Oswald von Wolkenstein was a poet, composer and diplomat. In his diplomatic capacity, he traveled through much of Europe to as far as Georgia.
Oswald von Wolkenstein - Portrait from the Innsbrucker Handschrift, 1432
Stevia Mountain with the ruins of Wolkenstein castle - the ancestral castle of the Wolkenstein family
Neustift Monastery
Statue of Oswald von Wolkenstein
The Order of the Jar was a chivalric order founded by Ferdinand of Antequera in 1403. After Ferdinand became King of Aragon in 1412, it became a royal order and lasted until 1516.
Golden jar of lilies with a griffin, the device of the order from the armorial of Hendrik van Heessel.
Portrait of Oswald von Wolkenstein in a manuscript from 1432, with the emblem of the Order of the Jar on his bend and hanging from his collar, while the chain and the cross-and-dragon on the bend symbolise the Order of the Dragon