Puchheim (noble family)

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Increased coat of arms of those of Buecheim (Puchheim), after Siebmacher between 1701 and 1705
Festivities Puchheim 1674
Puchheim Castle
Formerly owned by Puchheim Castle Goellersdorf, today Prison in Göllersdorf
Gilgenberg Castle, village of Gilgenberg in the municipality of Waldkirchen an der Thaya ( Austria ), formerly owned by the von Puchheim family
Gmünd Castle (Lower Austria)
Graphic from tape No. 2 of the Princely Waldeck Court Library Arolsen: Johann Christoph von Puchaim (Puchheim) (1605–1657)
Minorite Church, epitaph Johann Rudolf von Puchheim

Puchheim (Puechhaim, Puchaim, Buecheim) is the name of an aristocratic family that belongs to the primeval nobility and the so-called Apostle families of Austria and has become extinct in the male line. They had their ancestral castle in the former fortress Puchheim , which after change of ownership and renovation is now Puchheim Castle in the Puchheim district of the city of Attnang-Puchheim ( Upper Austria ).

history

origin

The Puchheimers are an ancient, wealthy noble family in Upper and Lower Austria, most recently counts. It obtained the hereditary office in the two crown lands. Individual members of the old family often held the office of Lower Austrian Land Marshal. According to J. Siebmacher's large and general book of arms , the original home of the von Puchheim family has not yet been clearly established. They occur in Salzburg at the beginning of the 12th century . The Puchheimers settled in Upper Austria near Vöcklabruck , as did Albero II , son of Heinrich III. von Pucheimann , who in 1276 was enfeoffed with the Upper Austrian hereditary office . There are sources for both Upper and Lower Austria.

Headquarters Feste Puchheim and Puchheim Castle

The family had their focus in Salzburg, which they then relocated. The Feste Puchheim was originally the ancestral castle of the knight family of the Puchheimers , which in 1348 transferred from Albrecht von Puchheim together with all of his possessions in Upper Austria to the Habsburg Albrecht II of Austria . He received Litschau (Gmünd, Lower Austria ) and Heidenreichstein ( Austria ) as fiefdoms in exchange.

Castles in Lower Austria

Castles Dobersberg, Gilgenberg, Ilmau in the Waidhofen an der Thaya district

The Dobersberg Castle in the town of Dobersberg in Waidhofen an der Thaya District is a Renaissance building and was in 1540 by the family Buchheim rebuilt (Puchheim). Also lock Gilgenberg in the village Gilgenberg as part of the municipality of Waldkirchen an der Thaya was in possession of the former Puchheimer. In addition, the Puchheimer landowner in the area of today's community were Waidhofen an der Thaya with other castles like Castle Waidhofen an der Thaya as owned by William of Puchheim 1525 and Castle Vestenötting in the same locality Vestenötting which, after destruction by Hussite old in the 15th century Walls were built by a pilgrim from Puchheim in the 16th century. In what is now the district of Waidhofen an der Thaya, the Puchheimers continued to acquire Ilmau Castle (also Ilmenau) in the market town of Kautzen in the northern Waldviertel and Weinern Castle (Groß-Siegharts Castle) in the Groß-Siegharts community .

Gmünd, Lischau and Schrems castles in the Gmünd district

Gmünd Castle in the municipality of Gmünd in the Gmünd district came into possession early (1414 to 1484), but it was withdrawn as a punishment after the end of Hungarian rule under the Hungarian King Matthias Corvinius . Also lock Litschau in the town of Litschau Waldviertel once came (from the Kuenringer ) to Puchheimer, as well as Schloss Schrems in the town of Schrems .

Göllersdorf Castle in the Hollabrunn district

The Göllersdorf Castle from the 16th century, today in the municipality of Göllersdorf in the Hollabrunn district , has belonged to the von Puchheim family since the 14th century and was then sold by the Bishop of Wiener Neustadt, Count Franz Anton Buchheim , to the von Schönborn family . After this transaction, the former owner called themselves Puchheim-Schönborn and the buyers then called themselves Schönborn-Puchheim (subsequently Schönborn-Buchheim ), which, according to the inheritance titles acquired, belong to the German-Austrian nobility. The Göllersdorf Castle is now home to the Göllersdorf Prison, which is a listed building .

Horn Castle in the Horn district

Horn Castle in the town of Horn in the Horn district in Lower Austria was built in the 16th century (1539) by Hans von Puchheim in its current form. This was the starting point of the Horner Bund founded in 1608 .

Krumbach Castle in the Wiener Neustadt-Land district

Krumbach Castle in the Bucklige Welt in the municipality of Krumbach in the Wiener Neustadt-Land district was owned by the von Puchheim family between the years 1548–1571.

Neuaigen Castle in the Tulln district

Neuaigen Castle in the municipality of Tulln an der Donau in the Tulln district also belonged to Puchheim's.

Senftenegg Castle in the Amstetten district

In addition, those from Puchheim acquired Senftenegg Castle in the municipality of Ferschnitz in the Amstetten district .

Spitz Castle in the Krems-Land district

Spitz Castle in the Krems-Land district shows two double coats of arms (those of Puchheim- Kuefstein and Dietrichstein - Questenberg ) on the building.

