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Haller von Hallerstein is a noble patrician family from the
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which belonged to the wealthy ruling oligarchy during Nuremberg's ''Golden Age'' in the
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and the
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. Around 1500 a branch became Hungarian and played an important part in the history of
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during the 16th to 18th centuries. They are not related with the patrician ''von Haller'' family from
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, Switzerland.


History

Throughout the 15th and 16th centuries the family's economic and political power contributed to the cultural development of the city. As early as the 14th century, the family belonged to the circle of families that had an exclusive access to the Inner Council of
Nürnberg Nuremberg (, ; ; in the local East Franconian dialect: ''Nämberch'' ) is the largest city in Franconia, the second-largest city in the German state of Bavaria, and its 544,414 (2023) inhabitants make it the 14th-largest city in Germany. ...
, to which the family sent representatives until 1806. According to the dance statute they were one of the twenty old lines eligible to participate in city council. In 1360, Berthold Haller donated the ''pilgrim hospital of the Holy Cross'' to the city. The Hallers made their fortune in the long-distance trade with Cologne, Lyon, Bologna and Venice, but also with Austria and Hungary, as well as in mining and banking. They increased it through inheritances enabled by skillful marriage policy. They married into other important patrician families such as the Tucher or
Imhoff family The Imhoff, Imhof or Im Hof family is a noble patrician family that belonged to the wealthy trading dynasties and ruling oligarchy in the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg during its ''Golden Age'' in the Renaissance. The ''Imhoff Trading Company'' ...
. With Ruprecht I († 1489), Martin III († 1617) and Johann Siegmund († 1805) they provided three major officials to the free imperial city. The family received an imperial confirmation of their nobility in 1433. In the second half of the 15th century, a branch split from the
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family and moved to
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and
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, later to become Austrian counts. The Nuremberg branch became
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during the
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, like all major Nuremberg families. They were raised to the rank of barons in 1790. The family owned numerous estates and manor houses around Nuremberg. Since 1766 to this day the family seat is Großgründlach Castle, in the northern outskirts of Nürnberg. In August 1796, Colonel Johann Georg Haller von Hallerstein succeeded in evacuating the
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, the crown jewels of the Holy Roman Empire, that had been preserved in Nuremberg ever since 1424, from French troops invading Germany during the
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, to
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, and further on to
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, from where they were brought to
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where they remain to this day.


