Lords of Losenstein

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Coat of arms of those of Losenstein, shield in blue with golden "Losensteiner Panther"

The Lords of Losenstein (also Losensteiner, Barons of Losenstein ) were a noble family with ancestral castle Losenstein in Losenstein ( Upper Austria ), which also branched out in Lower Austria , Bavaria and Northern Bohemia and are among the Apostle families of Austria .

history

origin

The family was founded by the Ministeriale Dietmar von Steyr . After the death of the last Babenberger in the male line of Friedrich II, he became ruler of the sovereign rule of Steyr . In 1252 he made a settlement with the new sovereign Ottokar II of Bohemia by giving up the rule of Steyr and receiving the Losenstein castle loan as compensation . From this point on, Dietmar and his descendants called themselves "von Losenstein".

Possessions

The Losensteiners counted around 30 castles, palaces and palaces over the years and sometimes with rapid changes of ownership. Out of all these castles, the three main castles Gschwendt , Schallaburg and Losensteinleithen Castle as well as the Losenstein family castle should be mentioned in particular . In addition to the castles in Austria, there were also four in Bavaria and one in northern Bohemia. The Losenteiners were also often called “ Habsburgs in miniature” because they obtained many of their estates, lands and castles through marriage or inheritance. After the Losensteiners inherited the Schallaburg in 1450, a three-wing renaissance wing was built under Christoph II von Losenstein from 1540 . In nearby Loosdorf , Hans Wilhelm von Losenstein founded the " High School Loosdorf " for Protestant youth, which made the Schallaburg the center of Protestants in Lower Austria in the 16th century .

Nobilitations and Dynastic Marriages

The Losensteiners were raised to the baron status. The von Losenstein family is related to the von Traun , Liechtenstein , Starhemberg , Stubenberg and Zelcking families through earlier marriages.

Name bearer

High grave of Hans Wilhelm von Losenstein in the chapel of the Schallaburg (1587), Lower Austria
Mr. Adam von Losenstein, Freydal, plate 178, between 1512 and 1515, reproduction 1882

Selected representatives of the Losensteiner family:

  • Dietmar von Steyr (later von Losenstein ), first ruler of the sovereign rule of Steyr, from 1252 lord of the castle of Losenstein
  • Johannis de Losenstain (Johannes von Losenstein) (*?; †?), 1313 with the characteristic panther in the coat of arms of the Losensteiner
  • Bernhard I von Losenstein (around 1368–1434): ∞ Anna von Zelking
  • Berthold I. von Losenstein (Perchtold von Losenstein) (around 1295–1355)
  • Reichildis von Losenstein (around 1305 – around 1325): daughter of Gundaker II.
  • Gundacker IV. Von Losenstein (around 1315–1370), 1348–1370 parish priest of Linz
  • Berthold II von Losenstein (around 1320–1390), city pastor of Salzburg
  • Florian I. von Losenstein zu Garsten (around 1410–1452): great-grandchildren of Gundaker II., 1453 by Emperor Friedrich III. on the Tiber bridge in Rome knighted
  • Georg von Losenstein (around 1440–1509), 1491–1494 Governor of Styria , 1494–1501 Governor of Austria on the Enns
  • Adam von Losenstein (around 1470–1510)
  • Sebastian von Losenstein († 1540), winner of the Losensteiner Tournament held in Linz in 1521
  • Dietmar V. von Losenstein (around 1510–1577), 1573–1577 Governor of Austria on the Enns
  • Christoph II von Losenstein (1525–1558), captain of the life guard of Emperor Maximilian II , Imperial Court Councilor of Emperor Ferdinand I.
  • Hans Wilhelm von Losenstein (1542–1601) founded the Loosdorf High School and converted the Schallaburg into a Renaissance castle.
  • Georg Achaz I von Losenstein (1545–1597) had the Losensteinleithen moated castle rebuilt in the Renaissance style in the 1560s.
  • Wolf Siegmund von Losenstein (1567–1626), Imperial Court Marshal of Emperor Matthias and Emperor Ferdinand II.
  • Georg Christoph II. Von Losenstein (1589–1622)
  • Franz Anton von Losenstein (1642–1692), bishop and last surviving male member
  • Franz Adam von Losenstein (around 1660–1685), died in a duel during the conquest of Nové Zámky

coat of arms

Blazon : The coat of arms after the increase of the coat of arms shows a quartered shield; Fields 1 and 4 show a golden panther on a blue background (the Losensteiner Panther) , fields 2 and 3 a split lion (as a symbol of those of Zelcking) ; top left the helmet ornament of those of Losenstein, top right that of those of Zelcking .

Crest History : The coat of arms as alliance sign the covenant of lots Steiner and Zelckinger family after the wedding of Bernard I of Losenstein with Anne of Zelcking. Through Anna, the Schallaburg can reach the Losensteiners. Since then, this coat of arms has been used by many descendants of Bernhard von Losenstein. The development of the coat of arms begins with a document from the Benedictine Abbey of St. Blasius zu Admont from September 12, 1293 with Gundakar III. This shows a growing panther in a divided shield on the upper half , on March 1, 1313 this heraldic figure is shown in full in the coat of arms of "Johannis de Losenstain" (archive of Lambach monastery , certificate no. 153). The coat of arms of Berthold I von Losenstein (* ?; † 1355) (tomb, Losensteiner Chapel, Garsten) initially shows a panther , above it as a jewel a pair of horns and ears . The coat of arms of Dietmar III. von Losenstein (Wiener Minoriten Nekrolog) shows the shield in blue with silver panthers. The coat of arms of the Reichildis von Losenstein, a daughter of Gundaker II. (Viennese Minoriten Nekrolog) shows the shield as before, but with a golden, dotted panther sprouting flames from the throat and nostrils. The coat of arms of Florian I von Losenstein zu Garsten (tomb) shows the shield as before, but as a jewel a pair of horns with ears and in between the growing panther . His great-grandfather Gundaker II is said to have had this horned and blazing panther in his coat of arms as early as 1330 .

literature

  • Freydal: Emperor Maximilian I's tournaments and mummies; with a historical Introduction. Boards . Vienna, 1882. Copy of the University Library of Tübingen (facsimile edition of the Freydal tournament book , Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, signature: KK 5073). Plate 178 Mr. Adam von Losenstein.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Siegfried Haider : History of Upper Austria. R. Oldenbourg Verlag , Munich 1987, ISBN 3486540815 , p. 91.
  2. ^ Biographies of the Losensteiners. In: burglosenstein.at. Retrieved April 28, 2020 .
  3. ↑ a b The coat of arms of the Losensteiners. In: burglosenstein.at. Retrieved August 20, 2019 .