311:
351:
420:
339:
383:
327:
405:
367:
133:
38:
129:. Before 1268 three brothers shared the ownership of the castle and it was kept jointly by their descendants, the Kempenich, Rodendorf and Rübenach branches until 1815 when it was taken over by the Kempenich branch, which still owns it today.
350:
310:
419:
83:
in the late 7th century, the otherwise first recorded instance of the name occurred in 1157, when
Rudolph zu Eltz was mentioned as witness to the donation of a property deed by Emperor
404:
194:
for the
Electorate of Trier. This made him the supreme military commander of the region in time of war, including leader of the vassals on this important region of the
382:
338:
276:
326:
494:
248:. The additional "Great Palatinate" privilege entitled the Eltz lords to knight others in the name of the Emperor, select notaries public,
366:
171:
from 1385 until 1389. Canon Jakob zu Eltz was elected Prince-Archbishop of Trier in 1567; he was one of the strongest champions of the
434:
519:
425:
203:
151:
enforcing his acknowledgement as their suzerain, whereafter the Eltz family remained vassals of the Trier archbishops. In 1324
84:
514:
241:
118:
509:
283:
164:
524:
301:
64:
410:
252:
illegitimate children, confer coats of arms and crests, appoint judges and clerks, and release serfs from service.
300:, the Eltz Manor in Vukovar was destroyed by intense shelling and the bodies in the Eltz tomb desecrated by
223:
207:
125:
was built in the early 12th century on a site that held a 9th-century manor house with a simple earthwork
144:
104:
31:
96:
260:
172:
156:
148:
268:
275:
erected, the main residence of the Grafen von und zu Eltz until the family was expelled by the
490:
297:
237:
195:
199:
92:
50:
227:
211:
168:
152:
304:
forces. Jakob Eltz, then in his 70s, personally took part in the defence of the city.
249:
529:
503:
191:
100:
447:
136:
122:
489:
de
Fabianis, Valeria, ed. (2013). Castles of the World. New York: Metro Books.
452:
388:
287:
272:
17:
290:
returned to
Croatia and as a naturalized citizen became a member of the new
279:
184:
160:
60:
132:
357:
215:
180:
126:
37:
317:
264:
256:
176:
114:
88:
76:
437:(1875-1943), Reich Minister of Mail and Transport from 1932 until 1937
255:
In 1736 Archbishop
Philipp Karl von Eltz had acquired the Lordship of
143:
From 1331 until 1336 the Eltz were stuck in a fierce feud with mighty
245:
55:
360:
on the banks of the Rhine, since 1629 owned by the
Kempenich branch
30:
This article is about the German noble family. For other uses, see
373:
292:
131:
80:
36:
232:
219:
109:
87:. At that time, Eltz lived in a small manor on the banks of the
190:
In 1624, Hans Jakob zu Eltz was given the hereditary office of
222:. As a result of their service throughout the troubles of the
428:(1665-1743), Prince Elector and Archbishop of Mainz from 1732
413:(1510-1581), Prince Elector and Archbishop of Trier from 1567
484:
332:
Kühlseggen Castle, since 1836 owned by the Rübenach branch
214:, making him the most noble and one of the most powerful
75:
Though older sources mentioned one
Eberhard zu Eltz, a
296:
parliament, where he represented
Vukovar. During the
344:
Wahn Castle, since 1820 owned by the Rübenach branch
230:, the elder line of Eltz were awarded the title of
202:since 1729, reached their greatest influence with
107:. In the early 14th century they inherited the
8:
391:at Vukovar/Croatia, formerly Eltz-Kempenich
271:nobility. From 1749 onwards his heirs had
320:, since 1316 owned by the Rübenach branch
167:. Robin von Eltz served as Master of the
464:
400:
306:
139:, owned by the family since before 1157
208:Prince Elector and Archbishop of Mainz
149:Elector and Prince-Archbishop of Trier
103:and loyal supporters of the Imperial
95:, in what is now the German state of
7:
155:had appointed Canon Arnold von Eltz
63:dynasty has had close ties to the
25:
418:
403:
381:
365:
349:
337:
325:
309:
226:and during the wars against the
435:Paul Freiherr von Eltz-Rübenach
426:Philipp Karl von Eltz-Kempenich
204:Philipp Karl von Eltz-Kempenich
163:against the resistance of King
282:regime in 1945. After Croatia
236:(Counts of the Empire) by the
99:. The family members had been
1:
316:Eltz House in Rübenach near
175:and allied himself with the
119:Imperial Abbey of St Maximin
65:Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia
546:
29:
376:, formerly Eltz-Kempenich
372:The former Eltz House at
187:influence in the region.