Members

* Ulrich Haller (c. 1255–1324/5), Consul of Nuremberg * Bertold Haller (?–1379), Financier of
Emperor Charles IV Charles IV (; ; ; 14 May 1316 – 29 November 1378''Karl IV''. In: (1960): ''Geschichte in Gestalten'' (''History in figures''), vol. 2: ''F–K''. 38, Frankfurt 1963, p. 294), also known as Charles of Luxembourg, born Wenceslaus (, ), was H ...
* Wilhelm Haller von Hallerstein (d. 1504), advisor to
Charles the Bold Charles Martin (10 November 1433 – 5 January 1477), called the Bold, was the last duke of Burgundy from the House of Valois-Burgundy, ruling from 1467 to 1477. He was the only surviving legitimate son of Philip the Good and his third wife, ...
, Duke of Burgundy * Ruprecht (II) Haller (1452–1513), founder of the Hungarian branch (Haller de Hallerkeö) – counts since 1713/53 * Bartholomäus Haller von Hallerstein (1486–1551), Imperial mayor (German: ''Reichsschultheiss'') of
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, secretary to
Mary of Hungary (governor of the Netherlands) Mary of Austria (15 September 1505 – 18 October 1558), also known as Mary of Hungary, was Queen of Hungary and Bohemia as the wife of King Louis II, and was later governor of the Habsburg Netherlands. The daughter of Queen Joanna and King ...
* Wilhelm Haller von Hallerstein (1478–1534), astronomer * Hieronymus Haller (?–1519), friend of
Konrad Celtis Conrad Celtes (; ; 1 February 1459 – 4 February 1508) was a German Renaissance humanist scholar and poet of the German Renaissance born in Franconia (nowadays part of Bavaria). He led the theatrical performances at the Viennese court and re ...
, paymaster of
Emperor Charles V Charles V (24 February 1500 – 21 September 1558) was Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria from 1519 to 1556, King of Spain (as Charles I) from 1516 to 1556, and Lord of the Netherlands as titular Duke of Burgundy (as Charles II) fr ...
* Wolf Haller von Hallerstein (1492–1559), Privy Councilor of Emperor Charles V * Sebald Haller von Hallerstein (1500–1558), Privy Councilor of Emperor Charles V * Christoph Haller von Hallerstein (?–1581), Privy Councilor of Emperor Charles V, lord of Ziegelstein castle * Reichard Haller von Hallerstein SJ (1551–1622), Jesuit, confessor of
Philip III of Spain Philip III (; 14 April 1578 – 31 March 1621) was King of Spain and King of Portugal, Portugal (where he is known as Philip II of Portugal) during the Iberian Union. His reign lasted from 1598 until his death in 1621. He held dominion over the S ...
* Stephan (István) count Haller von Hallerstein (Hallerkö) (16xx–1710), governor of Transsilvania (1709/10) *
Ferdinand Augustin Hallerstein Ferdinand Augustin Haller von Hallerstein (; 27 August 1703 – 29 October 1774), also known as August Allerstein or by his Chinese name Liu Songling (), was a Jesuit missionary and astronomer from Carniola (then Habsburg monarchy, now Slov ...
(1703–1774), from the Hungarian branch, also known as August Allerstein or by his Chinese name Liu Songling (simplified Chinese: 刘松龄; traditional Chinese: 劉松齡; pinyin: Liú Sōnglíng), was a Jesuit missionary and astronomer from Carniola (then Habsburg Monarchy, now Slovenia). He was active in 18th century China and spent 35 years at the imperial court of the Qianlong Emperor as the Head of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau and Board of Mathematics. *
Carl Haller von Hallerstein Johann Carl Christoph Wilhelm Joachim Haller von Hallerstein (10 June 1774, Burg Hilpoltstein, Hiltpoltstein, Principality of Bayreuth – 5 November 1817, Ampelakia, Thessaly, Ottoman Greece) was a German architect, archaeologist and art hi ...
(1774–1817), German architect, archaeologist and art historian who led excavations in Greece * Benedictus Haller von Hallerstein, OCist, (1620-1698), monk in
St. Bernard's Abbey, Hemiksem St. Bernard's Abbey, Hemiksem, or ''abbatiae S. Bernardi ad Scaldim, ordinis Cisterciensis, in dioecesi Antverpiensi'' also known as St. Bernard's Abbey on the Scheldt (''Sint-Bernardusabdij van Hemiksem''; ''Abdij Sint-Bernaerdts aan de Sche ...
, Mysticus. Arolsen Klebeband 03 585 1.jpg, Bartholomäus Haller von Hallerstein (1486–1551), Imperial mayor of Frankfurt, secretary to Mary of Hungary Arolsen Klebeband 03 221 3.jpg, Johann Albrecht Haller von Hallerstein (1569–1654), Senator of Nuremberg Mendel II 214 r.jpg, Georg Burckhard Haller von Hallerstein, (1658–1711), Mayor of Nuremberg Ioannis Kupezky, incomparabilis artificis, Imagines et picturae - Valentin Daniel Preisler, Bernhard Vogel - 1745 - 39.jpg, Johann Sebastian Haller von Hallerstein (1684–1745), field marshal of the
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Properties around Nuremberg

