Emden Castle
| Emden Castle | ||
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 The castle in Emden around 1575. Right in the picture the big church |
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| Creation time : | around 1300 | |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg | |
| Conservation status: | Burgstall | |
| Standing position : | Counts, princes | |
| Place: | Emden | |
| Geographical location | 53 ° 21 '56.1 " N , 7 ° 12' 4.8" E | |
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The castle Emden was from 1464 to 1595 the residence of the East Frisian count's family and Prince Cirksenas . It was on the western edge of the East Frisian city of Emden .
history
The castle was built in Emden around 1300 by the Abdena family of chiefs in the type of East Frisian chief castles , which can still be recognized today by the Bunderhee stone house . His son, Hisko von Emden supported - like many other East Frisian chiefs - the Vitalienbrüder and granted them accommodation and a trading center in his area. The Hanseatic League, particularly affected by piracy, then sent a punitive expedition to East Friesland, whereupon Hisko changed sides and handed over the town and castle of Emden to the Hanseatic troops on May 6, 1400, but was able to save his chief title.
With the castle in Emden, the Hanseatic League had a basis for further operations in East Frisia. Starting from Emden, she had other castles and fortresses conquered. Then the Hanseatic League handed the castle back to Hisko.
In the conflict between the East Frisian chiefs, Keno II. Tom Brok succeeded in conquering the castle in Emden in 1414. Hisko had to flee to what is now the Netherlands and was only able to return to his hometown after the fall of the last tom Brok , Ocko II , where he died shortly afterwards.
The last owner of the Abdena castle was Hisko's son Imel. He entered into fierce competition with the up-and-coming Count and Princely Family Cirksena and also supported the Vitalienbrüder. The up-and-coming Cirksena sensed their chance and in 1433 they linked themselves independently with the city of Hamburg. This wanted to put an end to the East Frisian toleration of pirates once and for all and therefore relied on a strong sovereign in East Frisia. With the help of the Hanseatic League, the Cirksena conquered the city and castle of Emden in 1433, where a Hanseatic garrison was established. In 1439 this garrison withdrew and the castle was handed over to the Cirksena. In 1458 Ulrich Cirksena had the castle expanded considerably.
Ulrich was in 1464 by Emperor Friedrich III. enfeoffed with the dignity of count over East Frisia. The solemn ceremony took place in the now defunct Franciscan monastery in Emden . Ulrich I of East Friesland, as he was called from then on, made the Emden Castle his residence.
During the Emden Revolution , citizens of the city stormed the castle on April 19, 1595 and dragged it on the side facing the city. Count Edzard II then forcibly moved his residence to Aurich .
After the death of the last local ruler, Carl Edzard , East Frisia fell to the Kingdom of Prussia , which ordered the demolition of most of the castles in East Frisia, as they were no longer used. Emden Castle was demolished in 1765. The Prussians had barracks built in their place.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ May 9: Larrelt Castle, May 12: Loquard Castle (razed on June 14), between May 16 and 23: Tower of Marienfeld (razed at the beginning of June), Wittmund Castle, Groothusen Castle (razed June 14) .
- ^ Biographical lexicon for East Friesland: Courbière, Wilhelm Ren 'Baron de l'Homme de (PDF).