Siegmund von Dietrichstein

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Siegmund von Dietrichstein on a painting from 1515

Siegmund von Dietrichstein Imperial Baron of Hollenburg Finkenstein and Thalberg (born March 19, 1484 at Hartneidstein Castle near Wolfsberg (Carinthia) ; † May 19, 1533 in Finkenstein am Faakersee (Carinthia)) was an Austrian nobleman, officer, imperial councilor , heir to the mouth of the man Duchy of Carinthia , governor of the Duchy of Styria and governor of the inner Austrian provinces . Among other things, he was lord of the lordships of Hartberg , Pfannberg , Kammerstein Castle , Ehrnau , Arnfels , St. Paternion , Wachseneck and Aspang . Siegmund was a favorite of Emperor Maximilian I , whom a rumor made his father, but who was his father-in-law. But he also enjoyed the trust of Archduke Ferdinand I.

origin

Siegmund comes from the Austrian nobility of Dietrichstein and was a younger son of Pankraz von Dietrichstein and Barbara Gössl von Thurn.

Life

He came to the court of Emperor Maximilian I at an early age, who promoted him “like a son” in every respect. He made him imperial silver treasurer, gave him the castle and rule of Finkenstein in Carinthia in 1508 and in the same year Lankowitz Castle near Graz for 4,000 guilders, gave him the custody of the Schmierenberg rule near Marburg ( Maribor ) in 1509 and the rule in the same year Hollenburg Castle in Carinthia. In 1513 he transferred the office of Lavamünd and the market to him and, according to Revers, on February 12th, he sold the rule, castle and town of Gmünd in Carinthia for 28,000 guilders. On July 8, 1514, Emperor Maximilian Siegmund von Dietrichstein and all marital heirs were elevated to the baron status of the Holy Roman Empire. On January 25, 1515, the emperor sold him the dominions of Arnfels near Marburg , Aspang-Markt and Feistritz in Lower Austria .

Sigismund proved himself not only as governor of Styria and as governor of Inner Austria , but also as an officer. So in 1514 in the war against the Venetians . In 1515, in Lower Styria , in what is now Slovenia near Gonnowitz, an uprising of windy (Slovenian) peasants began who had come together in the Windischen Bundschuh under the motto za staro pravdo ("for the old law") to after the numerous attacks by Turks and Hungary to protest against the growing Turkish taxes. In the absence of concessions, churches and monasteries were looted and castles were destroyed. The fact that farmers from Carniola and Carinthia also joined the movement resulted in almost 80,000 farmers in the uprising. In order to restore order, Siegmund von Dietrichstein - supported by Georg von Herberstein - gathered troops and pulled the rebels with 850 riders and five regiments of foot soldiers via Pettau (Ptuj) . A surprise attack on the rebels' camp near Rain resulted in them being defeated and driven out in September 1516. As governor of Styria, on June 22, 1517 the brotherhood of St. Christopher founded against drinking and swearing.

After the death of his benefactor, Emperor Maximilian in 1519, Siegmund wanted to withdraw into private life - also because of hostility from various opponents - but was called back to the court by Archduke Ferdinand I. Thus he had the task I as deputy Ferdinand - December 11, 1520 Innsbruck at the ceremony with his bride, Princess Anne of Bohemia and Hungary participate. At the side camp of the bride and groom on May 25, 1521 in Linz , he took part as chief steward of the new archduchess. On October 24, 1523 he returned the rule of Arnfels to Archduke Ferdinand.

Since peasant revolts broke out in Swabia, Franconia and the Rhineland in 1525, revolts also broke out in Styria and Salzburg, as a result of which Prince Archbishop Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg was locked in the Hohensalzburg Fortress . Dietrichstein, who was famous for his successful approach in the peasant uprisings in Styria, tried to advance with 5000 men via Schladming and Radstadt in order to occupy the Hohenwerfen Fortress . However, this failed because of a mutiny by his troops who had not received any pay. With difficulty he managed to occupy Schladming. A little later, however, he was attacked early in the morning in Schladming by the rebellious farmers of the Salzburg Confederation under the leadership of Michael Gruber von Bramberg on July 3, 1525, captured and taken to Werfen . He narrowly escaped execution thanks to his mercenaries, but was soon released because of his efforts to restore peace. Therefore, a contract was signed on August 31, 1525 in the field camp in front of Salzburg, through which the peasant leader Gruber laid down his arms.

In the same year he inherited the pledge of Mödling in Lower Austria and the Talberg near Graz through his wife . On March 25, 1528 Siegmund bought the Styrian rule Kammerstein from King Ferdinand I for 20,000 guilders and on the same day the rule Pfannberg with the Semriach market for 14,258 guilders. On January 8, 1530, he exchanged the city and Hartberg Castle near Graz from the king for the rule of Eberau ( Güssing , Burgenland , Monyorókerék) and 8,000 guilders, and in 1530 bought the Schweighoferamt from Vorau Abbey .

Tomb in the Trinity Chapel of the Villach parish church Sankt Jakob

He died on May 19, 1533 at Finkenstein Castle and was buried in Villach in the St. Jakobskirche , although according to the will of Emperor Maximilian I of 1519 he was to be buried in the castle in Wiener Neustadt at the feet of the emperor.

Family and offspring

He married Barbara von Rottal Freiin zu Talberg , an illegitimate daughter of Emperor Maximilian , on July 22, 1515 in Vienna . Their special status is underlined by the feast on the occasion of the wedding ceremony, at which 300 dishes were supposedly served and at which Emperor Maximilian, King Sigismund I the Old of Poland , King Ladislaus II of Hungary , the Hungarian Crown Prince Ludwig, his sister Anna, the dukes Heinrich von Braunschweig , Wilhelm IV. and Ludwig X. of Bavaria, Albrecht VII. von Mecklenburg , as well as Casimir Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach , the prince-archbishop of Salzburg, Leonhard von Keutschach , and the bishop of Regensburg, Johann III. von der Pfalz , and numerous other magnates participated.

Siegmund had two sons from his marriage:

The brothers divided the Hollenburg tribe into two branches, the Austrian, which was elevated to the rank of imperial count in 1651 and the rank of imperial prince in 1684 and which went out in 1861 with Johann Duclas in the male line, and the Nikolsburg or princely branch.

Commemorative coin

On the occasion of his marriage to Barbara von Rottal in 1515, half a thaler with his name was minted, where Siegmund - in armor - and his wife can be seen in the bust.

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SURNAME Dietrichstein, Siegmund von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hollenburg Finkenstein and Thalberg, Siegmund von Dietrichstein imperial baron to
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian officer and henchman of Emperor Maximilian I.
DATE OF BIRTH March 19, 1484
PLACE OF BIRTH Hartneidstein Castle near Wolfsberg (Carinthia)
DATE OF DEATH May 19, 1533
Place of death Finkenstein am Faakersee