Festivals and castles in Lower Austria

Feste Missingdorf as well as the castles Grub and Wildberg

In addition to castles, the Puchheim family also came to festivals and castles. In the Horn district you can find the Missingdorf fortress in the municipality of Sigmundsherberg , and in the municipality of Irnfritz-Messern the castle Grub , which came to Veit Albrecht von Puchheim in 1558 , and the castle or castle Wildberg , which was rebuilt and enlarged by the Puchheimers in 1545.

Karlstein and Raab castles in the Waidhofen an der Thaya district

In the Waidhofen an der Thaya district you can find Karlstein Castle or Castle in Karlstein an der Thaya , which was owned by the Puchheimers from 1576. Raab Castle is also located in this district in the municipality of Raabs an der Thaya , which was owned by the von Puchheim family from 1378 to 1701 and, as a special feature, has a votive offering from the Georg von Puchheim family from 1531.

Kirchschlag Castle in the Wiener Neustadt-Land district

The Kirchschlag Castle was a hilltop castle owned by the von Puchheim family in the 16th century and is known today as the Kirchschlag castle ruins in the Bucklige Welt in the municipality of Kirchschlag in the Bucklige Welt in the Wiener Neustadt-Land district . In 1651 Hans Christoph III built. von Puchheim (died 1657) on Kirchschlager Hauptplatz the manor house ( courtyard house ) in the Renaissance style, neglected the castle, which was then released to decay. So Kirchschlag came to the Counts Pálffy , who also neglected the castle and turned it into ruins.

Other possessions

Säbnig Castle in the Perg district

The Puchheimers also conquered Säbnig Castle in 1465, today the Säbnich castle ruins in the municipality of Waldhausen im Strudengau .

Burgau Castle in the Hartberg-Fürstenfeld district

Burgau Castle in the municipality of Burgau (Styria) in the Hartberg-Fürstenfeld district was first mentioned in 1367 and built as a moated castle by the von Puchheim family.

Palais Harrach in Vienna

Palais Harrach (Freyung) was built in 1435 by Jörg von Puchheim through the acquisition and subsequent merging of three small houses, with ownership later passed to Karl von Harrach around 1600 .

coat of arms

Blazon coat of arms : a silver crossbar in red; a helmet with a silver eagle's wing, covered with red crossbars; the helmet covers are red and silver.

Name bearer

First a Pilgrim I appears (around 1140), followed by his son Pilgrim II. De Wenga (around 1135). Another name bearer is Pilgrim III. born (around 1170), whose wife was Chunigundis de Wartenburch (around 1190). After further generations the main lines to Horn- Göllersdorf with Pilgrim VI were formed. as well as the main line to Raab with Alber VI. With Franz Anton Graf and Herr von Puchheim, the last regular bearer of his family died as bishop of Wiener-Neustadt on October 13, 1718.

  • Albero V./III. von Puchheim (* 1310/1314; † 1384): Governor of Styria (1361–1363), later Captain of Salzburg
  • Pilgrim II of Puchheim (* around 1330; † 1396): Archbishop of Salzburg (1366-1396)
  • Andreas Freiherr von Puchheim (*?; † 1558): Austrian nobleman
  • Erasmus von Puchheim (* 1518; † 1571): Austrian nobleman
  • Albrecht Freiherr von Puchheim (*?; † 1584): Austrian nobleman, supporter of Protestantism
  • Niklas Freiherr von Puchheim (*?; † 1591): Austrian nobleman
  • Adam Freiherr von Puchheim (* 1546; † 1608): Austrian nobleman
  • Johann Christoph II. Von Puchheim (* 1578, † 1619): Austrian nobleman and military
  • Adolf Graf von Puchheim (*?; † 1639): Austrian nobleman and military
  • Johann Rudolf Reichsgraf von Puchheim (* 1600; † 1651): Austrian nobleman
  • Hans Christoph III. von Puchheim (* 1605; † 1657): Austrian nobleman and military
  • Franz Anton von Bucheim (Puchheim) (*?; † 1718): Bishop of Wiener Neustadt, last Count of Puchheim
  • Reichhardt von Puchheim (*?; †?): Austrian nobleman, leader of the Horner Bund

literature

  • Johann Evang. Kirnbauer von Erzstätt : The Lower Austrian rural nobility. Panels, A – R. In: J. Siebmacher's large and general book of arms . Volume 4. Bauer and Raspe, Nuremberg 1909, plate 201.
  • Johann Evang. Kirnbauer von Erzstätt: The Lower Austrian rural nobility. Text, A – R. In: J. Siebmacher's large and general book of arms . Volume 4. Bauer and Raspe, Nuremberg 1909, 367ff.
  • Alois Weiß von Starkenfels , Johann Evang. Kirnbauer von Erzstätt: Upper Austrian nobility. Text. In: J. Siebmacher's large and general book of arms . Volume 4. Bauer and Raspe, Nuremberg 1885.
  • Alois Weiß von Starkenfels, Johann Evang. Kirnbauer von Erzstätt: Upper Austrian nobility. Panel. In: J. Siebmacher's large and general book of arms . Volume 4. Bauer and Raspe, Nuremberg 1885.
  • Georg Clam Martinic : Castles and palaces in Austria - from Vorarlberg to Burgenland. Verlag A and M, St. Pölten / Vienna / Linz 1991, 506 pages.

Web links

Commons : Puchheim Familie  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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  20. ↑ Entry about Grub on Burgen-Austria
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