Weißpriach (noble family)

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Family coat of arms of those of Weißpriach

Weißpriach (also Weißbriach ) is the name of Salzburg noble family that the Austrian nobility counts appear in documents in 1327, and u. a. rose to the rank of count until it died out in the male line .

history

Origin and headquarters

The noble family von Weißpriach appears for the first time in 1327 with Ulrich von Weißpriach , with whom the line of tribe begins. It was named after the family seat of the same name, which was located in the present-day community of Weißpriach in the valley of the Weißpriachbach in Lungau in the Austrian state of Salzburg. For centuries the castle was an important fortress. As such, it served in the 13th century as the court camp of the Archbishop of Salzburg Friedrich II von Walchen . Nothing was left of Weißpriach Castle. Today there is a small church on the mountain slope. In terms of class, the family was one of the ministerials of the Archdiocese of Salzburg . Ulrich's wife was Katharina von Eberstein, a daughter of Heinrich von Eberstein. She came from a respected noble family who lived in Carinthia at Eberstein Castle , which stood on a steep rock above the Görtschitztal in northeast Carinthia in the area of ​​the municipality of Eberstein or still stands there in a structurally greatly modified form. The von Eberstein were also ministerials to the Archbishop of Salzburg, which meant that the marriage remained within the Salzburg domain.

The descendants of Ulrich von Weißpriach

Ulrich von Weißpriach left three children behind: Heinrich, Katharina and Anna. Heinrich was mentioned in a document in 1358 and continued the family with his wife of unknown origin. Katharina was married to Johann von Thurn (cl. 1354). This comes from the Milanese dynasty of the Della Torre / Torriani , more precisely from the line of Paganus della Torre († 1241), Podestà of Milan and "Capitano e difensore della plebe" (captain and defender of the people). Through this marriage she became the ancestor of the later imperial counts of Thurn-Valsassina , barons of the cross. The line branched out into different branches to Bleiburg, Plankenstein, Radmansdorf etc., whereby the "Bleiburger" branch is still in bloom today. As the last child of Ulrich von Weißpriach, Anna was married to Friedrich von Bergheim for the first time and to Johann von Feldsberg for the second time.

Ulrich's grandson, Adam von Weißpriach, and his descendants

At the end of the 14th century, the sons of Ulrich's grandson, Adam von Weißpriach (cl. 1386), who was married to Agnes von Lueg, a daughter of Konrad von Lueg, Burgrave of Lienz , and Elisabeth von Einfels, donated three branches to the Children Ulrich, Nikolaus and Burkhard.

Ulrich (the younger) von Weißpriach (named around 1390) donated the older branch and left no male offspring from his marriage to Diemut von Gradenegg (cl. 1390), whereby this branch already died out with himself. His daughters were Magdalena and Diemut. Magdalena von Weißpriach (around 1402, † 1452, buried in Brixen ) married Viktor Trautson on Matrei, Raspenbühel and Reifeneck. As a result, she became one of the ancestors of the Trautson family, which was elevated to the rank of imperial count in 1599 and the rank of prince in 1711. Diemut von Weißpriach (gen. 1411) married Reimprecht Jörger on St. Georgen.

Nikolaus von Weisspriach, "the elder" († 1398), donated the middle branch. He was the chief bailiff of the Duke of Austria and was married to Siguna von Fraunberg Countess of Haag , a daughter of Count Christian. This branch went out with his great-grandson, Christoph von Weißpriach, on Hardegg, Landsberg and Weitenstein, Vizedom zu Leibnitz, who died in 1515 and was buried in the parish church of Cilli . From his marriage to Elisabeth von Lichtenstein-Karneid, a daughter of Johann and Magdalena von Schlandersberg, there are two daughters, Eva and Anna Katharina. Eva von Weißpriach married Siegmund von Gaisruck auf Puchenstein, knight, cl. 1535. Anna Katharina married first Johann Rochitzer, second Achaz Schrott on Ober-Kindberg, Donnersbach and Streitwiesen († 1550).