The main seat and commercial center of the family was the Haller House in Nuremberg, Karl Street 13–15 (today a toy museum). The only mansion still owned by the family is Grossgründlach Castle north of Nuremberg, a residence of the barons Haller since 1766 when they inherited it from the patrician family Pfinzing. However, over the centuries the family acquired about four dozen estates, mostly with castles or manor houses, around their home town. Between 1337 and 1500 they were the lords of Gräfenberg where alone they built four manor houses. From 1365 until 1540 they owned Malmsbach castle near
Schwaig Schwaig is a municipality that is located within the district of Nürnberger Land of Bavaria in Germany. In 1979, the municipalities of Schwaig and Behringersdorf were merged to form the current municipality. Behringersdorf has a railway station ...
and between 1370 and 1647 Ziegelstein Castle (a neighborhood in the north-eastern outskirts of Nuremberg, with a castle destroyed in 1642). Some of the longest held properties were
Kalchreuth Kalchreuth is a municipality in the district of Erlangen-Höchstadt, in Bavaria, Germany. It is located 10 kilometers east of Erlangen and 15 kilometers north of Nuremberg and contains the villages of Kalchreuth, Käswasser and Röckenhof and also ...
(1395–1850) and Puckenhof (at
Buckenhof Buckenhof is a municipality in the district of Erlangen-Höchstadt, in Bavaria, Germany. History The village called Buckenhof developed between the 11th and 12th century. The first public record is from 1372. Between the years 1564 and 1567, the ...
, 1462–1848). In Mögeldorf, an eastern quarter of Nuremberg, they had two houses, the medieval
tower house A tower house is a particular type of stone structure, built for defensive purposes as well as habitation. Tower houses began to appear in the Middle Ages, especially in mountainous or limited access areas, to command and defend strategic points ...
called ''Hallerschloss'' (1555–1652) and the ''Cnopfsches Schloss'' (1550–1571). Schloss Großgründlach Luftaufnahme-2 (2020).jpg, Grossgründlach Castle Wasserburg Ziegelstein.PNG, Ziegelstein Castle Kalchreuth, Schloß, 001.jpg,
Kalchreuth Kalchreuth is a municipality in the district of Erlangen-Höchstadt, in Bavaria, Germany. It is located 10 kilometers east of Erlangen and 15 kilometers north of Nuremberg and contains the villages of Kalchreuth, Käswasser and Röckenhof and also ...
Castle Buckenhof Schloss Puckenhof 003.JPG,
Buckenhof Buckenhof is a municipality in the district of Erlangen-Höchstadt, in Bavaria, Germany. History The village called Buckenhof developed between the 11th and 12th century. The first public record is from 1372. Between the years 1564 and 1567, the ...
Castle Hallerschloss+.jpg, Hallerschloss in Mögeldorf, Nuremberg Linksches schloss (Mogeldorf).jpg, Cnopf’sches or Linck’sches Schloss


Branch of Ziegelstein

#Paulus Haller zu Ziegelstein, died 1474: founder of the Paulinian branch. ## Erasmus Haller zu Ziegelstein; died 1501. ### Sebald Haller von Hallerstein, died 1578, imperial councillor of Charles V, diplomat. Married in 1528 to Maria im Hoff.


Bavarian Branch

Ruprecht I Haller von Hallerstein, born 1419, descendants: # Wolf II Haller von Hallerstein, (1492-1559): Imperial counselor. married to Elisabeth van Logenhagen. ## Maria Haller von Hallerstein, 1538 ## Johanna Haller von Hallerstein, 1539 ## Louisa Haller von Hallerstein, 1540: Abbes of Soleilmont abbey. ## Carl Haller von Hallerstein, 1542 ## Isabella Haller von Hallerstein, 1544 ## Philipp Haller von Hallerstein, 1550 # Bartholomeus Haller von Hallerstein, (1486-1551), Imperial mayor of Frankfurt, secretary to queen
Mary of Hungary (governor of the Netherlands) Mary of Austria (15 September 1505 – 18 October 1558), also known as Mary of Hungary, was Queen of Hungary and Bohemia as the wife of King Louis II, and was later governor of the Habsburg Netherlands. The daughter of Queen Joanna and King ...
. ## Christoph Haller von Hallerstein zu Zieglstein, died 1581. ## Wolf III Haller von Hallerstein, died 1571. ## Ruprecht Haller von Hallerstein, born 1533. ### Ludwig Haller von Hallerstein, born 1550: friend of Ortelius


