserjäger company. Joseph Hofer Edler von Passeyr fell as a lieutenant at the age of 25 in the run-up to the Battle of Goito . Field Marshal Radetzky specifically mentioned the death of Andreas Hofer's grandson in his report on the fighting, and the Kaiser ordered the dead man to be buried in the Innsbruck Court Church . Johann was taken prisoner in the run-up to the Battle of Goito. Later he took part in the campaign of the imperial troops against the rebellious Hungarians as an Kaiserjäger lieutenant . Her brother Karl (1824–1887) initially served with the Tyrolean riflemen , later became an Imperial and Royal Montan official in Salzburg and finally head of the Reich Finance Archive in Vienna. Field Marshal Radetzky was the godfather of his eldest daughter Franziska (1850–1923) , and she took part in Joachim Haspinger's 50th anniversary as a wreath bride . Haspinger also baptized Andreas (1854–1882), one of the great-grandchildren of his former colleague Andreas Hofer. At the mediation of Archduke Ferdinand Max, he later joined the Imperial and Royal Navy and died at the age of 28 in the naval port of Pola . A fourth grandson of Andreas Hofer, Ferdinand (1836-1859), served as first lieutenant in the 54th Infantry Regiment and was fatally wounded in the Battle of Magenta . His brother Andreas (1833–1881) was captain of the Tyrolean riflemen and owner of the Sandwirt farm, had also obtained a doctorate in law and was pursuing a career as an official. He was initially a district actuary in Amstetten , then became a notary in Vienna and, after 1861, was a member of the then newly created House of Representatives of the Austrian Imperial Council .

The noble Hofer von Passeyr family has lapsed with Leopold (1861–1921), a son of the aforementioned Karl Hofer Edler von Passeyr (1824–1887), director of the Reichs-Finanz-Archiv. Leopold Hofer Edler von Passeyr was an official of the municipal gas works in Vienna, who died shortly after the end of the First World War at the age of 60 in Sandwirtsgasse in Vienna's 6th district and was buried at the Grinzinger cemetery . His tombstone shows the aristocratic crown , the grave inscription describes him as Edler von Passeyr, lord and farmer of Tyrol, the last of the male line of Andreas Hofer .

Coat of arms of the von Hofer family

coat of arms

The coat of arms of the von Hofer family was: square; 1 in gold the Tyrolean eagle inwards; 2 in red a green laurel wreath bound in gold at the lower end; 3 in red on green ground a rugged rock, in front of it a natural Tyrolean archer in traditional clothing (black hat, brown skirt, black trousers with red suspenders, white stockings and black shoes), leaning his rifle on the ground on the left and with his right hand pointing forward; 4 in gold on green ground a natural, round crenellated tower with closed gate and two window openings next to each other and on both sides adjoining crenellated walls (reference to the fortress of Mantua). Helmet with a golden crown, a black double-headed eagle growing as a crest ornament. Red and gold helmet covers.

Genealogy (extract)

