Herberstein, Siegmund Sigismund Freiherr von#
b. Vipava (Slovenia), Aug. 23, 1486, d. Vienna, March 28, 1566, diplomat for the Emperors Maximilian I. and Ferdinand I., travelled extensively and was a well-educated humanist author. 1516/17 and 1526/27 on diplomatic missions in Moscow. His report "Rerum moscoviticarum commentarii ..." ("Mouscovite Journey", 1549) is a valuable source of facts about cultural history since it contains very detailed descriptions. The family history written by him and his autobiography (1553) are also of great historic importance.
Literature#
A. Nehring, Frh. v. H., 1897; W. Leitsch, S. v. H., in: G. Pferschy and P. Krenn (ed.), Die Stmk., Bruecke und Bollwerk, exhibition catalogue, Schloss Herberstein 1986; G. Pferschy (ed.), S. v. H., kaiserl. Gesandter, 1989.