House of Gallenstein
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Coat of arms of Gall, Freiherren von Gallenstein

The noble family Gall von Gallenstein was a noble family and is best known for their castle of the same name. Originally nobles from Alsace-Lorraine, the family owned castles in mediaeval Europe.

Castles

The Gall von Gallensteins owned Burgruine Gallenstein in Styria for a long time, as well as Brežice Castle in Slovenia. They also owned Finkenegg Castle and Asparn Castle briefly.[1]

Family

The field marshal of the Habsburg War Chamber in 1635 was a Count von Gallenstein.[2]

The mother of Sigismund von Schrattenbach, Archbishop of Salzburg, was Maria Theresa, widowed baroness Gall von Gallenstein.

The mother of Johann Weikhard von Auersperg, an Austrian minister and Prince of Auersperg, was Sidonia Gall von Gallenstein.

Etymology

Gallenstein is likely a topographic name referring to Sankt Gallen and Burg Gallenstein, the ancestral lands of the von Gallensteins.[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2018-11-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ↑ Lund, E.A. (1999). War for the Every Day: Generals, Knowledge, and Warfare in Early Modern Europe, 1680-1740. Greenwood Press. p. 208. ISBN 9780313310416. Retrieved 2015-04-21.
  3. ↑ "Gallenstein Name Meaning & Gallenstein Family History at Ancestry.com". ancestry.com. Retrieved 2015-04-21.

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