Austrian Knights - Virgil Von Graben, Der Von K Renberg, Andreas Von Graben, Eduard Fischer, Seifried Helbling (Paperback)

Chapters: Virgil Von Graben, Der Von K renberg, Andreas Von Graben, Eduard Fischer, Seifried Helbling. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 20. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Virgil von Graben (15th century 1507) was an Austrian noble and knight, who was stadtholder of Lienz and East Tyrol and captain and stadtholder of G rz. He also ruled four Viscountships (Burggrafschaften) in the County of Tyrol, the Duchy of Carinthia and in the Archbishopric of Salzburg. Virgil von Graben was a descendent of the Von Graben von Stein family, who sprang out from the Meinhardiner dynasty, who ruled the County of G rz, County of Tyrol and the Duchy of Carinthia. His father Andreas von Graben was his preceder as Viscount of Sommeregg, the refuge of the Von Graben family. Von Graben was Lord, Viscount (Von Graben was a sort of stadtholder) and "Pfandherr" of Lienz, Lengberg and Heinfels and Viscount of Sommeregg. At Lengberg in East-Tyrol, Von Graben was a Viscount in the name of the Archbishops of Salzburg. He rebuillt the old castle "Veste Lengenberch" into a new representative palais. After the year 1487, Virgil rebuilt the castle of Sommmeregg, because it was destroyed by an attack by Matthias Corvinus. In the name of Maximilian I he ruled as stadholder and captain the lands of Lienz, East Tyrol and between 1490 and 1507 the county of G rz. In 1500 he succeeded Leonhard of Gorizia as stadtholder of Lienz und Osttirol. Virgil residence at castle Bruck and at castle Heinfels. Virgil von Grabens daughter Rosina was married to Freiherr Haymeran von Rain zu Sommeregg. His son Lukas von Graben zum Stein became the Lord of Stein (Dellach im Drautal). He has also four children from a morganatic marriage with a wife called Agnes. ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=2444241