Rappach (noble family)

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Coat of arms of the von Rappach (noble family), Lower Austrian rural nobility
Brunn Palace (on the Schneebergbahn), once owned by the Lords of Rappach (between the 16th and 17th centuries)
Achau Castle in Achau (Lower Austria), once owned by the Lords of Rappach
Allentsteig Castle , once owned by the Lords of Rappach
Hartenstein Castle (Lower Austria) , once owned by the von Rappach family
Ebenfurth Castle , once owned by Hans von Rappach
Castle ruin Klamm , once owned by the Rappachers

Rappach is the name of an old noble family from Styria , which also belongs to the rural nobility in Lower Austria or to the Apostle families of Austria .

history

Origin and possessions

The von Rappach family had their tribal vestry of the same name near Rottenmann in the Liezen district . The family then focuses on Lower Austria. The possession of those von Rappach included u. a. the lords of Achau , Allentsteig , Brunn , Ebenfurth and Loschberg as well as Hartenstein , Klamm and Lichtenfels (Liechtenfels) .

As one of the most respected families of that time, it appears with Heinrich II. (Around 1360), court master of Duke Rudolf IV. In 1374 the Clamm Castle came into his possession, later in 1380 the Pütten dominion (today: Pitten in the district Neunkirchen ). Heinrich II died (presumably) in 1386 and was buried with the Minorites in Vienna . His son Christof I was also buried with the Minorites in Vienna , as was his son Christof II († 1422), and buried with his ancestors. Christof II. Had a successor with Johann I , who was enfeoffed (like his sons) with the Veste Clamm and possessions in Styria and Carinthia . Johann I had grandchildren with Johann II and Christof III. During Christof III in 1476 by Emperor Friedrich III. was enfeoffed with the father's possessions in Ennsthale († 1485), Johann II (also: Hans von Rappach ) received Ebenfurt ( Ebenfurth ) († April 11, 1513) on the so-called George Day in 1511 from Counts Johann and Ulrich von Hardegg from the Hardegg family (noble family) as Lower Austrian rule. Before that, Johann II had two sons, Johann Christof and Christof IV. The latter son, Christof IV, was lord of the Lower Austrian rule Brunn am Steinfeld , imperial court chamber councilor and chief chambergrave of the Lower Hungarian cities. In addition, he was married twice and fathered seven sons. Of these sons, however, only Christof V continued his father's name as Herr von Allentsteig and Breitenaich . Christof V had a grandson, Karl Ernst, Count von Rappach , treasurer and field marshal, who in 1705 received the office of hereditary master master in Austria above and below the Enns and was married in his second marriage to Maria Susanne von Gersdorf from the family Gersdorff (noble family) . They fathered Karl Adolf . Karl Adolf von Rappach became Imperial Chamberlain and his first marriage was Louise Antonia , Countess Lamberg from the Lamberg family (noble family) . The couple in turn fathered Karl Ferdinand Josef († February 21, 1786). With him, the von Rappach family died out in the male line. Karl Ferdinand Josef first moved to Silesia and bought the Bartsch , Falkenberg and Wederan estates there , but only sold them again. Afterwards he bought property again in Lower Austria with the rule of Hainstetten , lived there with his wife Maria Franziska, Countess Lamberg , but remained childless.

The manors and castles of Achau, Allentsteig, Brunn, Ebenfurth and Loschberg

The Achau lordship with Achau Castle was divided into two halves in the 15th century. Fiefdoms were initially the Counts of Schaunberg , Hans von Ebersdorf , the Viennese patrician Simon Pöttl and the Rappachers. The mercenary leader Georg von Vöttau conquered the castle in 1462, but immediately afterwards his "Hungarian brothers" devastated it. After the Hungarian King Matthias Corvinus conquered the castle with his army in 1484 and withdrew, so that half of it belonged to Rappach and half to the Khienberger until several changes of ownership followed.

The Allentsteig lordship with Allentsteig Castle was once owned by the Barons von Rappach after Hans Friedrich von Sonderndorf lost his property through confiscation in 1629 . The Rappach family owned the castle and dominion until 1694, when Count Ernst August von Falkenhayn acquired them through marriage.

The rulership of Brunn with Brunn Castle (on Schneebergstrasse), in the Brunn district of the Schneebergbahn in the market town of Bad Fischau-Brunn at Schlossplatz 1, also belonged to the Rappach family. The Dürr family owned the estate in the 16th century until the Lords of Rappach received it. They handed them over to the noble Harrach family .

The rule of Ebenfurth with Ebenfurth Castle was owned by Hans von Rappach. Previously it was with Heinrich Prueschenk Graf von Hardegg in 1495. After the Rappachers it came to the Lords of Stamp .

