 The house of Lichtenberg held the estate for 140 years, a period marked by the centralist policies of the Habsburg monarchy, in particular the constant diminution of the rights of the nobility.By the early 19th century, the Lichtenberg had been forced deep into hock; a court-ordered appraisal occurred in 1816.In 1832 the family was forced to accept a lottery loan; the main prize was the entire Snežnik estate, or 250,000 florins.