Ehrenhausen
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Ehrenhausen is a municipality in the district of Leibnitz
in Styria, Austria
. The district was at one time the seat of a branch of the Eggenberg dynasty
and the Schlossberg to Ehrenhausen features the mausoleum of Ruprecht von Eggenberg
and his nephew Wolf von Eggenberg
which was designed by Italian painter and architect Giovanni Pietro de Pomis
, who was the court painter and architect of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor
.
Leibnitz (district)
Bezirk Leibnitz is a district of the state ofStyria in Austria.-Municipalities:Towns are indicated in boldface; market towns in italics; suburbs, hamlets and other subdivisions of a municipality are indicated in small characters.* Allerheiligen bei Wildon**Großfeiting, Kleinfeiting, Pesendorf,...
in Styria, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
. The district was at one time the seat of a branch of the Eggenberg dynasty
House of Eggenberg
Eggenberg is the name of an Austrian noble family from Styria whose last male heir died in 1717 bringing an end to the House of Eggenberg.- History :The origin of the Austrian noble house of Eggenberg is shrouded in darkness...
and the Schlossberg to Ehrenhausen features the mausoleum of Ruprecht von Eggenberg
Ruprecht von Eggenberg
Ruprecht von Eggenberg was an Austrian colonel-general from the Duchy of Styria in Inner Austria, part of the Holy Roman Empire. He was a member of the Eggenberger family and cousin to Prince Hans Ulrich von Eggenberg.-Military career:He chose a military career early on in his life...
and his nephew Wolf von Eggenberg
Wolff von Eggenberg
Wolff von Eggenberg was an Austrian military officer and Freiherr of the House of Eggenberg.He was the nephew and sole heir of Ruprecht von Eggenberg. Like his uncle, Wolff von Eggenberg chose a military career and received the command of Imperial Forces as General-Obrist on the border to Croatia...
which was designed by Italian painter and architect Giovanni Pietro de Pomis
Giovanni Pietro de Pomis
Giovanni Pietro de Pomis was an Italian painter, medailleur , architect and fortress master builder. His works show a marked influence of late-Mannerism.- Biography :De Pomis was apparently a pupil of the Venetian Jacopo Tintoretto...
, who was the court painter and architect of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor
Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor
Ferdinand II , a member of the House of Habsburg, was Holy Roman Emperor , King of Bohemia , and King of Hungary . His rule coincided with the Thirty Years' War.- Life :...
.