Images

St Sebald - Nürnberg 016.JPG, Epitaph of Erasmus Haller the Elder and the Younger, 1501 in
St. Sebaldus Church, Nuremberg St. Sebaldus Church (''St. Sebald'', ''Sebalduskirche'') is a Medieval era, medieval church (building), church in Nuremberg, Germany. Along with Frauenkirche, Nuremberg, Frauenkirche (Our Lady's Church) and St. Lorenz, Nuremberg, St. Lorenz, it i ...
Haller-Wappen-Madonna v Dürer2.jpg, Coat of arms by Durer on the Haller Madonna Kalchreuther Kirche Altar.jpg, Altar by Durer's teacher
Michael Wolgemut Michael Wolgemut (formerly spelt ''Wohlgemuth''; 143430 November 1519) was a German painter and printmaker, who ran a workshop in Nuremberg. He is best known as having taught the young Albrecht Dürer. The importance of Wolgemut as an artist rests ...
, in St Andrew's,
Kalchreuth Kalchreuth is a municipality in the district of Erlangen-Höchstadt, in Bavaria, Germany. It is located 10 kilometers east of Erlangen and 15 kilometers north of Nuremberg and contains the villages of Kalchreuth, Käswasser and Röckenhof and also ...
, donated by the Haller family in 1498 Nürnberg Lorenzkirche - Haller-Fenster 2 Wappen.jpg, Window in
St. Lorenz, Nuremberg St. Lorenz (St. Lawrence) is a medieval church of the former free imperial city of Nuremberg in southern Germany. It is dedicated to Saint Lawrence. The church was badly damaged during the Second World War and later restored. It is one of the m ...
Nürnberg Lorenzkirche - Haller-Fenster 1.jpg, Haller Window in St Lorenz Haller Siebmacher205 - Nürnberg.jpg, Larger coat of arms of 1528


