Wolfgang von Graben

Wolfgang von Graben, also Wolfgang de Groben (de Gröben) and Wolfgang Grabenski († 11 December 1521) was born in Kornberg castle, Styria and a member of the Austrian nobility. He held the titles as a Lord of Graben, Kornberg, the Lordship Marburg with Obermarburg and Maribor Castle, Radkersburg, Neudenstein, Weinberg and Viscount of Saldenhofen.

Biography

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

Wolfgang was a descendant of the Herren von Graben family, who descend from the Meinhardiner dynasty.[1] His parents were Ulrich III von Graben and Agnes Närringer.[2] Virgil von Graben was his cousin.

He was first named in 1470 as heritage Jörg II Steinwalds of some manors of 30 styrian Stubenberg fiefs.[3] In 1481 Fredericks III of Austria pledged him castle Gurnitz.[4]

In 1476, Wolfgang and his son Peter von Graben (born 1450s or early 1460s) went to Holland in the entourage of Archduke Maximilian of Austria [the later Emperor]. The latter had just acquired Holland by marrying Mary of Burgundy. Margarethe von Croppenstein is reported as Peter's mother, but this cannot be correct, since she is mentioned as the wife of a Wolfgang von Graben, but only in the 16th century, which therefore applies to a later Wolfgang von Graben. Wolfgang entered the military service and was assigned to the archduke. Peter married Griet Pietersdr Berents from the "Berents-De Grebber family", took the name Pieter (de) Graeff (or De Graaff)[5] and became the ancestor of the Dutch Graeff/De Graeff family. Wolfgang was also mentioned in Holland in 1483.[6][7] According to another family tradition Wolfgang had another son, Abraham op den Graeff (around 1484-1561), from a marriage in Holland. This claim isn't proofed by any reliable external source. De Graeff was the Dutch spelling of Von Graben during the 14th and 15th century.[8] In the Diploma of Nobility from 19 July 1677 loaned to Andries de Graeff,[9] it was affirmed that the family de Graeff was formerly called von Graben, which is the same as de Graeff. This family today shows the same coat of arms as the De Graeff family.

Returning to Austria in 1485, Wolfgang became one of the emperor Fredericks mayor captains in the war against Matthias Corvinus.[10]

Graben castle in 1679, Rudolfswerth, Slovenia

In 1489 Von Graben succeeded his father as lord of Marburg, castle Obermarburg and the citypalace Marburg an der Drau.[11] In the following year he succeeded his cousin Georg Breuner as lord of some smaller styrian and imperial fiefs. In the same year he was in of castle Neidenstein.[12]

Later he became burggraf of Saldenhofen (1498),[13] bailiff of Bad Radkersburg[14] and Tabor (since 1501)[15] and since 1510 as successor of his brother Andre von Graben of Slovenj Gradec (Windischgraetz).[16]

In 1509 he was made advisor to Emperor Maximilian I of Austria.[17]

In 1520 he inherited together with his brothers Andre and Wilhelm von Graben Schloss Graben (Graben castle) near Novo Mesto (Rudolfswerth) in Carniola.[18]

Descendants

Ancient coat of arms Graeff. The family coat of arms with the silver spade on a red (Von Graben) and silver swan on a blue background (De Grebber) was first documented in 1543 by Jan Pietersz Graeff.[19]
Coat of arms De Graeff (1677) as illegetime descandents of Wolfgang von Graben (collection Matthias Laurenz Gräff

During the Dutch Golden Age the Amsterdam (de) Graeff family said that they descend from Wolfgang von Graben, who was in Holland in 1476/1483.[20][21][22] In the Diploma of Nobility from July 19, 1677 loaned to Andries de Graeff and his son Cornelis de Graeff it was affirmed that the family De Graeff was formerly called von Graben.

