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Kronika: časopis za slovensko krajevno zgodovino

The Demise of the Katzenstein Family and their Castle

Author(s):Tomaž Lazar
Co-author(s):Miha Preinfalk (odg. ur.), Barbara Šterbenc Svetina (teh. ur.), Manca Gašperšič (prev.), Rok Janežič (lekt.)
Leto:03. 02. 2026
Publisher(s):Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa ZRC SAZU, Ljubljana
Source(s):Kronika, 2026, št. 1
Language(s):slovenščina, angleščina
Type(s) of material:text
Keywords:Kacenštajn, Kacenštajnski, grofje Celjski, Friderik V. (III.) Habsburški, fajda, finančna politika, plemstvo
Identifier:COBISS.SI-ID: 270307843
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Even though Katzenstein Castle and its noble lineage have already received ample attention from Slovenian historiographers and castellologists, no article has so far provided a comprehensive explanation of how, after long serving as part of their clientele, the Katzenstein family turned away from the Counts of Cilli in the early fifteenth century and became vassals of the Habsburg dukes. By drawing on a systematic overview of archival records as well as several hitherto unexamined sources, the life of the last generations of the Katzenstein family, which joined the ranks of the Habsburg vassals, can now be reconstructed in more detail. Their final break with the Cillis was caused by the unsettled debt that Count Frederick II collected by force, most probably in the spring or early summer of 1442. The destruction of Katzenstein Castle also sealed the fate of its last, completely impoverished owners.

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  • identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/11686/72082
    • title
      • Konec rodbine Kacenštajnskih in njihovega gradu
      • The Demise of the Katzenstein Family and their Castle
    • creator
      • Tomaž Lazar
    • contributor
      • Miha Preinfalk (odg. ur.)
      • Barbara Šterbenc Svetina (teh. ur.)
      • Manca Gašperšič (prev.)
      • Rok Janežič (lekt.)
    • subject
      • Kacenštajn
      • Kacenštajnski
      • grofje Celjski
      • Friderik V. (III.) Habsburški
      • fajda
      • finančna politika
      • plemstvo
    • description
      • Grad Kacenštajn in njegov plemiški rod sta v preteklosti pritegnila že precej zanimanja domačega zgodovinopisja in kastelologije. Kljub temu doslej objavljeni prispevki niso nikoli zares celovito pojasnili, kako so se Kacenštajnski po dolgem obdobju službovanja v vrstah celjske klientele v zgodnjem 15. stoletju odvrnili od svojih nekdanjih gospodov in postali vazali habsburških vojvod. S sistematičnim pregledom listinskega gradiva in ob vključitvi nekaterih za zdaj še neupoštevanih virov lahko precej podrobneje rekonstruiramo življenje zadnjih rodov Kacenštajnskih, ki so zaradi nepremostljivih finančnih težav prestopili med habsburške fevdnike. Njihov dokončni prelom s Celjskimi pa je sprožil nikoli poravnan dolg, ki ga je grof Friderik II. najverjetneje spomladi oziroma v začetku poletja 1442 izterjal s silo. Uničenje Kacenštajna je zapečatilo tudi usodo njegovih zadnjih, povsem obubožanih lastnikov.
      • Even though Katzenstein Castle and its noble lineage have already received ample attention from Slovenian historiographers and castellologists, no article has so far provided a comprehensive explanation of how, after long serving as part of their clientele, the Katzenstein family turned away from the Counts of Cilli in the early fifteenth century and became vassals of the Habsburg dukes. By drawing on a systematic overview of archival records as well as several hitherto unexamined sources, the life of the last generations of the Katzenstein family, which joined the ranks of the Habsburg vassals, can now be reconstructed in more detail. Their final break with the Cillis was caused by the unsettled debt that Count Frederick II collected by force, most probably in the spring or early summer of 1442. The destruction of Katzenstein Castle also sealed the fate of its last, completely impoverished owners.
    • publisher
      • Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa ZRC SAZU
    • date
      • 03. 02. 2026
    • type
      • besedilo
    • identifier
      • identifier: COBISS.SI-ID: 270307843
      • identifier: https://doi.org/10.56420/Kronika.74.1.02
    • language
      • Slovenščina
      • Angleščina
    • isPartOf
    • rights
      • license: ccBySa