Leopold Christoph von Schallenberg

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Count Leopold Christoph von Schallenberg (born December 11, 1712 ; † February 20, 1800 in Vienna ) was a nobleman , civil servant and freemason .

Leopold Christoph Graf von Schallenberg was the son of Christoph Leopold Graf von Schallenberg (1685–1713) and Maria Franziska Constantia von Gilleis (1691–1760), the daughter of Georg Julius Baron von Gilleis .

He came from the older or Rosenau line of Schallenberg, was Baron von Luftenberg , Piberstein , Leombach , and Hagenberg and Lord of Rosenau and Rothenbach etc. and also owner of the respective lords. Furthermore he was k. k. Chamberlain, secret councilor and colonel-court squire master of Maria Theresa .

In 1720 Leopold Christoph inherited Rosenau Castle in the Waldviertel , which he had expanded from 1736 according to the plans of the Baroque master builder Joseph Munggenast . He set up a Masonic lodge in the castle.

In 1735 he married Maria Constantia Freiin von Gilleis (1711–1780), daughter of Franz Anton Freiherr von Gilleis and Maria Sidonia Countess von Althan.

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  1. ^ Johann Christian Jäger: Complete Diary of the Roman-Royal Election and Imperial Coronation ... Frankfurt am Main 1791 (online at: books.google.at )
  2. ↑ Masonic Museum in Rosenau
personal data
SURNAME Schallenberg, Leopold Christoph von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schallenberg, Leopold Christoph Graf von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian nobleman
DATE OF BIRTH December 11, 1712
DATE OF DEATH February 20, 1800
Place of death Vienna