Friedrich II von Graben
Frederick II von Graben, also called Frederick the Younger, was a Styrian noble, a member of the edelfrei Von Graben family. He held the titles as Lord of Kornberg and Marburg, the Lordship Marburg as well as burgrave of Riegersburg.
One of the most affluent Styrian nobles, Frederick was an advisor to the Habsburg emperor Frederick III, where he held a special position, assessor at the Reichskammergericht, and member of the duchy's Landtag assembly.
Life
Family background
Frederick's ancestors were of the Kornberg branch of the Von Graben family. His parents were Frederick I von Graben, progenitor of the Kornberg line, and Katharina von Sumerau or Saurau. Frederick II later succeeded his father in Styria, while his brother Andreas von Graben inherited the Carinthian estates of his wife. In 1438 he married Elisabeth Steinwald von Fladnitz with whom he had four children One of them, Ulrich III von Graben, a loyal follower of Emperor Frederick III, was appointed Landeshauptmann of the Styrian duchy.Frederick was also in close contact with the Konradin family line at Alt-Grabenhofen Castle near Graz; so sealed Reinprecht III vom Graben contracts from Frederick I and Frederick II, a marriage certificate from Katrey von Graben, a sister of Frederick and Niclas von Roggendorf, and in 1399 in a deed of sale from the two Fredericks to the Bishop of Freising, Berthold von Wehingen. The interesting thing here is that all the seals are still in good condition and the two Friedrichs show the newer coat of arms with the upright spade, but Reinprecht shows the old Graben family coat of arms with the diagonal bar.