Burkhard von Weißpriach “the elder” donated the younger branch, documented 1390-1405 and was married to Margaretha von Wildeck, a daughter of Johann von Wildeck. The most famous representatives of his house come from him, Burkhard "the younger" and Johann. Burkhard von Weißpriach became cardinal and prince- archbishop of Salzburg (his great-grandson). Johann von Weißpriach Count von Forchtenstein Freiherr zu Gobelsdorf died in 1571 as the last of his house.

Temporary possession

Forchtenstein Castle : medieval rulership center in the north of Burgenland.

The dominions Weißpriach, Hardegg , Deutschlandsberg , Weitenstein, Hernstein , Burg Schwarzenbach ( Hungarian : Feketevár ), Burg Hochosterwitz , Forchtenstein , Schloss Kobersdorf , Guntersdorf , Karlstein an der Thaya , Neudorf, Schöngrabern , Toppel, Wullersdorf , and as pawns the dominions Eisenstadt and Güns were temporarily owned by the Weißpriacher.

Significant members

  • Johann Sigmund von Weißpriach on Herrnstein and Schwarzenbach (?; † 1479): castle captain of Forchtenstein, imperial councilor and chief steward; buried in the parish church of Katzelsdorf near Wiener Neustadt ; ∞ Barbara von Schweinpeck, a daughter of Georg Schweinpeck auf Haus and Dorothea von Egkh; one of his sons was:
    • Ulrich von Weißpriach (* before 1437; † 1503): Oberst-Erblandhofmeister in Tirol, Governor in Carinthia ; one of his sons was:
      • Johann von Weißpriach Count von Forchtenstein Freiherr zu Gobelsdorf , on Guntersdorf, Herrnstein, Karlstein an der Thaya, Neudorf, Schöngrabern, Toppel u. Wullersdorf, lien holder of the lordship of Eisenstadt and Güns, gentry committee in Austria under the Enns ; he died in 1571 as the last of his family.

coat of arms

Family coat of arms

Blazon of the main coat of arms according to Siebmacher : In silver three black right tips, the crowned helmet with black and silver cover carries seven separately inserted, alternating silver and black cock feathers.

Honored coats of arms

Blazon 1: Split, the family coat of arms on the right, black on the left without picture.

Blazon 2: square, 1 and 4 family arms, 2nd and 3rd black without picture.

Blazon 3: square, 1 and 4. like 2, 2. and 3. In silver a gold crowned and armored black eagle with a golden crescent moon over the chest and wings (Forchtenstein); two crowned helmets with black and silver covers, the right helmet wears two plumes, each consisting of a silver ostrich feather between two black ones, the left helmet wears the eagle.

Coat of arms history

The coat of arms of the extinct lords of Weisspriach was awarded with a diploma on January 10th, 1572 by Emperor Maximilian I of the Khevenhüller family after the elevation to the baron status in 1566.

literature

  • Johann Siebmacher's large coat of arms book Volume 26: The coats of arms of the nobility in Lower Austria Part 2, S - Z, reprint edition of the arrangement by Johann Baptist Witting (Nuremberg 1918), Verlag Bauer und Raspe, owner Gerhard Geßner, Neustadt an der Aisch, 1983 P. 282 f.
  • Johann Christian von Hellbach: Adels-Lexikon . Volume 2, pp. 705/706.
  • JS Ed and JG Gruber: General Encyclopedia of Sciences and Arts in alphabetical order .
  • Franz Karl Wissgrill: scene of the rural Lower Austrian nobility . Volume 5, p. 101.

Web links

Commons : Weisspriach  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ J. Siebmacher's large book of arms, Volume 26; The coats of arms of the nobility in Lower Austria Part 2, S - Z, reprint edition of the arrangement by Johann Baptist Witting (Nuremberg 1918), Verlag Bauer und Raspe, owner Gerhard Geßner, Neustadt an der Aisch, 1983, p. 282 f.
  2. ↑ Siebmacher's Wappenbuch Nö, Volume 2, p. 337
  3. ↑ Siebmacher op. Cit. P. 347
  4. ^ Entry about Schwarzenbach Castle in Burgen-Austria , accessed on February 24, 2010
  5. ↑ J. Siebmacher's large book of arms op cit. P. 530
  6. ^ Franz Karl Wissgrill: Scene of the rural Lower Austrian nobility 5th volume, p. 101 ( online )