520:Croatian noble families
411:Jakob von Eltz-Rübenach
356:Eltzer Hof (center) at
157:Prince-Bishop of Cammin
267:) affiliated with the
140:
42:
515:German noble families
284:declared independence
218:princes north of the
145:Baldwin of Luxembourg
135:
91:, a tributary of the
40:
32:Eltz (disambiguation)
105:Hohenstaufen dynasty
97:Rhineland-Palatinate
510:Counter-Reformation
471:de Fabianis, p. 135
198:. The Eltz family,
173:Counter-Reformation
113:over Rübenach near
85:Fredrick Barbarossa
53:, belonging to the
51:German noble family
27:German noble family
525:History of Vukovar
141:
117:, a possession of
43:
495:978-1-4351-4845-1
298:Battle of Vukovar
286:from Yugoslavia,
196:Holy Roman Empire
16:(Redirected from
537:
472:
469:
422:
407:
385:
369:
353:
341:
329:
313:
200:Imperial Knights
21:
545:
544:
540:
539:
538:
536:
535:
534:
500:
499:
481:
476:
475:
470:
466:
461:
444:
429:
423:
414:
408:
399:
397:Notable members
392:
386:
377:
370:
361:
354:
345:
342:
333:
330:
321:
314:
73:
35:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
543:
541:
533:
532:
527:
522:
517:
512:
502:
501:
498:
497:
487:
480:
477:
474:
473:
463:
462:
460:
457:
456:
455:
450:
443:
440:
439:
438:
431:
430:
424:
417:
415:
409:
402:
398:
395:
394:
393:
387:
380:
378:
371:
364:
362:
355:
348:
346:
343:
336:
334:
331:
324:
322:
315:
308:
228:Ottoman Empire
212:Archchancellor
169:Livonian Order
153:Pope John XXII
72:
69:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
542:
531:
528:
526:
523:
521:
518:
516:
513:
511:
508:
507:
505:
496:
492:
488:
486:
483:
482:
478:
468:
465:
458:
454:
451:
449:
446:
445:
441:
436:
433:
432:
427:
421:
416:
412:
406:
401:
396:
390:
384:
379:
375:
368:
363:
359:
352:
347:
340:
335:
328:
323:
319:
312:
307:
305:
303:
299:
295:
294:
289:
285:
281:
278:
274:
270:
266:
263:(present-day
262:
258:
253:
251:
247:
243:
239:
235:
234:
229:
225:
221:
217:
213:
209:
205:
201:
197:
193:
192:Field Marshal
188:
186:
182:
178:
174:
170:
166:
162:
158:
154:
150:
146:
138:
134:
130:
128:
124:
120:
116:
112:
111:
106:
102:
101:ministeriales
98:
94:
90:
86:
82:
78:
70:
68:
66:
62:
58:
57:
52:
48:
47:House of Eltz
39:
33:
19:
18:Lords of Eltz
467:
291:
254:
233:Reichsgrafen
231:
206:, from 1732
189:
179:in opposing
142:
108:
74:
67:since 1736.
54:
46:
44:
41:Coat of arms
485:Eltz Castle
448:Eltz Castle
259:in eastern
244:in 1733 in
224:Reformation
210:and German
137:Eltz Castle
123:Eltz Castle
79:citizen of
49:is a noted
504:Categories
479:References
453:Eltz Manor
389:Eltz Manor
288:Jakob Eltz
273:Eltz Manor
250:legitimate
242:Charles VI
121:at Trier.
280:communist
269:Hungarian
185:Calvinist
161:Pomerania
89:River Elz
442:See also
358:Eltville
277:Yugoslav
261:Slavonia
240:Emperor
238:Habsburg
216:Catholic
181:Lutheran
165:Louis IV
127:palisade
77:Frankish
318:Koblenz
302:Serbian
265:Croatia
257:Vukovar
177:Jesuits
147:, then
115:Koblenz
93:Moselle
71:History
61:Rhenish
493:
246:Vienna
110:Vogtei
59:. The
56:Uradel
459:Notes
374:Mainz
293:Sabor
81:Trier
530:Eltz
491:ISBN
220:Alps
183:and
45:The
159:in
506::
34:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
