{"id":1518,"date":"2022-02-28T13:35:11","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T12:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dieriegersburg.at\/?page_id=1518"},"modified":"2026-05-26T17:00:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T15:00:59","slug":"geschichte","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dieriegersburg.at\/en\/geschichte\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1518\" class=\"elementor elementor-1518\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c9317df elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"c9317df\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">History of the Riegersburg<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-11d37c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"11d37c0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f5b473\" data-id=\"1f5b473\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5c0a90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5c0a90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>\u201cThe Strongest Fortress in Christendom\u201d<\/h2><p>The famous designated\u00a0<strong>Feldherr Feldmarschall Raimondo Graf von Montecuccoli<\/strong>\u00a0the Styrian landmark far away in the Land projecting Riegersburg.<\/p><p>Numerous archaeological finds testify to a settlement on the castle hill as early as 6,000 years ago due to its particular, protective location.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-56d9e0a elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"56d9e0a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e9e13d elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7e9e13d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"646\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dieriegersburg.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RBOsten-1024x646.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1521\" alt=\"Historische Ansicht der Riegersburg aus dem Osten\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dieriegersburg.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RBOsten-1024x646.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dieriegersburg.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RBOsten-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dieriegersburg.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RBOsten-768x484.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dieriegersburg.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RBOsten-1536x969.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.dieriegersburg.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RBOsten-700x442.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.dieriegersburg.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RBOsten.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e593cdf elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"e593cdf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-02adcd9\" data-id=\"02adcd9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08221f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-qi_addons_for_elementor_timeline\" data-id=\"08221f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"qi_addons_for_elementor_timeline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-qi-timeline qodef-timeline--vertical qodef-timeline-layout--vertical-side qodef-line--outside qodef-point--standard\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-e-item elementor-repeater-item-9eeab5f qodef-obverse\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-line-holder\">\n\t\t<span class=\"qodef-e-line\"><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point-holder\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-side-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-image\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"234\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dieriegersburg.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Urkunde_2-e1651336729608.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Historische Urkunde zur ersten Erw\u00e4hnung der Riegersburg\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-content-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-date\">\n\t\t1128\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"qodef-e-title\">\n\t\tThe first documented mention\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-e-text\">\n\t\t...of Riegersburg dates back to the year 1128. It contains the name \u201cRuotkerspurch\u201d, which can be traced back to the owner at the time, named R\u00fcdiger.\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-e-item elementor-repeater-item-25ea0a9 qodef-reverse\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-line-holder\">\n\t\t<span class=\"qodef-e-line\"><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point-holder\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-side-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-image\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"218\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dieriegersburg.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RBSueden-e1651336753765.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Historische Ansicht der Riegersburg aus dem S\u00fcden\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-content-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-date\">\n\t\tMiddle ages\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"qodef-e-title\">\n\t\tLower castle Lichtenegg\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-e-text\">\n\t\tIn the Middle Ages, there was a second fortress on the castle grounds. The so-called \"Niedere Veste Lichtenegg\". Today there is a viewing platform there.\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-e-item elementor-repeater-item-81470b8 qodef-obverse\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-line-holder\">\n\t\t<span class=\"qodef-e-line\"><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point-holder\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-side-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-image\">\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dieriegersburg.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Wappen_kuenring_800-e1651337655525.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Wappen der Familie Kuenring-D\u00fcrnstein\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-content-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-date\">\n\t\t1249\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"qodef-e-title\">\n\t\tKuenring-D\u00fcrnstein family\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-e-text\">\n\t\tWhen the last of the Riegersburg-Wildonians died childless in 1249, the powerful Kuenring-D\u00fcrnstein family came into possession of the main castle.