Johann Friedrich von Herberstein

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Johann Friedrich von Herberstein (also: .. Johann Friedrich the Elder of Herberstein * 1626 , † 1701 ) was Count and owner of Majoratsherrschaft Grafenort in the county of Glatz .

Life

Johann Friedrich von Herberstein came from the Silesian line of the Styrian noble family Herberstein . His parents were Johann Bernhard the Elder. Ä. Baron von Herberstein († 1665), Imperial Chamber Council, Hereditary Chamberlain and Hereditary Treasurer of Carinthia and Juliana Kunigunde, Baroness von Tschentschau-Mettich († 1645). His brother Johann Bernhard II. Von Herberstein (1630–1685) was governor of the Bohemian Hereditary Principality of Breslau from 1670 to 1672 and governor of Glogau from 1671 until his death .

Through his marriage to Maria Maximiliana von Annenberg in 1651, Johann Friedrich came to the great rule of Arnsdorf ( Grafenort ), to which 180 farmers, 80 Chalupners and 91 gardeners belonged. Maria Maximiliana (1639–1664) was the heir to the imperial count and Glatzer provincial governor Johann Arbogast von Annenberg , from whom she inherited three Renaissance castles in Arnsdorf in addition to the rule. Johann Friedrich converted the property into a majorate and in 1670 received permission from the Emperor to rename his residence Arnsdorf to Grafenort . It remained in the possession of the Herbersteiner until 1930.

During the reign of Johann Friedrich from 1652 to 1660, the largest of the Grafenort castles and the associated park were converted into a stately baroque complex under the direction of the master builder Carlo Lurago . The parish church of St. Mary Magdalene, which was also rebuilt in Baroque style around this time, is likely to have been the earliest baroque church in County Glatz.

Under Johann Friedrich there were long-term peasant unrest in his rule in Arnsdorf-Grafenort, which reached its peak around 1660 when numerous subjects had fled their house and court. The unrest was directed against the manor, who burdened their subjects with excessive robot obligations. The abolition or at least a reduction of the forced labor was called for . Since Johann Friedrich had the alleged ringleaders arrested, the resistance escalated. In October 1662, the prisoners' wives went to the Kaiser in Vienna, from whom they wanted to request the release of their husbands. However, they were intercepted, brought back and held in prison in Glatz until Christmas 1662 . Although the imperial government issued a decree in 1662 in which the robots to be performed were reduced, the unrest continued because the stipulated work rates were still too high. Ultimately, more than a third of the courtyards are said to have been vacant through the escape but also through imprisonment of the accused subjects. The number of those who fled is given as 500.

In his will, Johann Friedrich designated 1000 guilders for a foundation from which book prizes were to be awarded to particularly gifted students. He bequeathed 150 guilders to the Brotherhood of Saint Mary of Mount Carmel .

progeny

  • The eldest son Johann Friedrich Erdmann von Herberstein (also: Johann Friedrich the Younger ) (1658–1709) stayed 1678–1683 to study in Italy. On his return he married Maria Carolina von Zierotin . From 1696 to 1707 he was governor of the County of Glatz.
  • Johann Leopold Erdmann von Herberstein (1659–1728) was Silesian chamber councilor until 1713. His first marriage was to Maria Theresia von Althann († 1703), daughter of Michael Wenzel von Althann and Anna Maria von Aspremont, and the second to Maria Rosalia Countess von Jörger , daughter of the Lower Austrian governor Johann Quintin von Jörgen.
  • Johanna Josephine, married to Franz Anton von Hoditz on Hennersdorf
  • Johanna Franziska, married to Franz Freiherr von Sauermann auf Laßkowitz

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Claudia Zonta: Silesian students at Italian universities. Stuttgart 2004, p. 258
  2. ↑ Joseph August Kumar: History of the castle and the Herberstein family . 1st part, Vienna 1817
personal data
SURNAME Herberstein, Johann Friedrich von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Herberstein, Johann Friedrich the Elder J. von; Herberstein, Johann Friedrich Reichsgraf von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Owner of the Grafenort estate
DATE OF BIRTH 1626
DATE OF DEATH 1701