The House of Eggenberg was the name of an influential Austrian noble family from

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, who achieved princely rank in the 17th century. The family's last male heir died in 1717, bringing an end to the House of Eggenberg.

History

The origin of the Austrian noble house of Eggenberg is shrouded in darkness. The

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with its struggles between the Catholic court of the Habsburgs and the Protestant nobility belongs to those moving times in which the destiny of some families changed abruptly. While old, Protestant-minded nobles lost power and their native lands, families loyal to the emperor were raised to new nobility and garnered great wealth. A good example of this is the meteoric rise of the Eggenberg family. They had become rich vintners in Radkersburg, and then expanded their operations to be financiers to the nobility and local lords loyal to the emperor.

Ascendancy of a merchant family

Ulrich Eggenberger († 1448) is the first documented member of the family, who is mentioned in his function as a Graz municipal judge for the first time in 1432. Two sons of Ulrich, Hans and Balthasar, then divided the family into two lines. Hans founded the Radkersburg (later Ehrenhausen) line and Balthasar was the patriarch of the main Graz line, which then also developed a branch in

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. Upon the death of his father, Ulrich, Balthasar Eggenberger († 1493) inherited a stately property and successfully continued the commercial business and coin-minting operations. Under Balthasar, the business connections to the

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imperial court also developed. Emperor Frederick III, for the most part residing in Graz, appointed Balthasar the mint master of

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in the

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, Laibach (today

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) in the

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and Sankt Veit an der Glan in the

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. This narrow connection with the imperial house and Balthasar's distinctive economic talent led naturally to a substantial increase of the Eggenberger wealth and fortunes. The 15th century was marked by warmongering discussions and threats by Hungarian and

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aspirations. In this time of political instability Balthasar, in the way of a true businessman, plied both sides against the middle. Thus, he was also made director of the royal finance chamber of Hungarian king

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, archrival of

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. It is believed that this connection with the Hungarian king led to the noble appearance of the family coat of arms (three crowned

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s bearing a crown in their beaks) for the still middle-class family of merchants. Corvinus is Latin for raven and Corvinus' own coat of arms is a single raven bearing a ring in its beak. In 1463, through his accumulated wealth and influence, Balthasar Eggenberger acquired the property to the west of Graz which he developed into the family seat and forms the area on which Eggenberg Palace sits today. In 1470, the Gothic chapel dedicated to the

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, constructed under Balthasar, was acknowledged in a

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and still today forms the center of the

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palace arrangement constructed under the great-grandson of Balthasar,

Hans Ulrich von Eggenberg Prince Hans Ulrich von Eggenberg (156818 October 1634) was an Austrian statesman, a son of Seyfried von Eggenberg, Lord of Erbersdorf (1526–1594), and great-grandson of Balthasar Eggenberger (died 1493). He was a prominent member of the House o ...

. Descendants include the families of Eggenberger, Eggenberg, and Eggenhof in whose coats-of-arms one sees the eponymous corvines of the Corvinus dynasty.

The Augsburg branch

A son of Balthasar's from his first marriage to Radegunde Seidennater († before 1480), Christoph Eggenberger († 1520), moved to Augsburg with his youngest sister, Radegund († after 1508) where business opportunities appeared more favorable and competition with children of Balthasar's second marriage to Barbara von Pain († 1518), who developed the main lineage in Graz, wouldn't be a factor. The Augsburg line died out in the 17th century.

The Ehrenhausen lineage

The House of Eggenberg remained one of the most significant patrician families of Styria till 17th century. Hans Eggenberger († 1481) a brother of Balthasar who remained in Radkersburg was the father of the Ehrenhausen line. His son,

Ruprecht von Eggenberg Ruprecht Freiherr von Eggenberg (1546 – 7 February 1611, Graz, Styria) was a nobleman from the Holy Roman Empire, landowner and Colonel-general from the Duchy of Styria in Inner Austria, then part of the Holy Roman Empire. Early life and a ...