\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-e-item elementor-repeater-item-d1ad7e1 qodef-reverse\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-line-holder\">\n\t\t<span class=\"qodef-e-line\"><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point-holder\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-side-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-image\">\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dieriegersburg.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Walseer_800-e1651337081525.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Wappen der Familie Walsee\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-content-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-date\">\n\t\t1299\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"qodef-e-title\">\n\t\tUlrich of Walsee-Graz\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-e-text\">\n\t\tIn 1299, Ulrich von Walsee-Graz purchased Riegersburg. Until 1363, it was owned by the Styrian Walsee family, after which it was inherited by the Upper Austrian branch family Walsee-Enns.\n\nDuring the so-called \u201cWalsee Feud\u201d in 1412, Duke Ernest the Iron-Willed managed to capture the \u201cLower Fortress\u201d, and the main castle, \u201cKronegg\u201d, capitulated. Just five years later, however, the Walsee family regained possession of the castles. This experience may have prompted them to build the \u201cEselsteig\u201d as a secondary access route.\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-e-item elementor-repeater-item-629a8d6 qodef-obverse\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-line-holder\">\n\t\t<span class=\"qodef-e-line\"><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point-holder\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-side-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-image\">\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dieriegersburg.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Reichenburger_800-e1651337094300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Wappen der Familie Reichenburg\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-content-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-date\">\n\t\t1479\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"qodef-e-title\">\n\t\tReinprecht of Reichenburg\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-e-text\">\n\t\tAfter an unsafe period defined by plagues, famines and warlike invasions by Ottomans and Magyars, the fortress came into the possession of Reinprecht von Reichenburg in 1479.\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-e-item elementor-repeater-item-7cf3613 qodef-reverse\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-line-holder\">\n\t\t<span class=\"qodef-e-line\"><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point-holder\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-side-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-image\">\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dieriegersburg.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Ursenphek_800-e1651337105120.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Wappen der Familie Ursenbeck\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-content-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-date\">\n\t\t1571\/1618\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"qodef-e-title\">\n\t\tErasmus Freiherr von Stadl \/ Georg Christoph von Ursenbeck\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-e-text\">\n\t\tThrough marriage, Riegersburg passed from the Reichenburg family to Erasmus, Baron von Stadl, in 1571, who began expanding the upper castle.\n\nAt the beginning of the Thirty Years\u2019 War, in 1618, he sold the castle to Georg Christoph von Ursenbeck. This family is responsible for the inscription on the windowpane in the Knights\u2019 Hall.\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-e-item elementor-repeater-item-7fffa41 qodef-obverse\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-line-holder\">\n\t\t<span class=\"qodef-e-line\"><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point-holder\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-side-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-image\">\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dieriegersburg.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Wechsler_800-e1651337114438.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Wappen der Familie Wechsler\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-content-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-date\">\n\t\t1637\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"qodef-e-title\">\n\t\tBaron Seyfried of Wechsler\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-e-text\">\n\t\tDuring the Thirty Years' War, Styria was spared from direct acts of war, though it did suffer the repercussions of the counter-reformation.\n\nIn 1637, Baron Seyfried von Wechsler, a wealthy man from Radkersburg, became the owner of the Riegersburg.\nBecause he died heirless the Riegersburg was inherited by his sister, Baroness Elisabeth Katharina Wechsler, who was born around 1607.\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-e-item elementor-repeater-item-769dac8 qodef-reverse\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-line-holder\">\n\t\t<span class=\"qodef-e-line\"><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point-holder\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-side-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-image\">\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dieriegersburg.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/die_gallerin_gross2-e1651337127492.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Portr\u00e4t von Elisabeth Katharina von Galler, der Gallerin\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-content-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-date\">\n\t\t1637\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"qodef-e-title\">\n\t\t\"The Gallerin\"\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-e-text\">\n\t\tFreifrau Elisabeth Katharina Wechsler married Hans Wilhelm Freiherr von Galler. This marriage produced her only child - her daughter Regina. The resolute lady of the castle, subsequently referred to as \"Gallerin\", went down in the history of Styria as an extremely striking and active figure. She was popularly known as \"die schlimme Liesl\" \u2013 \"naughty Liesl\" \u2013 because she did not shy away from any confrontation and conducted numerous lawsuits. She did not leave the command and management of the Riegersburg dominion to her husband, as was proper, but lived out her \"love of building\" and essentially determined the present form of the sprawling fortress.