Johann Andreas von Rosenberg

Johann Andreas (Andrä) von Rosenberg (born September 7, 1600 in St. Andrä ; † January 4, 1667 in Carinthia) was an important representative of the Catholic nobility in Carinthia at the time of the Counter Reformation . He belonged to the very noble, via the Lords of Graben , of the Meinhardin family Rosenberg .

Bronze epitaph for Johannes Andreas von Rosenberg with a relief of the coat of arms of the Rosenberg family, attached to the north-facing inner wall of the Maria Saal Cathedral

Life

Johann Andreas von Rosenberg was the only male descendant of Andreas von Rosenberg (1566–1617) and his wife Katharina Weiß von Schmelzhofen. His grandfather was Ulrich von Rosenberg († 1599), who entered the services of Salzburg as a carer in St. Andrä im Lavanttal and also gained a foothold there through his wife Magarethe von Hagendorf, so that he was later referred to as the "ancestor" of the Rosenbergs in Carinthia has been.

In 1620, he married Johanna von Kulmer, soon afterwards their sons Georg Nikolaus von Rosenberg (1623–1695) and Wolfgang Andreas (1626–1695) were born.

In 1621 Johann Andreas von Rosenberg was accepted into the Carinthian state estates . In contrast to large parts of the professional representatives who had already joined the Lutheran Reformation movement in the course of the 16th century , he remained loyal to the Catholic Habsburg rulers and supported the Counter Reformation in Carinthia at their side . Under him, the family Rosenberg experienced a significant social advancement: From Rosenberg was Emperor Ferdinand II. In the 1633 Empire Barons - and by his successor Ferdinand III. 1648 raised to the rank of count .

On January 28, 1639, he was elected Burgrave of Klagenfurt from among the city councilors. He held this office until his death.

Johann Andreas von Rosenberg acquired or built several goods and buildings in Carinthia that are still important today, mainly from the property of Protestant emigrants:

• He acquired Mageregg Castle in Klagenfurt and Lerchenau with the Grafenstein rule by 1629. He then had Grafenstein Castle built (around 1638).
• He acquired Sonnegg Castle near Sittersdorf in 1636 from the Ungnad family who had emigrated.
• From 1650 he had the Rosenberg Palace, today's New Town Hall , built on the site of a house destroyed by fire in Klagenfurt .
• Also in 1650 he bought the Wörthersee peninsula Maria Loretto not far from the city and built Maria-Loretto Castle on it in 1652 .
• In 1659 he acquired the lords of Keutschach south of Lake Wörthersee with the old castle, which was replaced by a new building 20 years later by his son Georg Nikolaus.

literature

• Constantin von Wurzbach : Rosenberg, Johann Andreas Graf von . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 27th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1874, p. 6 f. ( Digitized version ).

Web links

• Entry on Johann Andreas von Rosenberg in the Austria Forum  (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
• Website of a family member of the Orsini-Rosenberg