(† 1611), was not only a successful businessman but also an accomplished soldier. His military accomplishments in the fight against invasions by armies of the

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, among others, led to the elevation of the whole family into the

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Estate providing the second, essential foundation-stone for the rise of others in the family. Ruprecht left his inheritance to his nephew

Wolff von Eggenberg Wolfgang ''Wolff'' von Eggenberg (born 1580 - died 1615) was an Austrian nobleman, landowner, military officer and ''Freiherr'' of the House of Eggenberg. Biography Wolfgang was born as the eldest child of Bartholomäus von Eggenberg-Ehrenhausen ...

, another one of the rare Eggenbergs who opted for a military career, which cost him his right leg in battle with the

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.Heydendorff, W. E. "Die Fürsten und Freiherren zu Eggenberg und ihre Vorfahren". Graz: Verlag Styria, 1965. p.47. The next generation saw the end of the male heirs to the Ehrenhausen line with the death of Franz Andrae to Sitzenberg in 1646.

The zenith of the main lineage in the 17th century

It was the younger cousin of Ruprecht,

, from the main Graz line who brought the family to their ultimate prominence. Graz was the seat of power for the

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s of

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from 1564 to 1619. It was during this period that Hans Ulrich, having received a very good Protestant education at the

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, converted to Catholicism in order to serve his lord, Archduke Ferdinand. In 1619, at the onset of The Thirty Years War, Archduke Ferdinand was elected

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and, owing to his own faith and the strong influence of his devoted mother, Archduchess Maria Anna of Bavaria he prosecuted the Counter-Reformation in the

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and the

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which led to the

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between Protestant and Catholic Princes in the Empire as well as the

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and the

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. Under the influence of

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and his anti-Habsburg policy, the Catholic French supported the Protestant, German Princes against the Emperor. Hans Ulrich helped steer Ferdinand II's policy. Hans Ulrich was awarded the

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(an honor rare outside of the Habsburg Royal Family), appointed Governor of

as well as First Minister of the Emperor, Duke of Krumlov and President of the

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. He was, with Richelieu, one of the most important and powerful statesmen and diplomats of 17th century in Europe. Due to both his service to the Emperor and his cunning business prowess, Eggenberg amassed a large fortune and, in addition to the family seat in Graz, extensive territorial holdings throughout the southern regions of the

from

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. It was in 1625, as he was appointed to Governor of Inner Austria, while Ferdinand busied himself with the duties of imperial office in Vienna, that Hans Ulrich had the medieval family seat transformed into a lavish palace of the late Renaissance and early Baroque. Today, this palace,

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stands as a museum and

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World Cultural Heritage Site owned by the State of

in Austria and managed by the

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. The only son of Hans Ulrich, Johann Anton I von Eggenberg, Holy Roman Prince (1610–1649) enjoyed his education at, among others, the Jesuit University in Graz. In the end, after an extensive gentleman's tour of the whole of Europe he returned to Graz in 1632. At this time he exerted his efforts in a broad renovation of Schloss Eggenberg. Nevertheless, his preferential residences were the Palais Eggenberg on the Sackstrasse in the

Old Town (now Palais Herberstein and home of the Joanneum's Museum im Palais) and the residence in

. He also entered into the service of the imperial court and proved himself under

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. An important goal for Johann Anton I was the acquisition of the

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, which had amazingly eluded his father, Hans Ulrich. However, in 1647, the emperor granted him the possibility to buy the princely shire of

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with the town

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as well as a few other localities. With these acquisitions the Eggenbergs were prosperous not only in

but also within the

. Thus, the Eggenbergs now had the right to a seat in the Imperial Diet.

