Leopold Heyperger
Burggrave Leopold von Heyperger was a 16th century Viennese noble who was the Burggrave (Governor) of Hofburg Palace from 1547 to 1560.[1] Along with being the Governor of Hofburg Palace, Leopold was Ferdinand I's treasurer[2] and was personally appointed to be the administrator of the imperial Kunstkammer in Hofburg Palace.[3] He is best known for organizing a vast collection of ancient Roman coins for the Kunstkammer in 1547.[4]
Leopold was born in 1504 in Vienna to the noble Heyperger Family. He was the son of Mathaus II, Ritter von Heyperger and Anna Barthin. In his mid-20s, he married Elisabeth Fernberger in Vienna and was made an official part of the higher aristocracy. He had three children, Matthew III who died at a young age, Karl the only surviving male heir who inherited his father's large estate, and his daughter Martha. Leopold died in Vienna in 1564.[6][7]
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Sources
- ^ "List of administrative heads of the Hofburg in Vienna" (PDF). Official Website Of The Hofburg Palace.
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- ^ "The History of the Vienna Numismatic Collection". www.khm.at. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
- ^ "List of administrative heads of the Hofburg in Vienna" (PDF). Official Website Of The Hofburg Palace.
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