The Governor of Hofburg Palace is in charge of the Hofburg palace in Vienna. The office is under auspices of the Burghauptmannschaft.
The office exists since the Middle Ages and for most of the period and into the Baroque era the title was Burggrave. Starting in 1750 under the reign of Empress Maria Theresa the office became known as Burginspektor. It was changed again in 1850 under the reign of Emperor Franz Joseph I to Burghauptmann, a title which also appeared however in the Middle Ages.
Originally the office was entrusted to guard the castle and defend it in case of attack. The holder of the office and the administration was located in the castle as well. Apart from the administration and logistics of the palace, it also included the movable objects such as furniture.
List of governors
Source:
Burggrave Michael von Maidenau around 1434 Burghauptmann Niklas Barczal von Döbre 1443-1447 Burghauptmann Graf Johann von Schaunberg 1447-? Burggrave Cristoff von Hohenveld 1492-1496 Vicedominus-Burggrave Siegmund Schnaidpeck 1497-1501 Vicedominus-Burggrave Hans Mader 1501-1503 Vicedominus-Burggrave Lorenz Saurer 1503-1525 Einnehmergeneral and Vicedominus Georg Khiembseer 1525-1526 Stadthauptmann of Vienna Hans von Greysenegg 1526-1530 Stadthauptmann Hanns Apfaltrer 1530-1538 Burgvogt Joachim von Thalheim 1538-1547 together with Administrator of Burggrave Christo Aichstetter 1541-1552 Burggrave Leopold Heyperger 1547-1560 Burggrave Veit Schärdinger 1560-1572 Burggrave Richard Perger 1572-1572 Burggrave Hanns Radlhofer 1573-1582 Burggrave Jacob von Haag 1582-1592 Provisional Burggrave Hans Wilhelm Rechperger 1592-1594 Burggrave Hans Painsodt 1594-1598 Burg-Countess Marie Painsodt 1598-1601 Burggrave Lucas Eisenhardt 1601-1616 together with Administrator of Burggrave Hanns Kreussig 1614-1617 Burggrave Erasmus de Sayue 1617-1632 Burggrave Oswald von Hüttendorf 1632-1642 Burggrave Andreas de Harena 1643-1661 Burggrave Johann Ostermeyer 1661-1678 Burggrave Peter Parent de Clerfort 1679-1693 Administrator of Burggrave Conrad Engel 1691-1694 Burggrave Siegmund Fürnpfeil von Pfeilheim 1694-1699 Burggrave Conrad Engel von Engelburg 1699-1709 Burggrave Nicolas Collard 1709-1725 Burggrave Johann Anton von Schiessl 1725-1756 Burginspektor Andreas Pögle 1750-1767 Burggrave Anton von Salazar 1756-1792 Burginspektor Andreas Pögle 1750-1767 Burginspektor Ignaz Brändl 1767-1795 Burginspektor Josef Fauken 1795-1808 Burginspektor Peter Roth 1808-1820 Burginspektor Johann Seri 1820-1835 Burginspektor Ludwig Wagner 1835-1850 Burghauptmann Ludwig Montoyer 1850-1870 Burghauptmann Ferdinand Kirschner 1870-1895 Burghauptmann Heinrich Lisseck 1895-1902 Burghauptmann Anton Niklas 1902-1909 Burghauptmann Anton Hauffe 1909-1915 Burghauptmann Rudolf Mammer 1916-1922 Burgbauarchitekt Ludwig Baumann 1922-1924 Burghauptmann Emanuel Karajan 1924-1933 Burghauptmann Rudolf Koppensteiner 1934 Alois Buresch 1935 Karl Walbinger 1936-1944 Rudolf Koppensteiner 1941-1945 Burghauptmann Paul Neumann 1945-1969 Burghauptmann Otto Sehorz 1969-1973 Burghauptmann Karl Bayer 1973-1986 Burghauptmann Richard Kastner 1987-1993 Burghauptmann Hans Müller 1994-1995 Burghauptmann Wolfgang Beer 1995-2010 Burghauptmann Reinhold Sahl 2010-
See also Constables and Governors of Windsor Castle
References
External links Burghauptmannschaft Austria (official homepage)