Decline of a dynasty

After the unexpected death of Johann Anton I and on account of the absence of a valid last will, division of the Eggenberg holdings led to conflict among his two sons, Johann Christian and Johann Seyfried. They agreed on an equivalent division of the inheritance. Johann Christian received the Bohemian possessions and Johann Seyfried decided on the Inner Austrian possessions. The most serious disagreement arose over the fate of Gradisca, because, the seat in the Imperial Diet was tied to this possession. The quarrel would last until 1672, when they could finally agree on a new contract of inheritance. The division of properties remained as it was with Johann Seyfried receiving a larger capital. Johann Christian meanwhile would administer Gradisca, however, he would do so in the name of both brothers.Kaiser, B. ''Schloss Eggenberg''. Graz: Christian Brandstätter Verlag, 2006. (available in German or English editions through the

Johann Seyfried focused his primary attention on the splendid arrangement of the Inner Austrian possessions awarded to him, above all, the completion of the accouterments of the Graz residence. Under his regency

received its first magnificent accouterments and the first garden was established. Most probably Johann Seyfried's most important task was to provide his residence as host for the imperial bride of

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in 1673. During the course of the only imperial wedding to be held in Graz, future Empress, Archduchess Claudia Felicitas of

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resided in the new family residence of the Eggenbergs. Johann Seyfried spared no expense for either his princely patronage or the imperial visit. While his brother, Johann Christian, knew how to increase his wealth with the typical Eggenberg cunning, Johann Seyfried did not seem to have inherited the economic talent of his family. Within a few decades he brought himself to almost complete ruin. Only by the sales of most of his various possessions and by the narrow connections with the imperial house was he able to escape his misfortune time and again. After the death of Johann Christian, Johann Seyfried received the income from the

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n possessions as the sole heir of the House of Eggenberg at which time his financial position was again comfortable. After the death Johann Seyfried in 1713 the continuance of the House of Eggenberg was thought to still be secured through male descendants. However, in 1716 his ailing son, Johann Anton II died at the age of 47. Only one year later his only son, the last Prince of Eggenberg, Johann Christian II, died at the age of 13 due to a severe case of

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. Johann Seyfried's brother, Johann Christian in Krumau, left no heirs upon his death in 1710 and in his will stipulated that the profitable Bohemian possessions pass to the nephew of his widow, Adam II Franz Karl a Prince of Schwarzenberg. Thus with the death of Johann Christian II in 1717, the House of Eggenberg's male heritage came to an end. Subsequently, the decay of the vast Eggenberg possessions began. One of the two sisters of Johann Christian II, Maria Eleonore, Imperial Princess to Eggenberg, married her third husband, Johann Leopold Count Herberstein. Her spouse was named her sole heir upon her death without issue in 1774. The Styrian possessions, which included

, thereby passed to a branch of the Herberstein family. Other possessions were sold to pay off debt and Gradisca, which could not be passed to a female heir, was taken out of Eggenberg possession. Thus by 1774 the arguably most famous noble dynasty of

had become extinct.

Coat of arms

Blazon: In the middle of a silver field a golden helmet-crown, trefoil shaped, accompanied by three golden-crowned, black-highlighted, red-tongued ravens, in the posture of a normal heraldic eagle each with head to crown. On the crowned helmet with black-silver coverings a golden-crowned, black-highlighted and red-tongued raven, flying up, already in the posture of a spread-eagle. It is thought that the coat of arms, which is found already on the tombstone of Balthasar Eggenberger, was granted sometime after 1479 through his relationship with

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, King of Hungary. What is unusual is the prominent use of this coat of arms on the grave of a middle-class merchant citizen whose family would not achieve noble status until the next generation.

Notable family members

#Christoph von Eggenberg to Ehrenhausen († 1553) #Helena von Eggenberg to Ehrenhausen († vor 1568), born von Fieger, wife of 1st #Hans Christoph von Eggenberg to Ehrenhausen († 1581), son of 1st #Maria von Eggenberg to Ehrenhausen, born Galler, wife of 3rd #Bartholomaeus von Eggenberg to Ehrenhausen († 1583), son of 1st #Justina von Eggenberg, born von Breuner, wife of 5th #

Freiherr (; male, abbreviated as ), (; his wife, abbreviated as , ) and (, his unmarried daughters and maiden aunts) are designations used as titles of nobility in the German-speaking areas of the Holy Roman Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire and in ...

