Kollonitz of Kollograd

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Coat of arms of Count Kollonitz von Kolograd 1637

The Counts Kollonitz von Kollograd (Croatian Kolonić , also Kollonitsch , Kollonich , Collonicz ) were a very old, originally Croatian, then Austrian and also Hungarian noble family.

history

Facade detail with alliance coat of arms at Palais Kollonitsch
Cardinal Siegmund Graf Kollonitz von Kollograd

The Counts of Kollonitz came from a Croatian nobility who owned the Kollógrad family as early as the 13th century. Ousted by the Turkish invasions, the family moved to Styria and Austria in the early 15th century .

Thomas Kollonitz, lived in the 14th century. Balthasar Adam Kercselich listed him in his Notitia de Regnis Dalmatiae, Croatiae as Thomas de Kológrad, dictus Kolloniche, in 1381 under Stephen King of Bosnia. This is the first to bear the name Kollonich. The former family members called themselves only Kollograd. They only took the name Kollonitz later from the Carinthian family Kollnitz (Kolnitzer), who were related to them, after they had died out. They later called themselves either Kollonitz or Kollonitz von Kollograd.

The regular line of tribe began around 1400 with Nicolaus Kollonics von Kollograd, probably the son of Thomas, married to Maria Krussitsch von Lupoglava. His grandson Georg († 1509) was the builder of Schleinitz Castle . Seyfried (Siegfried) von Kollonitz († November 17, 1555), a son of George from his marriage to Barbara von Rottal , doctor of both rights , distinguished himself in 1529 at the First Siege of Vienna and in the wars of that time that he was twice Knight was beaten publicly for the second time in 1530 by Emperor Charles V , who hung his image on a precious gold chain. Later, the same first chamberlain was under this ruler and his successor Ferdinand I , as well as Lower Austrian regimental councilor in Vienna for 40 years. He was married to Johanna von Orschon. As a result of the merits of her father as well as her own, Seyfried's sons Gabriel, Johann Bartholomäus and Georg Seyfried (1537–1599), along with the sons of their late brother Ferdinand, Adam and Georg, were estates of the land under the Enns, were given by Emperor Rudolph II. on September 1, 1588 raised to the status of imperial baron. In 1598 and 1604 the family received indigenous status in Hungary , and in 1607 the Bohemian family was also granted.

Adam's sons from his marriage to Johanna Freiin von Stadl were:

Otto Gottfried Graf Kollonitz von Kollograd (* 1598 - 10 June 1664), Imperial Chamberlain, Regimental Councilor , Inner Austrian Court Chamber Councilor and Director of the Privy Council, who acquired a town house as treasurer from Archduke Leopold Wilhelm in 1641 , married Palais Kollonitsch in Graz with Johanna Sophia Countess von Thurn as well

Erasmus Ferdinand Graf Kollonitz von Kollograd , Inner Austrian Chamberlain, Knight of the Teutonic Order, most recently his Commander in Laibach .

They received from Emperor Ferdinand III. on January 12, 1637 the dignity of count. The same dignity went to Georg Seyfried's son Ernst, kk chamberlain, colonel and commander of Komorn (see below) and all the descendants of his brother Erasmus Ferdinand on December 3, 1638 .

Leopold Karl Graf von Kollonitsch , (1631–1707), the son of Ernst, was Catholic Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Gran and a cardinal . In his early years he had participated as a candidate for the Order of Malta in the defense of Kandia ( Crete ) against the Turks and in 1655 in the fighting in the Dardanelles and, as a Knight of Malta, in 1658 he became prior of the order branches of the Coming Mailberg , then of Eger in Bohemia .

In the course of time different lines had emerged: a Styrian, oldest line descending from Ferdinand von Kollonitz (Seyfried's eldest son), whose son Ladislaus († 1817) was Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Kalocsa , a descending line in Austria from Georg Seyfried, which in an older and younger branch disintegrated, and the descending line from Gabriel Freiherrn von Kollonitz. They all went out one by one.

Cardinal Siegmund Graf von Kollonitz (1677–1751), a nephew of Cardinal Leopold Karl from the older branch of the Austrian line and known as Archbishop of Vienna , was the last of the famous tribe. The same adopted with Emperor Charles VI. special consensus and privilege of June 12, 1728, the Ladislaus Freiherr von Zay von Csömör and Zay-Ugrocz, who descended from one of the oldest noble families of the Kingdom of Hungary. He was a son of Lorenz Freiherrn von Zay, and Maria Polyxena Countess von Kollonitz, his father's half-sister. The cardinal made him the heir of his dominions on the condition that he and all his descendants, completely omitting their previous name and coat of arms, should only call and write Count and Countess von Kollonitz. The archbishop died on April 12, 1751 and goods, names and coats of arms were then transferred to the new Kollonitz tribe. This Ladislaus, (* June 4, 1705, † September 6, 1780), Imperial and Royal Privy Councilor, married in 1750 in second marriage to Walburga Countess von Hamilton († February 19, 1789), left behind Maximilian, (* September 13, 1761, † March 4, 1827 in Obersiebenbrunn), 1809 kk Feldmarschall-Lieutenant, married to Caroline Countess von Haugwitz , († March 7, 1827). From this marriage came Maximilian (born January 8, 1799), heir and banner lord of Zay-Ugrocz, lord of Ober-Siebenbrunn etc., married on June 7, 1821 to Baron Auguste von Gudenau, (born June 3, 1801). The son of the same was Ladislaus (born July 12, 1833).