Fide digis itegur genealogistarum Amsteldamensium edocti testimoniis te Andream de Graeff [Andries de Graeff] non paternum solum ex pervetusta in Comitatu nostro Tyrolensi von Graben dicta familia originem ducere, qua olim per quendam ex ascendentibus tuis ejus nominis in Belgium traducta et in Petrum de Graeff [Pieter Graeff], abavum, Johannem [Jan Pietersz Graeff], proavum, Theodorum [Dirck Jansz Graeff], avum, ac tandem Jacobum [Jacob Dircksz de Graeff], patrem tuum, viros in civitate, Amstelodamensi continua serie consulatum scabinatus senatorii ordinis dignitabitus conspicuos et in publicum bene semper meritos propagata nobiliter et cum splendore inter suos se semper gessaerit interque alios honores praerogativasque nobilibus eo locorum proprias liberum venandi jus in Hollandia, Frisiaque occidentale ac Ultrajectina provinciis habuerit semper et exercuerit.[23]

In 2013 the worldwide Family Association Gräff-Graeff (Familienverband Gräff-Graeff e.V.) was founded for the claimed Graeff lineage of Wolfgang von Graben. The chairmanship and administration of the Family Association must not be confused with the function of a head of the whole family and their different branches.

Notes

  1. ↑ Von Graben Forschung (german)
  2. ↑ Adalbert Sikora: Die Herren vom Graben in Zeitschrift des historischen Vereines für Steiermark. 51. Jahrgang, Graz 1960, p 92
  3. ↑ Adalbert Sikora: Die Herren vom Graben in Zeitschrift des historischen Vereines für Steiermark. 51. Jahrgang, Graz 1960, p 73
  4. ↑ Archiv für vaterländische Geschichte und Topographie, Bände 3-8. Von Geschichtsverein für Kärnten, Historischer Verein für Kärnten
  5. ↑ Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Ritter- u. Adels-Geschlechter, Band 3, p 229 (1870)
  6. ↑ De Graeff (Pieter Graeff) and Von Graben in the dutch "DBNL"
  7. ↑ Der deutsche Herold: Zeitschrift für Wappen-, Siegel- u. Familienkunde, Band 3, p 91/92, von Verein Herold
  8. ↑ Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache in Beziehung auf Abstammung und Begriffsbildung, p 254, by Conrad Schwenck (1834)
  9. ↑ Pieter C. Vies: Andries de Graeff (1611–1678) `t Gezagh is heerelyk: doch vol bekommeringen. p 5
  10. ↑ Geschichte des Entstehens: des Wachsthums und der Grösse der Österreichischen Monarchie. Band 3. Von Johann Sporschil. p. 285
  11. ↑ Saso Radovanovic: "Die Stadt Marburg in der esten Hälfte des 16. Jahrhunderts". In: Wissenschaftliche Arbeiten aus dem Burgenland Book 88, p. 328
  12. ↑ Adalbert Sikora: Die Herren vom Graben in Zeitschrift des historischen Vereines für Steiermark. 51. Jahrgang, Graz 1960, p 74
  13. ↑ Archiv für österreichische Geschichte, Band 2. Von Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien. Historische Kommission, Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna. p 508
  14. ↑ Historisch-topographisches Lexicon von Steyermark, Band 3. Von Carl Schmutz p 253
  15. ↑ Adalbert Sikora: Die Herren vom Graben in Zeitschrift des historischen Vereines für Steiermark. 51. Jahrgang, Graz 1960, p 74
  16. ↑ Adalbert Sikora: Die Herren vom Graben in Zeitschrift des historischen Vereines für Steiermark. 51. Jahrgang, Graz 1960, p 75
  17. ↑ Geschichte des Herzogthums Steiermark, Band 8. Von Albert von Muchar
  18. ↑ Johann Weichard Freiherr von Valvasor: Die Ehre dess Hertzogthums Crain: das ist, Wahre, gründliche, und recht eigendliche Belegen- und Beschaffenheit dieses Römisch-Keyserlichen herrlichen Erblandes. Laybach (Ljubljana) 1689.
  19. ↑ "De wapens van de magistraten der stad Amsterdam sedert 1306 tot 1672", Band 1, S. 94. Von Pieter Anthony Johan van den Brandeler
  20. ↑ Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Ritter- u. Adels-Geschlechter, Band 3, p 229 (1870)
  21. ↑ Family De Graeff at the Nieuw Nederlandsch Biographisch Woordenboek, part II (dutch)
  22. ↑ Familienverband Gräff-Graeff e. V. (german, english)
  23. ↑ Google books: Der deutsche Herold: Zeitschrift für Wappen-, Siegel- u. Familienkunde, Band 3, Seite 92 Nachrichten über die Familie de Graeff (German)
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