Wolfgang von Graben

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Wolfgang von Graben
The brothers Wolfgang, Andree and Wilhelm von Graben and his wife Magdalena von Stubenberg

Wolfgang von Graben , Herr von Graben , Kornberg , Marburg , Radkersburg , Neudenstein , Weinberg , Burggraf auf Saldenhofen ; Slovenian Wolfgang Grabenski , (* 1465 at Kornberg Castle; † December 11, 1521 ibid), was an Austrian nobleman and imperial magistrate and burgrave in the duchies of Styria and Carniola.

biography

Young years

Wolfgang came from the the Meinhardi formers entstamme ends Carniolian noble free Uradelsgeschlecht From digging . His parents were Ulrich III. von Graben and Agnes Närringer. The genealogist Gabriel Bucelin titled Ulrich III. in his work "Germania topo-chrono-stemmato-graphica sacra et prophana" as a baron . But there is no known elevation of Von Grabens to the (free) master class.

Wolfgang had two older brothers in Andree and Wilhelm and a cousin in Virgil von Graben .

Wolfgang was mentioned for the first time in 1470 when he took over the inheritance of Jörg II. Steinwald. This legacy included the Stubenberg fiefdom, which was spread over 30 different estates in the Styrian region.

Wolfgang probably came to Holland for some time around the year 1483 , from which the Graeff / De Graeff family derives its descent. His adopted son Pieter Graeff is the first known bearer of the Graeffschen / Grabenschen (trunk) coat of arms with the silver spade on a red background and the silver bird on a blue background. The Dutch Nieuw Nederlandsch Biographisch Woordenboek is unsure of this ancestry. The De Graeff family still has the Graben coat of arms in theirs. In 1677 Emperor Leopold I granted the Amsterdam regent Andries de Graeff and his son Cornelis the status of Austrian knighthood . It is not known whether Von Graben was married and whether he had legitimate offspring as a result.

Landlord and imperial administrator

In 1489 Wolfgang inherited from his father Kornberg as well as the important rule of Marburg (with the Obermarburg ), the office and the city ​​palace in Marburg an der Drau , which he held until at least 1516. The following year he applied for a one-year fief leave . He was awarded the princely fiefs (from the Fladnitzer inheritance), from the feudal lordship of the Duchy of Styria, from the feudal lordship of the Riegersburg, as well as the goods at Paura, Leuttersdorf and Palsdorf , which were given to his father and his relative Georg Breuner . In the same year Wolfgang von Kaiser Friedrich III. the castle Neudenstein in mortgage possession had.

In 1494, Wolfgang and his two brothers Wilhelm and Andree negotiated with the Roman-German King Maximilian I about the estimated amount of their share in the Glauning forest (municipality of St. Peter am Ottersbach) together with villages, farmers and two ponds, which they placed on the pledge Ownership of the lordship and Saldenhofen Castle (now Vuzenica in Slovenia) completed. In 1498 Wolfgang was an imperial Burggraf ( nurses ) at Schloss Hofen balances, including accessories (probably on the rule balances Hofen) and Burghut called. In 1500 he bought Weinburg Castle from the emperor for a loan . He's the former as to the year 1509 holds, office and castle balances Hofen changed the Administrator.

Wolfgang was first named in 1501 as the [imperial] magistrate of Radkersburg and lord of the castle of Oberradkersburg and Tabor . Further appointments were made a. in 1510. Wolfgang is likely to have held this position until his death in 1521. He also held the office of Windischgrätz , in which his brother Andree succeeded him in 1510.

In 1507 Maximilian I. testified Wolfgang's will in favor of his niece Rosina von Graben von Rain , daughter of his brother Ernst von Graben. In 1510, Wolfgang, who was also an imperial councilor for the time being, was transferred to the Radkersburg office for three years.

Shortly before his death in 1520, he and his brothers Andree and Wilhelm von Graben took possession of the family castle Graben near Novo mesto . Wolfgang von Graben is buried in the family grave in the collegiate church in Rein .

