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Sinzendorf
The House of Sinzendorf (also: Sinzendorff) was a Bavarian-Austrian noble family with Upper Austrian origin (Sinzendorf in Nußbach), not to be confused with the Lower Austrian House of Zinzendorf. The family belonged to prestigious circle of high nobility families, but died out in 1822 in the male line. History The Sinzendorf family appear in the 13th century as Ministerialis of the Kremsmünster Abbey. The ancestral castle was Sinzendorf in the municipality Nußbach in Traunviertel. From 1404 to 1566 they owned Castle Feyregg, from 1497 to 1708 Castle Fridau was owned by the family. Around 1450, the family split into two lines (later referred to as ''Ernstbrunn-Feyregg'' and ''Fridau - Neuburg''). In 1592 Joachim von Sinzendorf bought the castle and the reign of Ernstbrunn (with Klement Castle and Michelstetten Castle) and considerably expanded the Ernstbrunn Palace. In 1610 the nobles of Sinzendorf were raised to the baron, 1653 in the Imperial Count. 1653 bought Rudolf vo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinzendorf - Tyroff AT
The House of Sinzendorf (also: Sinzendorff) was a Bavarian-Austrian noble family with Upper Austrian origin (Sinzendorf in Nußbach), not to be confused with the Lower Austrian House of Zinzendorf. The family belonged to prestigious circle of high nobility families, but died out in 1822 in the male line. History The Sinzendorf family appear in the 13th century as Ministerialis of the Kremsmünster Abbey. The ancestral castle was Sinzendorf in the municipality Nußbach in Traunviertel. From 1404 to 1566 they owned Castle Feyregg, from 1497 to 1708 Castle Fridau was owned by the family. Around 1450, the family split into two lines (later referred to as ''Ernstbrunn-Feyregg'' and ''Fridau - Neuburg''). In 1592 Joachim von Sinzendorf bought the castle and the reign of Ernstbrunn (with Klement Castle and Michelstetten Castle) and considerably expanded the Ernstbrunn Palace. In 1610 the nobles of Sinzendorf were raised to the baron, 1653 in the Imperial Count. 1653 bought Rudolf vo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Mediatisation
German mediatisation (; german: deutsche Mediatisierung) was the major territorial restructuring that took place between 1802 and 1814 in Germany and the surrounding region by means of the mass mediatisation and secularisation of a large number of Imperial Estates. Most ecclesiastical principalities, free imperial cities, secular principalities, and other minor self-ruling entities of the Holy Roman Empire lost their independent status and were absorbed into the remaining states. By the end of the mediatisation process, the number of German states had been reduced from almost 300 to just 39. In the strict sense of the word, mediatisation consists in the subsumption of an immediate () state into another state, thus becoming ''mediate'' (), while generally leaving the dispossessed ruler with his private estates and a number of privileges and feudal rights, such as low justice. For convenience, historians use the term ''mediatisation'' for the entire restructuring process that to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zinzendorf (surname)
The House of Zinzendorf and Pottendorf was the name of an old and important noble family whose origins are in Austria. It is not to be mistaken with the princely House of Sinzendorf, as the two don't share same ancestry. History The family was firstly mentioned in 1114 in a document written by Hermann von Vohburg, Bishop of Augsburg. Apart from their possessions in Austria, they also reigned over the Lordship of Pottendorf in Baden, which was incorporated into their name as ''Zinzendorf und Pottendorf''. In 1460 they were awarded with the title of Baron by Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor, while in 1662 they were raised to the dignity of Imperial Count by Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor. Notable members * Countess Erdmuthe Dorothea von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf (1700-1756), German Pietist and hymn writer * Countess Anna von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf (1715-1760), Moravian Brethren missionary (Missionarin) and lyrical poet * Count Christian Renatus von Zinzendorf und Pott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swabian College Of Imperial Counts
The Swabian College of Imperial Counts (German: ''schwäbisches Reichsgrafenkollegium'' or ''schwäbische Reichsgrafenbank'') was the gathering of the Imperial Counts and Imperial Lords of Swabia to safeguard their interests in the Imperial Diet, especially at its Imperial Council and in the Circle of Swabia. History The College was a development of various earlier bodies in the area, such as the 1407 Sankt Jörgenschild 'Knights' Society' (''Rittergesellschaft'') and the 1488 Swabian League. At the end of the 15th century, a College of Imperial Counts was a body intended to represent the interests of nobles of the status of count and below in the Holy Roman Empire. Initially Swabia was covered by the Wetterau College of Imperial Counts, since from 1495 Wetterau and Swabia both laid claim to a single vote at the Imperial Diet. It took until 1524 for the Holy Roman Emperor to firmly commit to a curial vote for the Imperial Counts of Swabia. The Imperial Counts of Swabia had a per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernstbrunn
Ernstbrunn is a town in the district of Korneuburg in Lower Austria in Austria. Ernstbrunn takes up about 80.69 square kilometers, 26.99 percent of which is forest. The castle became the seat of the Ernstbrunn branch of the Counts of Sinzendorf in 1592. After the last Sinzendorf died in 1822, it was inherited by the Köstritz branch of the ruling princely House of Reuss Reuss (german: Reuß , ) was the name of several historical states located in present-day Thuringia, Germany. Several lordships of the Holy Roman Empire which arose after 1300 and became Imperial Counties from 1673 and Imperial Principalities in ... of whom it remains their main family seat until today. Population References External links Ernstbrunn Homepage Cities and towns in Korneuburg District {{LowerAustria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veveří Castle
Veveří (german: Eichhorn) is an originally ducal and royal castle in Brno in the Czech Republic. It is located about northwest of Brno city centre on the Svratka River. History 11th to 15th centuries According to legend, the castle Veveří (literally " squirrel's" in Czech) was founded by Přemyslid Duke Conrad of Brno in the middle of the 11th century, as a hunting lodge. Nevertheless, the first credible recorded mention about the castle is from the years 1213 and 1222, when King Ottokar I of Bohemia used the fortified castle as a prison for rebellious peers. Initially, it was apparently a wooden or masonry residence situated near the Romanesque church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary west of the present compound. In the 1220s, a stone castle on the extremity of the rocky promontory behind a deep moat cut out of the rock started to grow. The so-called keep is the only structure which has remained well-preserved from this oldest building sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freiherr
