Sannegg

Who he is

Name

Gebhard II of Sannegg

Title

Lord of Sannegg (Žovnek)

Since

on record 1173-1227

Born

not pinned

Family

Free lords (not ministeriales), first named about 1123/30 with the castle of Sannegg (Žovnek) on the Savinja (Sann); perhaps kin of St. Hemma of Gurk. Gebhard I is on record about 1130-1144. Their heirs, Conrad I (died about 1255) and Ulrich I (died about 1265), are the next generation. The family later inherits the Heunburg lands (1322) and becomes the counts of Cilli (1341).

Confidence

medium

English Wikipedia (Counts of Celje).

Overlord

Not pinned: they held fiefs of several lords (the sources used here do not name them for 1200).

What it holds

• Sannegg (Žovnek) castle and the land round Braslovče and Polzela (extent not pinned).

How it was acquired

Held since at least the 1120s.

Allies and rivals

Neighbours of the Heunburg counts' Savinja holdings and of Aquileia's abbey of Oberburg (Gornji Grad, founded 1140).

How things stand that morning

Gebhard II holds Sannegg.

Military

One castle.

Places of note

• Sannegg (Žovnek) castle: The family's castle; coordinates approximate.

Where the sources disagree

Evidence: Only the castle and Gebhard II's date range are pinned.

On the map: Two units round the castle stand for a lordship of unknown extent.

Primary sources for Styria

Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.

• The Austrian and Salzburg annals (kept in the 12th and 13th centuries, with continuations to the late 13th century). A family of monastic annals from Austria, Styria and Salzburg, printed together. Read online