Jörger von Tollet

The Jörger von Tollet (also: Jörger, Jörger zu Tollet) were a noble family from Upper Austria that first appeared in the 13th century. In 1577 they became barons, in 1657 counts and in 1659 imperial counts. During the period of Protestantism in Austria they emerged as strong promoters of the new religion, which worsened their situation during the Counter-Reformation and they lost most of their possessions. The family died out in the male line in 1772.

Coat of arms Jörger as counts and imperial counts

Members
Hans Septimus Jörger von Tollet
  • Wolfgang IV Jörger (1462–1524), Landeshauptmann of Upper Austria
  • Helmhard VIII Jörger (1530–1594), was considered very wealthy and a clever businessman
  • Hans Septimus Jörger von Tollet (1594–1662), engraver, etcher and art collector in Nuremberg
  • Johann Quintin I Jörger (1624–1705), first count and imperial count, Minister of State and Conference, Knight of the Golden Fleece
  • Johann Franz Anton Jörger von Tollet (c. 1670–1738), Austrian cavalry general

Coat of arms

The old coat of arms of the Jörger family is a silver-black cleft shield with two upright plow knives (Sech) in alternating colors with cutting edges pointing outwards. When the family was raised to the rank of count, the coat of arms was considerably expanded. The coat of arms fields 1 and 4 are decorated with the coat of arms of the Grabner zu Rosenburg family, from whom the Jörger family inherited the coat of arms. The family coat of arms of the Jörger family was adopted, partly in a modified form, into the municipal coat of arms of Sankt Georgen bei Grieskirchen, Tollet, Scharnstein and Micheldorf in Oberösterreich.

Literature
  • Constantin von Wurzbach: "Jörger zu Tollet, das Grafengeschlecht, Genealogie." In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich (Biographical Lexicon of the Empire of Austria).  Part 10 Kaiserlich-königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1863, p. 228–230 (digitalised).
  • Constantin von Wurzbach: "Jörger zu Tollet, das Grafengeschlecht, Wappen." In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich (Biographical Lexicon of the Empire of Austria).  Part 10 Kaiserlich-königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1863, p. 232 f. (digitalised).
  • Heinrich Wurm: Die Jörger von Tollet. Linz 1955.
  • Georg Heilingsetzer (1974), "Jörger von Tollet", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 10, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, p. 463; (full text online)
  • Irene und Christian Keller: Die Jörger von Tollet und ihre Zeit. Begleitkatalog zur Sonderausstellung "Standpunkte" im Schloss Tollet. Ried 2010.
  • Norbert Loidol: Renaissance in Oberösterreich. Weitra 2010
  • Karl Vocelka, Rudolf Leeb, Andrea Scheichl (Hrsg.): Renaissance und Reformation. Katalog zur OÖ. Landesausstellung 2010.
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