The Loschberg estate with Loschberg Castle is located in the village of Loschberg in the market town of Waldhausen (Lower Austria) in the Zwettl district . It was once owned by the von Rappach family in the 15th century. After several changes of ownership it came to the von Bartenstein family (Austrian noble family) .

The dominions and castles of Hartenstein, Klamm and Lichtenfels (Liechtenfels)

The rule of Hartenstein with Hartenstein Castle was owned by the Lords of Maissau from 1380 to 1411 and in 1416 came into the possession of Christoph von Rappach. From 1430 it belonged to Hans and Leopold Neidegg . They were the owners of Burgschleinitz, Ranna and Albrechtsberg.

The rule of Klamm with Klamm Castle, a hilltop castle , today the Klamm castle ruins , was pledged by the dukes Albrecht , Friedrich , Leopold and Otto to Heinrich von Rappach, the son of a Swabian nobleman. It remained as a rulership until the beginning of the 15th century in the possession of his descendants, whereby the sovereign redeemed it again and appointed carers.

The rule of Lichtenfels with Lichtenfels Castle (also Liechtenfels) came from Georg von Dachsberg (1415) to Jörg von Rappach (1423). Cistercian monks of Zwettl Abbey brought their church treasures to Lichtenfels in 1427/28, as did the library and the archive, because the Hussites set fire to the area. These burned the pen down. The castle was spared from attacks.

Name bearer in the male line

  • Heinrich II (*; † (possibly) 1356), burial at Minoritenkirche (Vienna)
    • Christof I. (*?, †?), Son of Heinrich II., Buried with Minorites in Vienna
      • Christof II. (*?, † 1422), son of Christof I, buried with ancestors
    • Johann I (*?, †?), Enfeoffed (as well as his sons) with the Veste Clamm and possessions in Styria and Carinthia
      • Christof III. (*?, † 1485), grandson of Johann I, from Emperor Friedrich III in 1476. enfeoffed with the father's possessions in the Ennsthale
      • Johann II. (*?, † April 11, 1513), grandson of Johann I, ruler of Ebenfurt, from 1511 by Count Johann and Ulrich von Hardegg
        • Johann Christof (*?, †?), Son of Johann II.
        • Christof IV. (*?, †?), Son of Johann II, lord of the Lower Austrian rule Brunn am Steinfeld, imperial court chamber councilor and chief chambergrave of the Lower Hungarian cities; married twice and father of seven sons
          • Christof V. (*?, †?), One of six sons of Christof IV., Lord of Allentsteig and Breitenaich
          • Karl Ernst (*?, †?), Count von Rappach, treasurer and field marshal, grandson of Christof V., received the hereditary master's office in Austria above and below the Enns in 1705, married in second marriage to Maria Susanne von Gersdorff (noble family)
            • Karl Adolf (*?, †?), Son of Karl Ernst Graf von Rappach and Maria Susanne, born. from Gersdorf; kk chamberlain, first married to Louise Antonia, Countess Lamberg
              • Karl Ferdinand Josef (*?, † on February 21, 1786), owner in Silesia (Bartsch, Falkenberg, Wederan) and the rule of Hainstetten in Lower Austria, married to Mrs. Maria Franziska, Countess Lamberg, childless and thus the last of the von Rappach family

Ennoblement and dynastic marriages

The von Rappach family was first raised to the status of a baron . Later they were ennobled with the nobility of a count .

The Rappachers made an alliance with other related and related noble families through dynastic marriages and the like. a. with the Lamberg, Steinpeiss , Gersdorff.

coat of arms

Blazon : in silver a red diagonal right bar; Gem: a silver flight covered with red sloping bars; Helmet covers: red-silver.

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 205.
  • 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, 371–372.
  • Georg Clam Martinic : Castles and palaces in Austria - from Vorarlberg to Burgenland . Verlag A and M, St. Pölten / Vienna / Linz 1991, 506 pages.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c A-R, Text - GDZ. Retrieved March 22, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b Achau. In: burgen-austria.com. Retrieved February 18, 2019 .
  3. ↑ a b Allentsteig. In: burgen-austria.com. Retrieved February 18, 2019 .
  4. ↑ a b Brunn (at the Schneebergbahn). In: burgen-austria.com. Retrieved February 18, 2019 .
  5. ↑ a b Ebenfurth. In: burgen-austria.com. Retrieved August 8, 2020 .
  6. ↑ a b page - 154 - in castles and palaces in Austria. Retrieved February 18, 2019 .
  7. ↑ a b Hartenstein. In: burgen-austria.com. Retrieved February 18, 2019 .
  8. ↑ a b Klamm. In: burgen-austria.com. Retrieved February 18, 2019 .
  9. ↑ a b Lichtenfels. In: burgen-austria.com. Retrieved February 18, 2019 .
  10. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j A-R, Text - GDZ. Retrieved February 18, 2019 .