Herren von Graben

There are three forms of representation of the gender coat of arms, Von Graben, which have their connection to one another through the established family genealogy.[8][7] A distinction is made between the family coat of arms with the blue diagonal left bar on white (also variant with diagonal right bar), the shovel coat of arms on red and the coat of arms split from red, and divided three times by blue and white (or black).

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  Coat of arms (ancient)
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  Coat of arms (variant with shovel)
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  Coat of arms (variant with blue and white divided)
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  Both coat of arms versions of the Von Graben (archiv Matthias Laurenz Gräff)

Originally from Carniola, a line settled in Styria around Graz. This line is named "Line Am Graben". During the later 13th century the later princely family Orsini-Rosenberg descended from a member of the family who lived at the Grazer Castle Alt-Grabenhofen, between Reinerkogel and Rosenberg.[9] During the early 14th century, the family split into four main lines, the Styrian Grabenhofen line, the Grabner (zu Rosenburg) line in Lower Austria, the Kornberger line and their Dutch offspring (De) Graeff,[10][7] and during the earlier 15th century in the Carynthian-Lienzer Sommeregger line.[11] In 1500, the family split into a new line, the Stein Line at Castle Stein. Two other lines of the Graben family can be found in Tyrol, and one in Switzerland.

The brothers Wolfgang, Andree and Wilhelm von Graben with his wife Magdalena von Stubenberg

The Grabner zu Kornberg came from Styria in Graz and belonged to the same tribe as the Grabner zu Rosenburg. The first important member of the family was Ulrich II von Graben (named between 1300–1361), who was elevated to the Styrian title of Burggraf of Hohenwang. The Styrian line's residence between 1328 and 1556 was at Schloss Kornberg. Between 1456 and 1564, the Kornberg line was owned the important Lordship Marburg with Obermarburg and the Marburg Castle. They were linked by marriage with the Lords of Windisch-Graetz,[12] Auersperg,[13] Stubenberg,[14] and Guttenberg.[15] The Dutch family De Graeff claimed descent from Wolfgang von Graben, a member of the Graben family.[16] Andries de Graeff and his son Cornelis became Free Imperial knights of the Holy Roman Empire. That diploma dates from 19 July 1677.[17]

• Ulrich II von Graben (named between 1300 and 1361)
• Friedrich II von Graben († before 1463)
• Ulrich III von Graben († 1486)
• Wolfgang von Graben (1465-1521)
• Andrä von Graben († 1556)

The Grabner zu Rosenburg came from Styria in Graz and belonged to the same tribe as the Kornberger Graben. They had extensive property with the Rosenburg and Pottenbrunn as well as in Moravia and was one of the advocates of Protestantism during the Reformation in Lower Austria. In the 16th century the Grabner Rosenburg made a center of the Austrian Reformation history.[18] During the 16th and early 17th centuries, the Grabner were among the richest and most respected families in Austria,[19] and one of the country's dominant Protestant noble families.[20]

• Sebastian I Grabner zu Rosenburg ( † 1535), leading Protestant
• Leopold Grabner zu Rosenburg (1528–1583), leading protestant
• Sebastian II Grabner zu Rosenburg, leading Protestant

Virgil von Graben

The Sommeregger line which came from the Kornberg line, was the most important family at the court of the Meinhardins of Gorizia in the late 15th and early 16th centuries.[21] During the later Middle Ages, the success of that family arose from the steady accumulation of land, and loyalty to the Counts of Görz and later to the Habsburg Emperor. The line resided in Lienz, East Tyrol and Carinthia, and became "the most prominent of the family". Family members held the noble titles as the Burgraves of Sommeregg, Heinfels and Lienz. After the death of Leonhard of Gorizia in 1500, they became his successors as stadtholders of Lienz and East Tyrol. The Lienzer line died out in the year 1534, and the zum Stein in 1664.

They were linked by marriage with the Lords of Auersperg,[13] Saurau[22] and Breuner.[23]

• Andreas von Graben (early 15th century-1463)
• Cosmas von Graben (15th century)
• Virgil von Graben (15th century-1507)
• Rosina von Graben von Rain (15th century-1534)

The line at Stein came from Carinthia and East Tyrol and sprang out of the Sommeregger line.

• Lukas von Graben zum Stein (15th-16th century)

The Tyrolian line came from Carinthia and East Tyrol and sprang out of the line Graben zum Stein.

• Otto von Graben zum Stein, was named "Graf zum Stein" (1690–1756)

Heinfels Castle

• Burgrave of Lienz
• Burgrave and Lord of the manor Heinfels
• Burgrave and Lord of the manor Hohenwang
• Burgrave and Lord of the manor Sommeregg
• Burgrave and Lord of the manor Lengberg
• Burgrave and Lord of the manor Saldenhofen
• Burgrave and Lord of the manor Gleichenberg
• Burgrave and Lord of the manor Riegersburg
• Burgrave and Lord of the manor Landskron

• High Lordship and Castle of Straß
• High Lordship of Marburg an der Drau and Castle of Obermarburg

Schloss Kornberg

Schloss Rosenburg

• Lordship and Castle of Kornberg
• Lordship and Castle of Rosenburg
• Lordship and Castle of Pottenbrunn
• Lordship and Castle of Zagging

• Lord of the manor Graben near Rudolfswerth (Novo Mesto)
• Lord of the manor Schloss Alt-Grabenhofen in the north of Graz
• Lord of the manor Stein
• Lord of the manor Herbstenburg
• Lord of the manor Weidenburg
• Lord of the manor Eppenstein

• Ansitz Graben at Lienz
• Burg Bruck at Lienz