\nAfter the death of her first husband, she married Colonel Freiherr von Kapell, who died a victim of war four years into their marriage. She divorced her third husband, Baron Hans Rudolf von Stadl, who was about 35 years younger!\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-e-item elementor-repeater-item-95961a4 qodef-obverse\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-line-holder\">\n\t\t<span class=\"qodef-e-line\"><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point-holder\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-side-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-image\">\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dieriegersburg.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Purgstall_800-e1651337141281.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Wappen der Familie Purgstall\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-content-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-date\">\n\t\t1672\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"qodef-e-title\">\n\t\tJohann Ernst Graf of Purgstall\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-e-text\">\n\t\tAfter the death of the Gallerin in 1672, the ownership of Riegersburg castle and manor passed to her daughter Regina and her son-in-law Johann Ernst Count of Purgstall. The latter completed the construction work begun by the Gallerin.\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-e-item elementor-repeater-item-7721296 qodef-reverse\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-line-holder\">\n\t\t<span class=\"qodef-e-line\"><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point-holder\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-side-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-image\">\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dieriegersburg.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Johann-v.u.z.-Liechtenstein-e1651337151424.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Portr\u00e4t von F\u00fcrst Johann I. von Liechtenstein\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-content-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-date\">\n\t\t1822\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"qodef-e-title\">\n\t\tPrince Johann of Liechtenstein\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-e-text\">\n\t\tAfter the extinction of the Riegersburg Counts of Purgstall in 1817, Riegersburg Castle passed to a community of 17 heirs. In 1822, it was bought by Prince Johann von und zu Liechtenstein in a public auction. The Riegersburg remained in the possession of the princely Liechtenstein family, who saved it from imminent ruin after the destructions of 1945.\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-e-item elementor-repeater-item-388322c qodef-obverse\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-line-holder\">\n\t\t<span class=\"qodef-e-line\"><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point-holder\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-side-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-image\">\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dieriegersburg.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Friedrich_Annemarie_2-e1651337236873.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Prinz Friedrich und Prinzessin Annemarie von Liechtenstein\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-content-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-date\">\n\t\t1972\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"qodef-e-title\">\n\t\tFamily Of Liechtenstein\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-e-text\">\n\t\tIn January 1972, Prince Friedrich and Princess Annemarie became the first owners to move into their new home in Riegersburg and and started running it as a tourist attraction.\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-e-item elementor-repeater-item-71f91df qodef-reverse\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-line-holder\">\n\t\t<span class=\"qodef-e-line\"><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point-holder\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-side-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-image\">\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dieriegersburg.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Familie_Liechtenstein_heute2-e1651337250326.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Familie von Prinz Emanuel von und zu Liechtenstein in der Riegersburg\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-content-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-date\">\n\t\t2009\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"qodef-e-title\">\n\t\tDr. Prince Emanuel of Liechtenstein\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-e-text\">\n\t\tSince 2009, Dr. Prince Emanuel von und zu Liechtenstein and his family have been working to preserve the castle.\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Geschichte der Riegersburg &#8222;Die st\u00e4rkste Feste der Christenheit&#8220; So bezeichnete der ber\u00fchmte\u00a0Feldherr Feldmarschall Raimondo Graf von Montecuccoli\u00a0die als steirisches Wahrzeichen weit in das Land ragende Riegersburg. Zahlreiche arch\u00e4ologische Funde zeugen von einer Besiedlung des Burgbergs aufgrund der besonderen Schutzlage schon vor 6.000 Jahren. 1128 Die&#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"full_width.php","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1518","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Geschichte - Burg Riegersburg | Riegersburg Castle<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Die Riegersburg konnte in den Jahrhunderten ihres Bestehens nie erobert werden konnte und galt einst als st\u00e4rkste Festung des Abendlandes.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dieriegersburg.at\/en\/geschichte\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Geschichte - 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