Virgil von Graben Politician

Virgil von Graben (15th century — 1507) was an Austrian noble and knight, who was stadtholder of Lienz and East Tyrol and Regent (captain) and stadtholder of Görz. He also ruled four Burggrafschaften (a sort of Viscountships) in the County of Tyrol, the Duchy of Carinthia and in the Archbishopric of Salzburg. Virgil von Graben was a powerful advisor to count Leonhard of Gorizia and emperor Maximilian I.

Personal facts

Virgil von Graben
Birth place
Burg Sommeregg
Nationality
Austria
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1507
Residence
Heinfels , Burg Bruck , Burg Sommeregg , Lengberg
Spouse
Morganatic marriage
Children
Lukas von Graben zum Stein

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Office holder

office
Stadtholder and captain and stadtholder of Görz
Stadtholder of Lienz and East Tyrol
Burggraf of Lienz Heinfels Sommeregg and Lengberg
relation
successor
Michael von Wolkenstein
Erasmus von Dornberg

Topical connections

Andreas von GrabenPolitician
Alexius MeinongPhilosopher

Virgil von Graben on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://austroarchiv.com
  2. http://books.google.at/books?id=kboAAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA149&lpg=PA149&dq=herren+von+graben+lienz&source=bl&ots=6qqv3KdndC&sig=D-dsmd1IwuNSKUqv0B8-8vShYDQ&hl=de&ei=A127SvGPPJGomgOewe2tDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4#v=onepage&q=herren%20von%20graben%20lienz&f=false
  3. http://server001.e-factory.at/osttiroler/heimatblaetter/hb_ordner.2006-05-17.3826814230/hb_blatt.2008-07-02.6745672413/hb_file
  4. http://tibs.at/burgen/burgen_schlosser_tirol/lengberg.htm
  5. http://www.burgen-austria.com/Archiv.asp?Artikel=Heinfels
  6. http://www.burgen-austria.com/Archiv.asp?Artikel=Sommeregg