Vincent Muschinger

Vinzenz Muschinger, copper engraving from 1611

Vinzenz Muschinger (* 16th century; † 1628) was an Austrian nobleman, imperial councilor, court chamber secretary, Münzwardein and owner of the dominions Drosendorf , Gumpendorf , Gars , Horn , Raan and Rosenburg .

Life

Muschinger was probably born in Vienna in the second half of the 16th century as the son of Sylvester Muschinger. He comes from a Styrian family that rose to the service of the Habsburgs in the 16th century , after having made a name for themselves during the first Turkish siege of Vienna in 1529. His great-grandfather Sigmund Muschinger acquired the Viennese suburb of Gumpendorf in 1540 .

Vinzenz Muschinger was imperial councilor and court chamber secretary under Rudolf II , Matthias and Ferdinand II . In 1607 he was raised to the Lower Austrian knighthood, in 1622 to baron . A portrait copperplate printed in Prague in 1611 describes him as the imperial and royal court chamber councilor and councilor of Archduke Maximilians III. As an imperial mint , it was commissioned by Emperor Ferdinand II, together with the president of the court chamber, Anton Wolfradt , to counter the value of coins that occurred during the tipper and wipper era .

Possessions

In addition to the inherited rule of Gumpendorf, Muschinger was able to acquire a number of other properties in the Waldviertel . As early as 1614, he bought the Rosenburg palace and rule from Cardinal Franz von Dietrichstein . Under his ownership, the Rosenburg experienced a significant expansion. Among other things, the tournament yard, which still exists today, was built. In 1620 the Rosenburg was stormed by evangelical troops of the Horner Bund . A memorial column in the palace garden commemorates "300 men, women and children" who are said to have perished in the process. Due to this historically not verifiable event, the folk ballad "There is a castle in Austria" has since been associated with the Rosenburg. After the Lords of Puchheim, who adhered to the Reformation, had been deprived of the Lords of Horn and Raan in 1622, these too came to Muschinger. The rule of Gars came into his possession as an inheritance from his wife. In 1624 he acquired the rule of Drosendorf. After his death in 1628, these lords were inherited from his two daughters to their sons-in-law. Peter Ernst Graf Mollard received the dominions of Gumpendorf and Rosenburg, another son-in-law, Ferdinand Sigismund Kurtz von Senftenau , received the dominions of Horn, Drosendorf, Gars and Raan.

Others

In 1615, Muschinger had a burial place built for his family in the cloister of the Vienna Schottenstift , in which he is also buried. Two medals were struck on him while he was still alive . Vinzenz-Muschinger-Gasse in Horn is named after him.

literature

• Josef Bergmann: Two medals for Baron Vinzenz von Muschinger, Lord von Gumpendorf and Rosenburg in Austria . In: Advertisement Sheet for Science and Art No. 84 . Supplement to the year books of literature , vol. 83, Vienna 1838, pp. 17–22. GoogleBooks
• Marianne Hubalek: The street names of Horn . Horn (Museumsverein in Horn) 2012, p. 201. ISBN 978-3-902168-01-6
• Johann David Köhler : A very rare medal from the imperial council, Vincentz Muschinger . In: The weekly historical coin amusement 44th piece, November 2, 1735 . Göttingen 1735, pp. 345-352.
• Isidor Löwenstern: Patriotic medals. A. Famous men. III. Vincenz Muschinger . In: Österreichische Zeitschrift für Geschichts- und Staatskunde , Vol. 1 (1835), pp. 279–280.
• Joseph von Hormayr : The Rosenburg . In: Taschenbuch für die vaterländische Geschichte , Vol. 2 (1831), pp. 191-205.
• Günther Probszt : Austrian coin and money history. From the beginning until 1918 . Vol. 2, Vienna, Leipzig (Böhlau), p. 428. ISBN 3-205-98181-2
• Gustav Reingrabner : "When there was a dispute about religion ..." Reformation and Catholic renewal in the Waldviertel 1500-1660. Exhibition in the Höbarthmuseum of the city of Horn , Horn 2000.
• Anna Marie Sigmund: There is a castle in Austria - on the construction and ownership history of the Rosenburg . In: Nobility in Transition. Politics, culture, denomination 1500-1700, catalog of the Lower Austrian regional exhibition Rosenburg 1990 , Vienna 1990, pp. 585–602. ISBN 3854600194

Web links

• Short biography University of Vienna