Web link

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Journal of the Historisches Verein für Steiermark, volumes 63-65. P. 138
  2. ^ Adalbert Sikora: The gentlemen from the pit in the journal of the historical association for Styria. 51st year, Graz 1960, p. 92
  3. ↑ Gabriel Bucelin: Germania topo-chrono-stemmato-graphica sacra et prophana, p. 392 (Ulm, 1678)
  4. ^ Adalbert Sikora: The gentlemen from the pit in the journal of the historical association for Styria. 51st year, Graz 1960, p. 73
  5. ^ De Graeff (Pieter Graeff) and Von Graben in the Dutch "DBNL"
  6. ↑ The German Herald: magazine for coat of arms, seal u. Family Studies, Volume 3, News about the de Graeff Family
  7. ↑ The Nieuw Nederlandsch Biographisch Woordenboek reports on the descent of the De Graeff family: Zekere Wolfgang von Graben zou, naar Holland omstreeks 1483, daar gehuwd zijn en een zoon Pieter hebben gehad, the de stamvader van het hollandsch slaughtered zou zillijn here, welks verschlacht zou zillijn here folgen . The De Graeff family in the DBNL
  8. ↑ Pieter C. Vies: Andries de Graeff (1611-1678) 't Gezagh is heerelyk: but vol get. Page 5 ( Memento of the original from March 1, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 2.7 MB) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.triomfdervrede.nl
  9. ↑ Austrian State Archives: AT-OeStA / AVA Adel RAA 151.23 Graeff, Andreas de, Mayor of Amsterdam, conferring the status of Imperial Knight, "Noble Herr von Graeff, Ritter", coat of arms improvement, 1677.07.19 (file (collective file, basic number, lot, dossier , File))
  10. ^ Adalbert Sikora: The gentlemen from the pit in the journal of the historical association for Styria. 51st year, Graz 1960, p. 75
  11. ^ Saso Radovanovic: The city of Marburg in the first half of the 16th century. In: Scientific work from Burgenland . Issue 88, 1992, p. 328, PDF on ZOBODAT
  12. ^ Adalbert Sikora: The gentlemen from the pit in the journal of the historical association for Styria. 51st year, Graz 1960, p. 74
  13. ^ Archives for Austrian History, Volume 2. From the Academy of Sciences in Vienna. Historical Commission, Academy of Sciences, Vienna. P. 502
  14. ^ Archives for Austrian History, Volume 2. From the Academy of Sciences in Vienna. Historical Commission, Academy of Sciences, Vienna. P. 508
  15. ↑ Historisch-topographisches Lexicon von Steyermark, Volume 3. By Carl Schmutz p.253
  16. ^ Adalbert Sikora: The gentlemen from the pit in the journal of the historical association for Styria. 51st year, Graz 1960, p. 74
  17. ↑ Mittheilungen, Issues 12-14. From the Historical Association for Styria
  18. ^ Adalbert Sikora: The gentlemen from the pit in the journal of the historical association for Styria. 51st year, Graz 1960, p. 75
  19. ↑ Die Khevenhüller: History of the sex with special consideration of the XVII. Century. By Bernhard Czerwenka. P. 39
  20. ^ History of the Duchy of Styria, Volume 8. By Albert von Muchar
  21. ↑ Johann Weichard Freiherr von Valvasor : The honor of the Hertzogthums Crain : that is, true, thorough, and quite proper evidence and quality of this Roman-Keyserlichen marvelous hereditary land . Laybach (Ljubljana) 1689.
personal data
SURNAME Graben, Wolfgang von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Nobleman, administrator and military
DATE OF BIRTH 15th century
PLACE OF BIRTH Kornberg Castle, Carinthia, Austria
DATE OF DEATH December 11, 1521
Place of death Kornberg Castle, Carinthia, Austria