George Khevenhüller

Georg von Khevenhüller

George Khevenhüller

Relief, Wernberg Castle
Spouse(s) Sibylla Weitmoser
Anna von Thurzo[1]
Born (1533-04-22)April 22, 1533
Pittersberg Castle, Kötschach,
Duchy of Carinthia
Died September 9, 1587(1587-09-09) (aged 54)
Klagenfurt
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Georg von Khevenhüller (Croatian pronunciation: [juraj kevenxiler]; 22 April 1533 – 9 September 1587) was an Carinthian nobleman of the Khevenhüller dynasty.[2] Though a Protestant by faith, he served as a governor of the Austrian House of Habsburg for several decades. His name is also spelled as Gjuro or George,[3] whilst his surname is also spelled as Khevenhiller. He is famous because he was responsible for building Karlovac and because leading Croatian writer Miroslav Krleža wrote a song named after him.[4]

Life

A nephew of the Carinthian governor Christoph Khevenhüller (1503–1557), young George became a councillor at the court of the Habsburg emperor Ferdinand I and his successor Maximilian II. In 1565 he was appointed governor (Landeshauptmann) of Carinthia, later also President of the Inner Austrian Court Chamber at Graz and Court Chamberlain of Archduke Charles II of Austria. He served as an officer in the Ottoman–Habsburg wars in the Kingdom of Croatia

Khevenhüller is remembered in Croatia as a very cruel man.[5] He built the City of Karlovac[6] in honour of Charles II, Archduke of Austria.[7] He had gathered numerous serfs and forced them to build Karlovac.[8]

On 21 August 1578, Khevenhiller and baron Krsto Ungnad went from Slunj to Bihać.[9]

Khevenhiller acquired Hochosterwitz Castle by purchase[10][11] and built Annabichl Castle.

Family

George was a son of Katharina von Gleinitz zu Glenstätten and her husband Sigismund III Khevenhüller.[12]

He had two wives, Sibylla Weitmoser and Anna von Thurzo.[13]

His sister was Salome von Khevenhüller.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Crescentia von Stubenberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Maria Elizabetha Khevenhüller
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Elizabeth Vözl
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sybilla Weitmoser
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Franz Christoph von Khevenhüller
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Katharina von Gleinitz zu Glenstätten
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
George Khevenhüller
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sigismund III Khevenhüller
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

See also

References

  1. Anna Thurzo von Bethenfalva
  2. Legacy of George Khevenhüller from 1576 carved on a marble plaque in the upper courtyard
  3. Reign of Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor
  4. Književne interpretacije by Marin Franičević
  5. Siva boja smrti by Miroslav Vaupotić.
  6. Radoslav Z. Lopašić: Karlovac, page 178.
  7. Krležijana, Volume I, page 454.
  8. Evelyne Webernig: Der Landeshauptmann von Kärnten. Ein historisch-politischer Überblick. Verlag des Kärntner Landesarchivs, Klagenfurt 1987, ISBN 3-900531-18-8, S. 21–24.
  9. Povijest Hrvatske I. (R. Horvat)/Ban Krsto Ungnad at Croatian Wikisource. Please see this page.
  10. Joseph B. Hendrix: Through The Eye Of My Lens. "It has also remained in the possession of the Khevenhüller family as requested by the original builder, George Khevenhüller."
  11. Die Nationwerdung der Slowenen und die Reformation by Peter Bartl and Janez Rotar
  12. Sigismund III, Herr Khevenhüller in Hohen-Ostrewitz
  13. The Lineage and Ancestry of H.R.H. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, by Gerald Paget, Vol. II, p. 111.

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