Ruprecht von Eggenberg to Ehrenhausen († 1611), Field Colonel General of the Artillery #

Wolff von Eggenberg to Ehrenhausen († 1615), Colonel General and nephew of 7th #

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(†1634), President of the

Johann Anton (I) († 1649), son of 9th, first Eggenberg in the Imperial Diet #

Anna Maria von Eggenberg, née Brandenburg-Bayreuth Anna Maria Princess of Eggenberg, née Brandenburg-Bayreuth (born 30 December 1609 in Bayreuth; died 8 May 1680 in Ödenburg) was a Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth and, by marriage Johann Anton I von Eggenberg, a ''Fürstin'' (princess) of Eg ...

(† 1680), wife of 10th #

Johann Christian (I) von Eggenberg († 1710), first son of 10th & 11th #

Johann Seyfried von Eggenberg († 1713), second son of 10th & 11th #

in Maria Charlotte von Eggenberg († 1755), wife of the last prince of Eggenberg #

in Maria Theresia von Eggenberg († 1774), daughter of 13th, married as the Countess of Leslie

Fürsten (Princes) of Eggenberg

(1568–1634), 1598 - Baron, 1623 - Prince of Eggenberg, 1628 - Duke of Krumlov; ∞ Baroness Maria Sidonia von

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, daughter of the Baron Konrad von Thannhausen and Dorothea von Teuffenbach * Johann Anton I (1610–1649), son of Hans Ulrich, Prince of Eggenberg, Duke of Krumlov, Princely Count of Gradisca; ∞

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, daughter of

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Christian von Brandenburg-Bayreuth * Johann Christian I (1641–1710), son of Johann Anton I, Prince of Eggenberg ∞ Princess Maria Ernestina to Schwarzenberg, daughter of Prince Johann Adolf I, Prince of Schwarzenberg * Johann Seyfried (1644–1713), brother of Johann Christian I, Prince of Eggenberg; ∞ 1st Maria Eleonore Rosalia, Princess of

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; ∞ 2nd Maria Josepha Antonia, Countess of

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* Johann Anton II Josef (1669–1716), nephew of Johann Christian I, Prince of Eggenberg; ∞ Countess Maria Karolina of Sternberg, daughter of Oldřich Adolf Vratislav, Count of Sternberg 1661, ......

References

Sources

* ''Schloss Eggenberg.'' By Barbara Kaiser. Graz: Christian Brandstätter Verlag, 2006. (English Edition) or (German Edition) * ''Hans Ulrich Fürst von Eggenberg: Freund und erster Minister Kaiser Ferdinand II.'' By Hans von Zwiedineck-Südenhorst. Charleston, SC: BiblioBazaar, 2009. (new edition of digitally preserved original German text printed in Vienna in 1880, printed in Leipzig by Amazon Distribution GmbH) *''Ein Staat in Alt-Österreich: Besitzungen der Eggenberger''. By Franz Kammerhofer. Graz: Franz Kammerhofer, 1998. *''Die Fürsten und Freiherren zu Eggenberg und ihre Vorfahren''. By Walther Ernest Heydendorff. Graz: Verlag Styria, 1965. * ''Schloss Eggenberg: Lernbehelf für Guides''. By Barbara Kaiser. Graz: Landesmuseum Joanneum, 2001. * ''Inaugural-Dissertation. Die Fürsten zu Eggenberg.'' By Gerhard Bernd Marauschek. Graz: 1968. (dissertation available at the university library of Karl-Franzens University in Graz) * ''Eggenberg.'' By Franz von Krones. In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 5. Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, 1877. * ŽUPANIČ, Jan; STELLNER, František; FIALA, Michal. Encyklopedie knížecích rodů zemí Koruny české. Praha : Aleš Skřivan ml., 2001. 340 s. . * "I Principi di Eggenberg sovrani di Gradisca 1647–1717" (Comune di Gradisca d'Isonzo – Assessorato alla Cultura) * M. Masau Dan – "Fortezza di Gradisca" (Consorzio per la salvaguardia dei castelli storici del Friuli-Venezia Giulia)

External links

The Joanneum – Eggenberger Family History

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