Otto von Machland

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Coat of arms of the Lords of Perg
Otto and Jutta von Machland in the Baumgartenberger Urbar

Otto von Machland (* 1100 ; † December 24, 1149 ) was the most important representative of the Lords of Perg and Machland , who in the 11th and 12th centuries came in the wake of the Babenberg margraves who were related to them to great property and high esteem. Together with his wife Jutta von Peilstein , he founded Baumgartenberg Abbey and Waldhausen Abbey .

Life

The descent of Otto von Machland is controversial. His father was possibly Hartlieb von Perg or an Otto, who would then be counted as Otto I. von Machland . According to recent findings , Friedrich von Lautisdorf , who was discussed earlier, is no longer an option as Otto's father.

Otto von Machland had estates in Machland , in the northern Weinviertel , in the Kamptal , in the Wachau and in southwestern Lower Austria , in Salzburg's Lungau , in Upper Bavaria and in Carinthia . Together with his wife Jutta (Jeuta; † 1151) he founded the Baumgartenberg Monastery in 1142 and Säbnich Castle in 1147 to establish the Augustinian Canons on Sarmingstein , which was later moved to Waldhausen . The couple also gave gifts to the Admont , Erla , St. Florian , Garsten and St. Nikola (Passau) monasteries .

Otto and Jutta retired towards the end of their lives to the Passau feudal castle Greifenstein on the Danube . After Otto's death, the property fell to his brother Walchun.

In the Baumgartenberg collegiate church, an epitaph from the 15th century commemorates Otto von Machland.

In a diploma from Emperor Maximilian from 1495, Otto von Machland is incorrectly referred to as Count.

family

Otto and Jutta had no offspring; a son may have died early.

State coat of arms

Upper Austria. State coat of arms

The coat of arms of Upper Austria probably goes back to the Lords of Machland. A miniature made around 1335 in the land register of the Baumgartenberg monastery shows Otto and Jutta ("Jeuta fundatrix, Otto fundator") with two coats of arms, which differ from today's Upper Austrian coat of arms mainly in color. While the miniature in the Urbar shows a silver eagle on a red background, in the state coat of arms we find a gold eagle on a black background. The Machland had been a part of the Babenberg area since ancient times . It is possible that the Austrian Duke Rudolf IV took this coat of arms as a model for the coat of arms of the country ob der Enns to confirm his claims to the possessions of the extinct Lords of Machland.

Web links

Commons : Otto von Machland  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Michael Hintermayer-Wellenberg: The Lords of Machland and their relatives in the 11th and 12th centuries. In: Communications from the Upper Austrian Provincial Archives. Volume 21, Linz 2008, family tree p. 27, entire article p. 5–30, online (PDF) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at.
  2. ↑ Kathrin Kininger: Collection: Baumgartenberg, Zisterzienser (1149–1708) (the foundation took place in 1142 and was only later backdated to 1141) in the European document archive Monasterium.net .
  3. ^ Benedikt Pillwein : History, geography and statistics of the Archduchy of Austria above the Enns and the Duchy of Salzburg. First part: the mill circle. Linz 1827, p. 157, Google Book
  4. ↑ a b land register of the Baumgartenberg monastery in the forum OoeGeschichte.at.
  5. ^ Alfred Hoffmann: The coat of arms and the great letter of freedom of Rudolf IV. In: Communications of the Upper Austrian regional archive. Volume 7, Linz 1961, pp. 299–301, entire article pp. 296–303, online (PDF) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at.
personal data
SURNAME Otto von Machland
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Nobleman
DATE OF BIRTH 1100
DATE OF DEATH December 24, 1149