Bough Southern Styria-Slovenia
? > Kärnterisch-Steirische Linie ? > Südsteirischer Ast
From the south of Styria to the Windische Bühel in Slovenia
Probable link
Unklar. Schon aufgrund der räumlichen Nähe ist eine Verbindung mit dem Kärtner Ast
ist über eine gemeinsame Kärtnerisch-Steirische Linie
wahrscheinlich, aber noch nicht erwiesen. Da das Hochstift Bamberg lange Besitzungen in Kärnten und der Steiermark hatte, ist eine Herkunft der südösterreichischen Lorber aus Franken
denkbar.
Ein Indiz für noch über längere Zeit enge Beziehungen mit Bamberg könnte auch sein, dass Johann Georg Lorber 1682 in Mureck Anna Maria Pflöger heiratete, die Tochter eines hochfürstlich-bambergischen Ratsamtmanns in Villach.
Possible progenitor
According to previously unconfirmed information, a blacksmith named Lorber was recorded in Arnfels as early as the 14th century.
Werdegang
In old Austria-Hungary, Styria reached the Save river. For a long time in the southern part, among other things in the so-called "Windische Bühnen", Slovenian and German settlers lived together harmoniously. The exchange was a matter of course, even the spelling of the last name was sometimes adapted from Lorber to Lorbek or Lorberjevi. After the First World War, this unit changed and southern Styria was added to the new state of Yugoslavia. The German settlers living there had to decide whether to stay and to adapt to the Slovenian way of life or to emigrate. Today, descendants of this old family branch can be found in Slovenia and Croatia, as well as in southern Austria.
Outstanding biographies
- Bartholomäus Lorber the Elder, built the town hall tower of Mureck in 1665;
- Johann Georg Lorber ( 1741), son of Bartholomew, made a name for himself in defending the region during the Turkish wars, so that his son Johann Nikolaus was awarded the title “von Lorberau” in 1741. There does not appear to be any connection with Laurenz Lauriga, who was given the title "von Lorberau" in 1627 and who built the Lorberau Castle in Leoben / Styria in 1664;
- Jakob Lorber (1800-1864), religious author;
- Rudolph Lorber (1872-1952), ceramic artist in Ohio, born in Grinzing near Vienna, ancestor from Marburg (now Maribor / Slovenia);
- Otto Lorber (born 1900), commercial graphic artist from Graz, designed the "Vaillant rabbit"
- Theodore Lorber (1906-1989), fencer from Ohio, participant in the foil competition of the Olympic Games in 1932 in Los Angeles, son of the ceramic artist Rudolph;
- Tomislav Lorber, so-called "Strongest Man in Croatia"
Spread today
Vor allem Slowenien, Kroatien, der Steiermark und Kärnten unter den Namen Lorber, seltener auch Lorbek oder Lorbegg. Auch Auswanderer in die USA (Ohio).
The article in the family magazine Laurus
This branch was also covered in the family magazine "Laurus" in 2014. The corresponding article can be downloaded here (PDF in German).
Do not be surprised about deviations from the above text. The article reflects the state of research from 2014. In contrast, the text on the homepage is up to date with family research.
Do not be surprised about deviations from the above text. The article reflects the state of research from 2014. In contrast, the text on the homepage is up to date with family research.
Sources:
- Catholic Church Book Archives Maribor