Maximilian Weyrother

Maximilian Weyroter

Maximilian Weyrother, lithograph, 1836
Born 1783
Died 28 November, 1833 (approximately age 60)
Vienna, Austria
Occupation Horse trainer
Known for Chief Rider, Spanish Riding School


Max Ritter von Weyrother (1783–1833) was Chief Rider of the Spanish Riding School in Vienna from 1813, and Director from 1814 to 1833.

Gottlieb von Weyrother and Conversano Animosa (born at the Court Stud of Koptschan)

His grandfather, Adam Weyrother, a previous Chief Rider at the school, may have known de la Guérinière in Paris. Adam Weyrother traveled to Paris frequently. Maximilian's father and brother Gottlieb were also Chief Riders at the school.

Under Max von Weyrother, the Spanish Riding School became the Mecca for riders of the 19th century. Louis Seeger and E. F. Seidler were his best-known students.

Published works

References

  1. Constantin von Wurzbach (1856). Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich, volume 55. Wien. p. 213. Retrieved July 2011. Maximilian von Weyrother Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. Bruchstücke aus den hinterlassenen Schriften des k. k. österr. Oberbereiters Max Ritter von Weyrother. Heubner, Wien 1836; Nachdruck als beigefügtes Werk zu B. von Oeynhausen: Leitfaden zur Abrichtung von Reiter und Pferd. Olms, Hildesheim und New York 1977, ISBN 3-487-08151-2


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