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Georg von Khevenhüller (; 22 April 1533 – 9 September 1587) was an Carinthian nobleman of the Khevenhüller dynasty.〔(Legacy of George Khevenhüller from 1576 carved on a marble plaque in the upper courtyard )〕 Though a Protestant by faith, he served as a governor of the Austrian House of Habsburg for several decades. His name is also spelled as Gjuro or George,〔(Reign ) of Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor〕 whilst his surname is also spelled as Khevenhiller. He is famous because he was responsible for building Karlovac and because leading Croatian writer Miroslav Krleža wrote a song named after him.〔''Književne interpretacije'' by Marin Franičević〕 ==Life== A nephew of the Carinthian governor Christoph Khevenhüller (1503–1557), young George became a councillor at the court of the Habsburg emperor Ferdinand I and his successor Maximilian II. In 1565 he was appointed governor (''Landeshauptmann'') of Carinthia, later also President of the Inner Austrian Court Chamber at Graz and Court Chamberlain of Archduke Charles II of Austria. He served as an officer in the Ottoman–Habsburg wars in the Kingdom of Croatia Khevenhüller is remembered in Croatia as a very cruel man.〔(''Siva boja smrti'' by ) Miroslav Vaupotić.〕 He built the City of Karlovac〔Radoslav Z. Lopašić: ''Karlovac'', page 178.〕 in honour of Charles II, Archduke of Austria.〔''Krležijana'', Volume I, page 454.〕 He had gathered numerous serfs and forced them to built Karlovac.〔Evelyne Webernig: ''Der Landeshauptmann von Kärnten''. Ein historisch-politischer Überblick. Verlag des Kärntner Landesarchivs, Klagenfurt 1987, ISBN 3-900531-18-8, S. 21–24. 〕 On 21 August 1578, Khevenhiller and baron Krsto Ungnad went from Slunj to Bihać.〔''Povijest Hrvatske I. (R. Horvat)/Ban Krsto Ungnad'' at Croatian Wikisource. Please (see this page ).〕 Khevenhiller acquired Hochosterwitz Castle by purchase〔Joseph B. Hendrix: ''Through The Eye Of My Lens''. "It has also remained in the possession of the Khevenhüller family as requested by the original builder, George Khevenhüller."〕〔''Die Nationwerdung der Slowenen und die Reformation'' by Peter Bartl and Janez Rotar〕 and built Annabichl Castle. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「George Khevenhüller」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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