  1. Andreas Hofer (born November 22, 1767 at Sandhof near St. Leonhard / Passeier ; † February 20, 1810 in Mantua , executed), buried on February 21, 1823 in the Hofkirche Innsbruck ∞ (on July 21, 1789 in Meran ) Anna Ladurner (* July 27, 1765 in Algund ; † December 6, 1836 in St. Leonhard / Passeier) and had 7 descendants from this marriage (1 son, 6 daughters), including:
    1. Johann Stefan Hofer Edler von Passeyr (born December 26, 1794 in St. Leonhard / Passeier; † April 15, 1855 in Vienna ), kk tobacco publisher and landowner in Fischamend ∞ (July 1, 1819) Carla Weikmann (born April 2, 1801 in Heiligenkreuz ; † April 16, 1864 in Vienna) and had 15 offspring from this marriage (9 sons, 6 daughters), including:
      1. Karoline Franziska Theresia Hofer Edle von Passeyr (born October 13, 1821 in Fischamend ; † January 17, 1903 in Vienna) ∞ (on July 10, 1858) Alexander Reichsritter von Seifried-Merenberg (born September 11, 1818 in Vienna; † 3. May 1903 ibid), kk state official
      2. Joseph Franz Karl Ferdinand Hofer Edler von Passeyr (born February 15, 1823 in Fischamend; † April 18, 1848 in Goito , died), Kuk Kaiserjäger officer, buried on February 20, 1851 in the Innsbruck Court Church
      3. Karl Franz Josef Hofer Edler von Passeyr (born May 21, 1824 in Fischamend; † March 30, 1887 in Vienna), kk mining official in Salzburg , most recently head of the Reichs-Finanz-Archiv in Vienna ∞ (on October 23, 1849 in Gmunden ) Margarethe Droger-Hepburn (born August 31, 1831 in Bristol , † May 27, 1892 in Vienna), and had 9 offspring from this marriage (3 sons, 6 daughters), including:
        1. Franziska Josefa Hofer Edle von Passeyr (born August 11, 1850 in Salzburg , † November 26, 1923 in Radolfzell am Bodensee ), had 1 daughter
        2. Aloisia Lola Hofer Edle von Passeyr (* December 7, 1852 in Salzburg; † April 13, 1893 in Graz ) ∞ (on September 8, 1873 in Vienna) Hugo Pausenwein (* July 18, 1846 in Sárospatak ; † February 11, 1904 in Graz ) and had offspring from this marriage
        3. Andreas Hofer Edler von Passeyr (born October 30, 1854 in Salzburg, † December 24, 1882 in Pola ), naval officer, buried at the Austro-Hungarian naval cemetery in Pula
        4. Henriette Hofer Edle von Passeyr (* February 27, 1856 in Salzburg; †?) ∞ (on November 4, 1876 in Vienna) George Tatlock (* September 10, 1837 in Vienna; † August 12, 1885) and had offspring from this marriage
        5. Leopold Hofer Edler von Passeyr (born March 10, 1861 in Salzburg, † February 26, 1921 in Vienna), civil servant of the City of Vienna, buried at Grinzinger Friedhof ∞ I. (on August 9, 1885 in Heiligenkreuz) Josefine Stüss (* 18. October 1865 in Vršovice ; † February 7, 1915 in Vienna); ∞ II. (On September 18, 1916 in Uherské Hradiště ) Valerie Wagner (†?; † October 29, 1935 in Vienna)
      4. Johann Ferdinand Franz August Hofer Edler von Passeyr (born June 28, 1829 in Fischamend, † April 7, 1869 in Vienna), Kaiserjäger officer, buried at the Währing cemetery
      5. Andreas Franz Seraph Hofer Edler von Passeyr (born September 27, 1833 in Fischamend; † June 26, 1881 in Vienna), notary and member of the Reichsrat, buried at the Vienna Central Cemetery ∞ (on May 1, 1860 in Amstetten) Albertine Selinger (born May 1,1881 in Vienna)1844 in Laxenburg ; † August 18, 1903 in Vienna)
      6. Ferdinand Karl Hofer Edler von Passeyr (born May 15, 1836 in Vienna, † June 4, 1859 after being wounded in the Battle of Magenta ), infantry officer
    2. Maria Kreszenz Hofer Edle von Passeyr (* February 16, 1797 in St. Leonhard / Passeier; † July 22, 1835 there) ∞ (on January 13, 1829 in St. Leonhard / Passeier) Andreas Erb (* November 22, 1792 in Platt ; † January 14, 1860 in St. Leonhard / Passeier) and had offspring from this marriage
    3. Rosa Rosina Hofer Edle von Passeyr (born August 30, 1798 in St. Leonhard / Passeier; † September 23, 1832 ibid) ∞ (on February 9, 1830 in St. Leonhard / Passeier) Josef Andreas Holzknecht (born November 28, 1800 in St. Leonhard / Passeier; † December 28, 1885 ibid) and had offspring from this marriage
    4. Gertraud Juliane Hofer Edle von Passeyr (born February 15, 1805 in St. Leonhard / Passeier; † October 16, 1834 there) ∞ (on September 13, 1830 in St. Leonhard / Passeier) Johann Haller (born May 24, 1801 in St Leonhard / Passeier; † July 1, 1870 ibid) and had offspring from this marriage

literature

Web links

Commons : Hofer von Passeyr  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ "Andreas Hofer's family", Austria. Bundesverlag, pages 62–63.
  2. ↑ Rudolf Granichstaedten-Czerva, Did Andreas Hofer know about his rise to the nobility? , in: Ders., Andreas Hofers alte Garde , Innsbruck 1932, pp. 127–128. ( online )
  3. ↑ Austrian State Archives, General Administrative Archives, Aristocratic Archives (1500 ca – 1918 ca), Hofkadelsakten (1600–1918), files, Andreas Hofer, Adelstand (1809–1818).
  4. ↑ Wurzbach, p. 150.
  5. ↑ Wurzbach, p. 150.
  6. ↑ Wurzbach, p. 150.
  7. ↑ Wurzbach, p. 150.
  8. ↑ Wurzbach, p. 151.
  9. ↑ Wurzbach, p. 151.
  10. ↑ Wurzbach, p. 151.
  11. ↑ Wurzbach, p. 151.
  12. ↑ Wurzbach, p. 151.
  13. ↑ See picture here
  14. ↑ http://www.novanobilitas.eu/rod/hofer-1809-1818
  15. ^ Gall, p. 374.
  16. ↑ Wurzbach, pp. 151–152.
  17. ↑ Wurzbach, p. 150.