On Seigniors From Rihemberk (Reifenberg), Their Property And Family Connections

Abstract

The seigniors from Rihemberk (Reifenberg) were a significant ministerial family in service of the counts of Gorizia; however, because of a relatively short occurrence in the history of Gorizia they are scarcely known. The article is a part of the university degree paper in which mentionings of members of the noble family are collected from sources of the 13^th and 14^th centuries. Based on those sources and here presented are the extent of the Rihemberk property, and conjugal and hereditary policy of the Rihemberk family as seen from matrimonial contracts. Also given is an overwiev of the Rihemberk history and a hypothesis on their origin based on the name and family coat-of-arms.