(; male, abbreviated as ), (; his wife, abbreviated as , literally "free lord" or "free lady") and (, his unmarried daughters and maiden aunts) are designations used as titles of nobility in the German-speaking areas of the Holy Roman Empire and in its various successor states, including Austria, Prussia, Bavaria, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, etc. Traditionally, it denotes the titled royal and noble ranks, rank within the nobility above ' (knight) and ' (nobility without a specific title) and below ' (count, count, earl). The title superseded the earlier medieval form, '. It corresponds approximately to the English ''baron'' in rank. The Duden orthography of the German language references the French nobility title of ''Baron'', deriving from the latin-germanic combination ''liber baro'' (which also means "free lord"), as corresponding to the German "Freiherr"; and that ''Baron'' is a corresponding salutation for a ''Freiherr''.Duden; Definition of ''Baron, der'' (in German)/ref> ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Principality Of Reuss-Gera
The Principality of Reuss-Gera (german: Fürstentum Reuß-Gera), called the Principality of the Reuss Junior Line (german: Fürstentum Reuß jüngerer Linie) after 1848, was a sovereign state in modern Germany, ruled by members of the House of Reuss. It was one of the successor states of the Imperial County of Reuss. The Counts Reuss, with their respective capitals and ''Residenzen'' at Gera, Schleiz, Lobenstein, Köstritz and Ebersdorf, were all elevated to the title of prince (''Fürst'') in 1806. Their successor branch heads shared that title, while their cadets were also each titled prince (''Prinz''). Thus all males of the family were properly "Prince Heinrich (Roman numeral) Reuss, ''J.L.''", without use of a nobiliary particle, although for convenience their branch names remained in colloquial use (for example, "Prince Heinrich I Reuss of Köstritz"). Territory The territories of four separate branches of the Junior Line amalgamated between 1824 and 1848, at which tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treason
Treason is the crime of attacking a state authority to which one owes allegiance. This typically includes acts such as participating in a war against one's native country, attempting to overthrow its government, spying on its military, its diplomats, or its secret services for a hostile and foreign power, or attempting to kill its head of state. A person who commits treason is known in law as a traitor. Historically, in common law countries, treason also covered the murder of specific social superiors, such as the murder of a husband by his wife or that of a master by his servant. Treason (i.e. disloyalty) against one's monarch was known as ''high treason'' and treason against a lesser superior was ''petty treason''. As jurisdictions around the world abolished petty treason, "treason" came to refer to what was historically known as high treason. At times, the term ''traitor'' has been used as a political epithet, regardless of any verifiable treasonable action. In a civil war or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mercantilism
Mercantilism is an economic policy that is designed to maximize the exports and minimize the imports for an economy. It promotes imperialism, colonialism, tariffs and subsidies on traded goods to achieve that goal. The policy aims to reduce a possible current account (balance of payments), current account deficit or reach a current account surplus, and it includes measures aimed at accumulating foreign-exchange reserves, monetary reserves by a positive balance of trade, especially of finished goods. Historically, such policies frequently led to war and motivated colonialism, colonial expansion. Mercantilist theory varies in sophistication from one writer to another and has evolved over time. It promotes government regulation of a nation's economy for the purpose of augmenting state power at the expense of rival national powers. High tariffs, especially on manufactured goods, were almost universally a feature of mercantilist policy.John J. McCusker, ''Mercantilism and the Econom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neuburg Am Inn
Neuburg am Inn is a municipality in the district of Passau in Bavaria in Germany. Geography Geographical Location Neuburg am Inn is located in the Danube-region forest high above the river Inn, which forms the natural border with Upper Austria. In 2006, a bridge over the Inn was opened to pedestrians and cyclists, which now connects Neuburg to the opposite bank. By Neuburg is the major road B 12, which connects it to the city of Passau 10 km further north and a further 15-kilometer link to Pocking. Just 6 km from the community is the motorway junction ‘’Passau-south’’, a link to the Autobahn 3. Also nearby is the district of Neukirchen am Inn, a frequent stop for the train from Passau to Mühldorf. Community Structure The municipality has 22 Neuburg am Inn officially named districts: There are also the municipal areas Eglsee, Neuburg a. Inn, Neukirchen am Inn and Engertsham. Neighboring Communities * Fürstenzell * Ruhstorf an der Rott * Neuhaus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reichsdeputationshauptschluss
The ' (formally the ', or "Principal Conclusion of the Extraordinary Imperial Delegation"), sometimes referred to in English as the Final Recess or the Imperial Recess of 1803, was a resolution passed by the ' (Imperial Diet) of the Holy Roman Empire on 24 March 1803. It was ratified by the Emperor Francis II and became law on 27 April. It proved to be the last significant law enacted by the Empire before its dissolution in 1806. The resolution was approved by an Imperial Delegation (') on 25 February and submitted to the ' for acceptance. It was based on a plan agreed in June 1802 between France and Russia, and broad principles outlined in the Treaty of Lunéville of 1801. The law secularized nearly 70 ecclesiastical states and abolished 45 imperial cities to compensate numerous German princes for territories to the west of the Rhine that had been annexed by France as a result of the French Revolutionary Wars. Secularization and mediatization The secularized ecclesiastical sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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