Heinrich Ritter von Zeissberg (8 July 1839, in Vienna – 27 May 1899) was an Austrian

historian A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the stu ...

. He studied history at the

university of Vienna The University of Vienna (german: Universität Wien) is a public research university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world. With its long and rich histor ...

, receiving his PhD in 1862. In 1865 became a professor of history at the

university of Lemberg The University of Lviv ( uk, Львівський університет, Lvivskyi universytet; pl, Uniwersytet Lwowski; german: Universität Lemberg, briefly known as the ''Theresianum'' in the early 19th century), presently the Ivan Franko Na ...

, and in 1871 relocated as a professor to

Innsbruck Innsbruck (; bar, Innschbruck, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian ) is the capital of Tyrol (state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the ...

. In 1872 he was appointed professor at the university of Vienna, and here he was a tutor of history to the crown prince Rudolph. In 1892 he was named director of the Vienna institute for historical research, and in 1896 director of the imperial court library at Vienna. He resigned his professorial chair at Vienna in 1897. Zeissberg's writings deal mainly with the history of Austria and of

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

, such as: * ''Arno, erster Erzbischof van Salzburg'' (Vienna, 1863);

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, the first

Archbishop of Salzburg The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Salzburg ( la, Archidioecesis Salisburgensis) is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Austria. The archdiocese is one of two Austrian archdioceses, serving alongside the Archdiocese of ...

. * ''Miseco I. (Mieczysław) der erste christliche beherrscher der Polen'' (1867);

Mieszko I Mieszko I (; – 25 May 992) was the first ruler of Poland and the founder of the first independent Polish state, the Duchy of Poland. His reign stretched from 960 to his death and he was a member of the Piast dynasty, a son of Siemomysł and ...

, the first Christian ruler of Poland. * ''Die Kriege Kaiser Heinrichs II. mit Herzog Boleslaw I. von Polen'' (Vienna, 1868); The wars of

Emperor Henry II Henry II (german: Heinrich II; it, Enrico II; 6 May 973 – 13 July 1024), also known as Saint Henry the Exuberant, Obl. S. B., was Holy Roman Emperor ("Romanorum Imperator") from 1014. He died without an heir in 1024, and was the last ruler o ...

with Duke

Bolesław I of Poland Boleslav or Bolesław may refer to: In people: * Boleslaw (given name) In geography: * Bolesław, Dąbrowa County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland * Bolesław, Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland * Bolesław, Silesian Voivodeship, ...

. * ''Die polnische Geschichtsschreibung des Mittelalters'' (Leipzig, 1873); Polish

historiography Historiography is the study of the methods of historians in developing history as an academic discipline, and by extension is any body of historical work on a particular subject. The historiography of a specific topic covers how historians ha ...

of the Middle Ages. * ''Rudolf von Habsburg und der österreichische Staatsgedanke'' (Vienna, 1882);

Rudolf of Habsburg Rudolf I (1 May 1218 – 15 July 1291) was the first King of Germany from the House of Habsburg. The first of the count-kings of Germany, he reigned from 1273 until his death. Rudolf's election marked the end of the Great Interregnum which h ...

and the Austrian national idea. * ''Über das Rechtsverfahren Rudolfs von Habsburg gegen Ottokar von Böhmen'' (Vienna, 1887) – On the litigation of Rudolf von Habsburg against Ottokar of Bohemia. * ''Der österreichische Erbfolgestreit nach dem Tode des Königs Ladislaus Posthumus, 1457-58'' (Vienna, 1879) – The Austrian succession dispute after the death of King

Ladislaus the Posthumous Ladislaus the Posthumous( hu, Utószülött László; hr, Ladislav Posmrtni; cs, Ladislav Pohrobek; german: link=no, Ladislaus Postumus; 22 February 144023 November 1457) was Duke of Austria and King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia. He was the ...

Gruppendenkmal Theodor von Sickel, Alfons Huber, Engelbert Mühlbacher, Heinrich von Zeißberg

Dealing with more recent times he wrote: * ''Zur deutschen Kaiserpolitik Oesterreichs: ein Beitrag zur Geschichte des Revolutionsjahres 1795'' (Vienna, 1899) – German imperial policy regarding Austria; a contribution to the history of the revolutionary year 1795. * ''Zwei Jahre belgischer Geschichte 1791-92'' (Vienna, 1891) – Two years of Belgian history, 1791-92. * ''Belgien unter der Generalstatthalterschaft Erzherzog Karls 1793-94'' (Vienna, 1893–94) – Belgium under the General Staff of

Archduke Karl Archduke Charles Louis John Joseph Laurentius of Austria, Duke of Teschen (german: link=no, Erzherzog Karl Ludwig Johann Josef Lorenz von Österreich, Herzog von Teschen; 5 September 177130 April 1847) was an Austrian field-marshal, the third s ...

, 1793-94. * ''Erzherzog Karl von Oesterreich. Lebensbild'' (Vienna, 1895) –

Archduke Charles of Austria Archduke Charles Louis John Joseph Laurentius of Austria, Duke of Teschen (german: link=no, Erzherzog Karl Ludwig Johann Josef Lorenz von Österreich, Herzog von Teschen; 5 September 177130 April 1847) was an Austrian Empire, Austrian field-mar ...

, biography. *''Franz Josef I.'' (Vienna, 1888) – On

Franz Josef I Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I (german: Franz Joseph Karl, hu, Ferenc József Károly, 18 August 1830 – 21 November 1916) was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, and the Grand title of the Emperor of Austria, other states of the Habsburg m ...

. He edited three volumes of the ''Quellen zur Geschichte der Deutschen Kaiserpolitik Oesterreichs während der französischen Revolutionskriege 1790-1801'' (Vienna, 1882-1885, 1890). He was the author of 61 biographies in the ''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zeissberg, Heinrich Ritter von 1839 births 1899 deaths 19th-century Austrian historians Austrian knights Academic staff of the University of Lviv Academic staff of the University of Vienna Academic staff of the University of Innsbruck