Gall von Gallenstein
The noble family Gall von Gallenstein was a noble family and is best known for their castle of the same name. Originally nobles from Alsace-Lorraine, the family owned castles in mediaeval Europe.
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Castles
The Gall von Gallensteins owned Burgruine Gallenstein in Styria for a long time, as well as Brežice Castle in Slovenia. They also owned Finkenegg Castle and Asparn Castle briefly.[1]
Family
The field marshal of the Habsburg War Chamber in 1635 was a Count von Gallenstein.[2]
The mother of Sigismund von Schrattenbach, Archbishop of Salzburg, was Maria Theresa, widowed baroness Gall von Gallenstein.
The mother of Johann Weikhard von Auersperg, an Austrian minister and Prince of Auersperg, was Sidonia Gall von Gallenstein.
Etymology
Gallenstein is likely a topographic name referring to Sankt Gallen and Burg Gallenstein, the ancestral lands of the von Gallensteins.[3]
Notes
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2018-11-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Lund, E.A. (1999). War for the Every Day: Generals, Knowledge, and Warfare in Early Modern Europe, 1680-1740. Greenwood Press. p. 208. ISBN 9780313310416. Retrieved 2015-04-21.
- "Gallenstein Name Meaning & Gallenstein Family History at Ancestry.com". ancestry.com. Retrieved 2015-04-21.
References
- "Brežice Castle". Find Target Reference. https://web.archive.org/web/20110711004212/http://reference.findtarget.com/search/Bre%C5%BEice%20Castle/ . 28 January 2011.
- "Gallenstein Castle". Tiscover. http://www.tiscover.com/at/guide/5,de,SCH1/objectId,SIG328100at,parentId,RGN19at/intern.html . 28 January 2011.