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"Austrian Possessions"
1504-10
Sovereign Lady Beatrix Frankopani of Gyula and Hunyad etc. (Hungary), Wraschin
Krapina, Medved, Rokonok, Lukavec, Urbovec, Seni, Novigrad etc. (Croatia) and
possessions in Austria and Slovonia
She was the heiress of Vast lands in Croatia, and inherited the lands of her
first husband, Duke Johannes Corvinicus, the son of King Matthias of Hungary. In
1509 she married Margrave Georg the Pious of Brandenburg-Ansbach with the
stipulation that she was to remain in charge of her own lands and did not have
to move to Germany. She probably died in childbed, and her husband inherited
some of her lands. She lived (1480-1510).
County
of Fürstenburg-Schweichnitz
1368-92
Countess Agnes von Habsburg von Fürstenburg-Schweichnitz
She succeeded husband Bolko II, and after her death the county went to Bohemia.
Lordship of Greiz, Hof, Regnitztal, Ronnenburg and Plauen
Around 1200-09 Hereditary Lady Bertha von Vohburg
She was daughter and heir of the Margrave of Vohburg. married Heinrich II der
Reiche von Reuss Steward of Weida and Gera. Mother of Heinrich III and Heinrich
IV.
County of the Realm Honhenems (Reichsgrafschaft)
1759-65 Sovereign Countess of
the Realm Maria Rebekka Josepha von Honhenems
Duchy of Kärnten
1318-63/69 Sovereign Countess Margaretha von Görtz
und Tirol, Duchess of Kärnten
She was also Princess of Bohemia and known as "Die Maultasch". Married to Johan
Heinrich von Böhmen von Tirol and von Mähren and afterwards to Ludwig V of
Bavaria and Brandenburg. After the death of her son Meinhard in 1363, she gave
to country to her daughter-in-law, Margaretha von Habsburg's family in Austria.
Countess Margaretha lived (1318-63/69).
Duchy of Mödling
1246-69 Sovereign Duchess Gertrude von Babenberg
1248-51 Titular Duchess of Österreich and Styria
She inherited the Duchy from her uncle, Friederich II von Babenberg, and her
husband; Herman VI of Baden was titular Duke 1248-50 and her son, Friederich I
of Baden until 1251. But they were engaged in a war of succession with her aunt,
Margarethe von Babenberg, never managed to establish themselves in the country
and were rejected by the estates. In the end Margarethe's second husband
Przemysl Ottokar II took control of the country. She was daughter of Agnes von
Thüringen Heinrich (1208-28), the son of Duke Leopold VI (d. 1230) She was first
married to Margrave Wladislaw of Moravia (d. 1247), Margrave Hermann VI von
Baden (d. 1250) and Prince Roman of Halicz, Count of Novogrudok, whom she
divorced in 1253. 1269 she was banned from Austria and moved to Meissen in
Sachsen where she became the first Abbess of the Convent of Saint Claren
Strusslitz. She was mother of a son and a daughter by her husband and one
daughter by the second, and lived (1226-88).
County of Pfirt and Rougemont
1324-51 Sovereign Countess
Johanna von Pfirt und Rougemont
Daughter of Count Ulrich III von Pfirt and Jeanne de Bourgogne, and the heiress
of vast lands in Austria and thereby added to the wealth of her husband,
Albrecht von Habsburg, Count of Pfirt, Duke of Austria, Styria, Carinthia,
Carniola and South Tyrol (1330-58). He suffered from reumathics and was partly
paralyzed at times, and she was left in charge of the government at those
occations and remained very influential. After 15 years of marriage, she gave
birth to her first child at the age of 39 and had five other children in 1342,
1346, 1347, 1348 and died two weeks after giving birth to the last at the age of
51. She lived (1300-51).
Riegersburg
in der Steiermark
1648-72 Reigning Lady Katharina Elisabeth Wechsler von Galler of (Austria)
Also known as Freifrau von Gallen, Herrin auf der Riegersburg and in the
folklorist tradition as "Schlimme Lisl". She inherited the vast possessions of
her family after the death of her uncle, Sigismund Wechsler, the last male
member of the family. She has made a prenuptial agreement with her first
husband, Freiherr Hans Wilhelm von Galler, that she would keep the right to
determine over her own possessions, but they engaged in a dispute over the
details of the agreement. After his death, she became the undisputed ruler of
the territories. In 1660 Colonel Freiherr Detlef von Kapell, but he died in the
battle against the Turkish in 1664. This marriage lead to a dispute with her
only daughter, Regina Katharina, her son-in-law Freiherr Johann Ernst Graf von
Purgstall and the Marshall of the Castle. In 1666 she married the 25-year-old
Hans Rudolf von Stadl, owner of the Castle of Kornberg, but she asked for a
divorce 3 years later, but they came to an agreement, where she gave him one of
her castles. She renovated the castle and rebuilt the economic foundations of
the lands. In 1653 she was given the Patronage of the Pastorate of Regensburg,
but the clerics did not recognize this right and they engaged in a long lasting
battle, but again she entered into an agreement and gave up her rights in 1661
but was compensated economically. She was succeeded by dauther, and lived (circa
1607-72).
1672 Reigning Lady Regina Katharina von Galler von Purgstall of Riegersburg in
der Steiermark (Austria)
The daughter of Katharina Elisabeth Wechsler, Lady of Riegersburg 1648-72, and
Lord Hans Wilhelm von Galler. She married Johann Ernst Graf von Purgstall, and
the Lordship remained in the possession of this family until 1817, when the
possessions was divided among 17 persons.
Updates
07.09.05
Margravate of Steiermark
1164 Regent Dowager Margravine Kundigunde von
Chamb-Vohburg
After the death of her husband, Ottokar III (1124-29-64) she was regent for son
Otokar IV (1164-92), Margrave of Styria (Steiermark). Her husband was a member
of the Marburg line of the Counts of Sponheim, he inherited parts of Lower
Styria between the Drave and Save rivers in what is today Slovenia. He
participated in the Second Crusade. Her son later became Duke and was the last
of the Ottokar Line and the the territory was the inherited by the Barbenberg
Dukes of Austria.
County of Tirol
1253 Heiress
Adelheid von Tirol
Daughter of Graf Albert I. Her husband Meinhard von Görtz became Count of Tirol.
She died (1275/79)
1455-58 and 1467 Regent Duchess Eleanor of Scotland of
Tirol
She was in charge
of the government during the absence of her husband, Archduke Sigismund von
Habsburg of Autria and Tirol and became involved in his disputes with Nicholas
of Cusa, then bishop of Brixen, for the control of the Eisack, Puster and Inn
valleys. She translated The History of the King's Son of Galicia, named Pontus,
and the beautiful Sydonia (Pontus and Sidonia) from French to German. She was
daughter of James I, King of Scots and Joan Beaufort, who was regent of Scotland
1437-45. Eleanor had no children and lived (1433-1480).
1632-44
Countess Regnant Claudia de' Medici of Tirol und Voralberg
Perhaps regent for Ferdinand Karl von Habsburg (1633-62)
1665-75
Archduchess Regnant Clara Filicitas von Habsburg von Tirol and Voralberg
She was Daughter of Karl von Habsburg and Anna de’ Medici. Married to Leopold
I. Mother of two daughters, Anna Maria Sophia (born and dead 1674) and Maria
Josefa Klementina (1675-76).
Updates 10.03.17