Rosina von Graben von Rain, also Rosina von Rain (15th century — 1534 (?)) was an Austrian noble

Nobility

Nobility is a social class which possesses more acknowledged privileges or eminence than members of most other classes in a society, membership therein typically being hereditary. The privileges associated with nobility may constitute substantial advantages over or relative to non-nobles, or may be...

 woman, who descendent from the Von Graben von Stein family. These family sprang out from the Meinhardiner dynasty, who ruled the County of Görz, County of Tyrol

County of Tyrol

The County of Tyrol, Princely County from 1504, was a State of the Holy Roman Empire, from 1814 a province of the Austrian Empire and from 1867 a Cisleithanian crown land of Austria-Hungary...

 and the Duchy of Carinthia

Duchy of Carinthia

The Duchy of Carinthia was a duchy located in southern Austria and parts of northern Slovenia. It was separated from the Duchy of Bavaria in 976, then the first newly created Imperial State beside the original German stem duchies....

Biographie

Rosina's father was Ernst von Graben. Her oncle Virgil von Graben

Virgil von Graben

Virgil von Graben was an Austrian noble and knight, who was stadtholder of Lienz and East Tyrol and Regent and stadtholder of Görz. He also ruled four Burggrafschaften in the County of Tyrol, the Duchy of Carinthia and in the Archbishopric of Salzburg...

 was a very powerful Austrian noble. Rosina was born at Ernst and Virgils residence Sommeregg

Burg Sommeregg

Burg Sommeregg is a castle in Carinthia, Austria.- History :The castle was built in 1187, and between 1442 and 1534 the residence of the Von Graben von Stein family. The held the title as Viscounts of Sommeregg.- Lords of Sommeregg :-References:...

 castle in Middle-west-Carinthia

Carinthia (state)

Carinthia is the southernmost Austrian state or Land. Situated within the Eastern Alps it is chiefly noted for its mountains and lakes.The main language is German. Its regional dialects belong to the Southern Austro-Bavarian group...

. In 1507 she followd him up as Burggräfin (a sort of Viscountess) of Sommeregg. She became also Lady of Doberdò del Lago

Doberdò del Lago

Doberdò del Lago is a comune in the Province of Gorizia in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 30 km northwest of Trieste and about 11 km southwest of Gorizia...

. Rosina married twice (first married to Georg Goldacher), her second husband was Haymeran von Rain zu Sommeregg, their oldest son Hans Joachim von Rain (zu Sommeregg) sold the castle and the Lordship of Sommeregg to Christoph Khevenhüller von Aichelberg

Khevenhüller

Khevenhüller is the name of a Carinthian noble family documented there since 1356 which originally came from the Upper Palatinate in Franconia and which later had their prinicipal seat on Landskron Castle. In the 16th century the family split into the two branches of ...

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Her tomb chapel is to be found of at the „Sankt Michaelskirche“ in Lienz

Lienz

Lienz is a medieval town in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It is the administrative centre of the Lienz district, which covers all of East Tyrol. The municipality also includes the cadastral subdivision of Patriasdorf.-Geography:...

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External links

• (de) Austro Archiv, "Beiträge zur Familiengeschichte Tirols", Graben von Stein
• (de) Google books: Das Land Tirol: mit einem Anhange: Vorarlberg: ein Handbuch für Reisende. By Beda Weber
• (de) Burg Sommeregg
• Rudolf Granichstaedten-Czerva (1948): "Brixen - Reichsfürstentum und Hofstaat".