Hungarian-Transylvanian Branch

Ruprecht Haller (1452–1513) went to
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in
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and received a patent in 1489, according to which he and his successors were allowed to buy Hungarian goods for up to 4,000 forints for export. He later became a councilor of
Louis II of Hungary Louis II (; ; ; ; 1 July 1506 – 29 August 1526) was King of Hungary, King of Croatia, Croatia and King of Bohemia, Bohemia from 1516 to 1526. He died during the Battle of Mohács fighting the Ottoman Empire, Ottomans, whose victory led to the Ot ...
and finally his chief judge. He had five sons and founded a branch in the
Kingdom of Hungary The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from 1000 to 1946 and was a key part of the Habsburg monarchy from 1526-1918. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the Coro ...
and in
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that still exists today. Some of them translated their name ''Hallerstein'' into Hungarian ''("Haller de Hallerkeö")''. His son János operated a coin mint in
Bratislava Bratislava (German: ''Pressburg'', Hungarian: ''Pozsony'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Slovakia, Slovak Republic and the fourth largest of all List of cities and towns on the river Danube, cities on the river Danube. ...
. With Peter Haller a branch went to
Sibiu Sibiu ( , , , Hungarian: ''Nagyszeben'', , Transylvanian Saxon: ''Härmeschtat'' or ''Hermestatt'') is a city in central Romania, situated in the historical region of Transylvania. Located some north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles th ...
in the then semi-independent Principality of Transylvania. The Hallers kept their Hungarian identity and served the elected Protestant princes, who were also mostly Hungarian, and acquired extensive property there. Peter's son Gábor Haller I (1558-1608) joined
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who was elected Prince of Transylvania in 1571. After he was elected King of Poland in 1576, he left Transylvania to his brother
Christopher Báthory Christopher Báthory (; 1530 – 27 May 1581) was voivode of Transylvania from 1576 to 1581. He was a younger son of Stephen Báthory of Somlyó. Christopher's career began during the reign of Queen Isabella Jagiellon, who administered the east ...
. Christopher's wife was the sister of Gábor Haller's wife Ilona Bocskai. Christopher's son and successor
Sigismund Báthory Sigismund Báthory (; 1573 – 27 March 1613) was Prince of Transylvania several times between 1586 and 1602, and Duchy of Racibórz, Duke of Racibórz and Duchy of Opole, Opole in Silesia in 1598. His father, Christopher Báthory, ruled Transy ...
however was hostile to Haller, yet, in 1599 he ceded Transylvania to his relative, Cardinal
Andrew Báthory Andrew Báthory (; ; 1562 or 1563 – 3 November 1599) was the Cardinal-deacon of Sant'Adriano al Foro from 1584 to 1599, Prince-Bishop of Warmia from 1589 to 1599, and Prince of Transylvania in 1599. His father was a brother of Stephen Báthor ...
. After the turmoil connected with
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,
Stephen Bocskai Stephen Bocskai or Bocskay (, ; 1 January 155729 December 1606) was Prince of Transylvania and Hungary from 1605 to 1606. He was born to a Hungarian nobility, Hungarian noble family. His father's estates were located in the Eastern Hungarian Kin ...
(1557–1606) was elected prince in 1605, a passionate defender of the
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. Gábor Haller, a devoted Unitarian, had promoted him, and Bocskai rewarded him with money and offices. Under the subsequent prince
Sigismund Rákóczi Sigismund Rákóczi (, ; 15445December 1608) was Prince of Transylvania from 1607 to 1608. He was the son of János Rákóczi, a lesser nobleman with estates in Upper Hungary. Sigismund began a military career as the sword-bearer of the wealth ...
, Haller became city councilor, captain of the fortress
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and
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in the
Kis-Küküllő County Kis-Küküllő was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in central Romania (central Transylvania). Kis-Küküllő is the Hungarian name for the river Târnava Mică. The capital of the county was ...
. He died in 1608 at his Fehéregyháza castle. Stephen (István) Haller I (1591–1657) was a confidant of the anti-
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Protestant princes
Gabriel Bethlen Gabriel Bethlen (; 1580 – 15 November 1629) was Prince of Transylvania from 1613 to 1629 and Duke of Opole from 1622 to 1625. He was also King-elect of Hungary from 1620 to 1621, but he never took control of the whole kingdom. Bethlen, sup ...
and
George I Rákóczi George I Rákóczi (8 June 1593 – 11 October 1648) was Prince of Transylvania from 1630 until his death in 1648. Prior to that, he was a leader of the Protestant faction in Hungary and a faithful supporter of Gabriel Bethlen, his predecessor ...
in the turmoil of the
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. He also became burgrave in Küküllő (Kokelburg), general and president of parliament. He was involved in the initiation of Bethlen's marriage to
Catherine of Brandenburg Catherine of Brandenburg (28 May 1602 – 27 August 1649) was an elected Princess of Transylvania between 1629 and 1630. She was the daughter of John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg, and Anna of Prussia. Life Catherine was the youngest daug ...
. In 1610 he had a new castle built in Kerelőszentpál. He campaigned for tolerance towards Catholics. He left three sons: Paul II, Gábor II and Johann II. Gábor Haller II (1614–1662), a son of Stephen Haller I, was a page at the court of Princess Catherine, then studied at the
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in
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from 1630, converted to the
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and went to study at the
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, a stronghold of
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. Under the Calvinist princes George I Rákóczi and his son George II, he made a career in the judiciary and in the military. After their defeat, he was taken into Turkish captivity. Only released in 1660, Prince
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, who had been installed by the Turks, regarded him as a competitor; in 1663 Gábor Haller was executed by the Turks. His diary is an important source of that time. János Haller I (1626–1697), another son of Stephen I, was an important figure. During Apafi's reign, he was part of the opposition and spent a long time in captivity. There he studied literature and translated books into Hungarian, and also wrote a biography on ''
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''. After his release in 1682, he was sent to the Habsburg court in
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, and reached an agreement with the emperor, which became known as ''Tractatus Hallerianus''. In 1691 he was elected treasurer of Transylvania. Stephen (István) Haller II (1657–1710), eldest son of János I, became chairman of the government council of Transsilvania in 1692 under the new Habsburg rule, remaining a Hungarian national, while the two other members were
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. He remained governor until his death in 1710. He was instrumental in the reorganization of the Roman Catholic Church in Transylvania. He was raised to baronial rank in 1699 and, posthumously, created a count in 1713, a title which passed to his sons Gábor, János II and László Haller. Janos II (1692-1756) also became governor in 1734 and remained so for 22 years until his death; during his tenure there were disputes with the Reformed.
Franz Haller Ferenc Haller, ''count Haller von Hallerkeö'' (24 March 1796 – 5 March 1875) was a Hungarian politician. He served as ban of Croatia-Slavonia between 1842 and 1845 during the Croatian national revival and the Illyrian movement in the 1830s ...
, count Haller de Hallerkeö (1796–1875) was an Austrian general and served as ban of Croatia-Slavonia between 1842 and 1845. Count Béla Haller (1854–1914) was a zoologist. File:Haller-Kerelőszentpál Sânpaul-1864.jpg, Kerelőszentpál Castle File:Castel Haller Kastely, Marosugra.jpg, Marosugra Castle File:Haller kastely kapjon.jpg, Coplean (Kapjon) Castle File:Castelul Bethlen Haller Cetatea de Balta.jpg, Küküllővár Castle


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