!!!Schallenberg, Christoph von

b. Piberstein Palace (municipality of Ahorn, Upper Austria), Jan. 31, 1561, 
d. Vienna, April 25, 1597, poet. Studied in Tuebingen, Padova, Bologna 
and Siena, then took on the position of supervisor in the household of 
Archduke Matthias (from 1584); 1595 commander of the Danube fleet. 
Wrote Latin and German occasional and satirical poetry, one manuscript 
of which has been preserved (ed. by H. Hurch, 1910, reprint 1973). 
Combines neo-Latin poetry with elements from the traditional popular 
song; translated Italian songs into German.

!Literature
C. Pauli, Herrn C. v. S. dt. Poetereien, doctoral thesis, 
Vienna, 1943.



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