Other well-known personalities

Ulrich Graf von Kollonitz zu Kollegrad 1683
  • Adam Graf Kollonics von Kollógrad (* February 22, 1651 † 1726), son of Ullrich Johann (1606-1683) listed below and his second wife, was a high-ranking, very respected imperial officer. On December 22nd, 1700 he was appointed General Field Sergeant, on November 3rd, 1706 (rank of May 6th, 1704) Lieutenant Field Marshal to May 1st, 1716 General of the Cavalry and finally on October 4th, 1723 Field Marshal . He was also the Crown Guardian of the Kingdom of Hungary .
  • Ernst Graf von Kollonitz, Baron von Reiffenberg (1576–1638) son of the founder of the Austrian line Georg Seyfried and Helena Fuchs von Fuchsberg , belonged to the court Ferdinand II, was treasurer, commander of Komorn, court war councilor and city ​​commander of Vienna . He is associated with the miracle of Hoheneich .
  • Joseph Count Kollonitz von Kollograd (* April 21, 1740 - October 22, 1799) was Imperial Major General (May 27, 1789, rank of May 24 of that year).
  • Karl Joseph Matthäus Graf Kollonitz von Kollograd (* November 20, 1730 - January 18, 1804) became major general on April 10, 1783 (with rank of April 2 of the year). During his military career he took part in the occupation of Bavaria, then served in the main army in Bohemia and later in the d'Alton Corps. For several years he also held the post of prime sergeant in the Hungarian aristocratic bodyguard . The Count had been married to Maria Friederike Countess von Cavriani since May 3, 1764 and had four daughters and a son Ladislaus from this marriage, who died childless. This Karl is probably the same one Georg Kaspar Nagler thought of in his "Artist Lerikon" (Volume VII, p. 188) as a painter who lived in Vienna around 1779 and still painted portraits, such as those also embossed in wax like medallions. At least no other Kollonitz with the baptismal name Karl lived at this time.
  • Seyfried (Siegfried) Freiherr Kollonics von Kollógrad (* September 22, 1572; † February 12, 1624) was a godson of Emperor Maximilian II , became sergeant-general on June 28, 1601, and in January 1603 Colonel Don of the mountain town borders, successfully fought the Prince Gabriel Báthory . He was accepted into the Court War Council and became Commander-in-Chief in the Hungarian mining towns, and finally in 1621 Field Marshal.
  • Siegmund Graf Kollonics von Kollógrad (* November 12, 1734 - May 8, 1784) was also major general on April 13, 1784 (with rank of December 12, 1768).
  • Ulrich Johann Graf von Kollonitz (born February 28, 1606–1683) was a Privy Councilor and treasurer, married first to Maria Sidonia Freiin von Trauttmannsdorf , then to Eva Katharina Freiin von Windischgrätz . The second marriage resulted from Adam (see above).

The spelling of the family name often differed (in addition to Kollonitz , Kollonitsch , Kollonich , Kollonics , Collonicz ), as did the surname (apart from Kollograd also Kollógrad and Kollegrád ).

Possessions

Coat of arms of Count Kollonitz von Kolograd 1637

coat of arms

1637: Shield divided twice lengthwise and once across, i.e. six fields, with a central shield. Center shield squared: 1 and 4 in silver an iron-gray wolf leaping to the right; 2 and 3 in red a gold wagon wheel of 8 spokes. Main shield: 1 and 6 in red a silver diagonal bar from which three silver sea leaves emerge one after the other. 2 in black a silver triangle, according to Wissgrill a triangular white stone, carved into a triangle with an upturned point. 3 and 4 in red a grim lynx jumping right, after others a leopard; 5 in red a lengthwise golden fish skeleton. Five crowned helmets rise above the shield. The one on the right bears the head and neck of a silver hound going inwards , the right ear of which is covered with a black cross, one after the other with a silver cross; the second a red wing, the Saxons turning inward, covered with a golden wheel; the middle a bush of five red ostrich feathers, above which the fish skeleton of the 5th field lies across, which some also put upright; the fourth, between two eagle wings, divided transversely by red and silver, with alternating tinctures, a growing, inward-looking wolf, and the left a growing lynx or leopard. The helmet covers are red and gold on the right, red and silver on the left. The earlier information is very unreliable. Thus, in the second field, the Book of Arms of the Serene World places a silver pointed cap and in the 5th a golden branch placed on a pole, on each side of which there are 5 pointed, golden leaves pointing upwards. The newer regulations regarding a red fox in the 1st and 4th fields of the central shield are also wrong.

literature

Web links

Commons : Kollonitsch  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Constantin von Wurzbach: "Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich", Part 12, KK Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1864, pp. 357, 363
  2. ^ Constantin von Wurzbach: "Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich", 12th part, KK Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1864, p. 357ff.
  3. ↑ a b Prof. Dr. Ernst Heinrich Kneschke: "German count houses of the present: in heraldic, historical and genealogical relation", 1st volume, AK, Verlag TO Weigel, Leipzig 1852, p. 454
  4. ↑ Iván Nagy : "Magyarország családai czimerekkel és nemzékrendi táblákkal", German: "The families of Hungary with coats of arms and family tables", Vol. XII, Moriz Ráth publishing house, Pest 1860, pp. 329-340
  5. ↑ Prof. Dr. Ernst Heinrich Kneschke: "German count houses of the present: in heraldic, historical and genealogical relation", 1st volume, AK, Verlag TO Weigel, Leipzig 1852, p. 454
  6. ^ A b c d e Antonio Schmidt-Brentano: Imperial and Imperial Generals (1618–1815), Austrian State Archives / A. Schmidt-Brentano 2006, p. 51
  7. ↑ www.univie.ac.at
  8. ↑ Constantin von Wurzbach: "Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich", Part 12, KK Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1864, p. 360
  9. ↑ wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
  10. ↑ epa.oszk.hu PDF
  11. ↑ http://www.deutsche-biographie.de/sfz44252.html