Diether VIII. (Katzenelnbogen)

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Count Diether VIII von Katzenelnbogen (* 1340 ; † February 17, 1402 ) was Count von Katzenelnbogen from the younger line of those von Katzenelnbogen and ruled predominantly in the Upper County of Katzenelnbogen . He took u. a. In 1376 he took part in the coronation of King Wenceslaus IV , King of Bohemia, son of Charles IV , as King of Germany.

family

He was the son of Johann II von Katzenelnbogen († 1357) and Elisabeth von Isenburg-Limburg. Diether was married from 1361 to Elisabeth von Nassau-Wiesbaden († 1389), a daughter of Count Adolf I of Nassau-Wiesbaden (* 1307; † 1370), grandson of King Adolf von Nassau († 1298) and had the with her children

  • Johann IV. († 1444), ⚭ 1385 Anna von Katzenelnbogen (older line)
  • Elisabeth († 1393), ⚭ 1387 Count Heinrich IV. Von Veldenz
  • Margarethe († 1438), ⚭ 1385 Johann II. Von Isenburg-Büdingen

In 1391 he married the widow of Count Ruprecht VII of Nassau-Sonnenberg († 1390), Anna von Nassau-Hadamar , who brought the Nassau-Hadamarsche property to the Katzelnbogen as the last Nassau-Hadamarsche countess. She sold the property to her stepson, Johann IV von Katzenelnbogen.

history

During the Star Wars (1372-1374) Diether VIII fought on the side of the Star . Under the leadership of the Katzenelnbogen family, the Sterners carried out an (unsuccessful) attack on Hadamar, where Rupert, the husband of his future wife Anna, resided.

On March 9, 1373 Count Palatine Ruprecht the Elder settled the disputes between the brothers Diether and Gerhard, Counts von Katzenelnbogen, on the advice of Count Wilhelm II. Von Katzenelnbogen (older line) and Heinrich II. Von Sponheim-Bolanden , a brother-in-law of Diether VIII. Von Katzenelnbogen.

The Katzelnbogen have a significant influence on the foundation of the Lion League (1375). Even if Diether does not formally join the Lion League, Eberhard V and Wilhelm II from the older line and the brothers of his first wife Elisabeth, Walram IV († 1393) and Johann II of Nassau († 1419) count . to the founding members, while the registry lists of their brother Adolf I von Nassau , Archbishop of Mainz, are said to have drawn up the extensive agreements.

In 1376 he took part in the coronation of Charles IV's son Wenzel in Aachen , while at the same time Eberhard V. von Katzenelnbogen was a leading member of Wenzel's embassy to Pope Gregory XI. is to negotiate with him about the anointing, consecration and coronation of the king as emperor.

The vassals of Diether VIII also include knight Werner Kalb von Reinheim , who went down in history as a robber baron, and his ally at Nieder-Modau Castle, Eberhard von Schelm. The City Council of Frankfurt complained with a letter addressed to Diether dated November 28, 1381: "We and our allies have been damaged and attacked from your Reinheim Castle by Eberhard Schelm and his helpers". Diether reacts on the same day and replies that he wants to speak to Eberhard Schelm about the matter and then answer Frankfurt

In 1394, Margrave Jobst of Moravia, with the consent of King Wenceslaus, appointed Diether VIII as captain of Luxembourg and in 1395 gave him a special order to protect the country against the Count of St. Paul . His attack is repulsed by the troops led by Diether and Margrave Jobst once again extends the powers of Diether, who, however, resigned the Luxembourg governorship in 1398 and instead took over on behalf of King Wenceslas in the Wetterau (in whom Hermann von Rodenstein replaced him in 1402 ).

On January 21, 1398, at the request of Counts Eberhard and Diether von Katzenelnbogen, “for the sake of the many services they have rendered to the rich”, Wenzel, Roman King and King of Bohemia, elevates the village of Gerau to a town and gives it and its inhabitants City rights. He also gives them a free fair on May 3rd (on the day of saint cruces when it was found) and a weekly market on Wednesday.

After his death in 1402, his son Johann IV von Katzenelnbogen from his first marriage continued the business of the Katzelnbogner and, with his marriage to Anna von Katzenelnbogen (older line) in 1383, ensured that the older and younger lines were reunited.

literature

  • Karl Ernst Demandt : History of the State of Hesse. 2nd edition, Kassel 1972, reprint 1980
  • Karl E. Demandt: Regesta of the Counts of Katzenelnbogen Vol. I-III
  • Karl Wilfried Hamel: Auerbach Castle - Urberg Fortress - the most important castle complex in the Upper County of Katzenelnbogen. AAA-Verlag, Bensheim-Auerbach 1997, ISBN 3-9803139-0-5

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Karl E. Demandt: History of the State of Hesse , 2nd edition, Kassel, 1980
  2. ↑ Documents from the Counts of Katzenelnbogen , Hessisches Staatsarchiv Darmstadt, B 3 No. 157
  3. ↑ Married to Adelheid von Katzenelnbogen. For him cf. Adolph Köllner: History of the rule Kirchheim-Boland and Stauf . A. Stein, Wiesbaden 1854, pp. 164-178 ( Google Books ).
  4. ↑ from Arthur Funk: On the history of the Schloßberg near Nieder-Modau, Ober-Ramstadt 1985
  5. ↑ Karl E. Demandt: Regesten der Grafen von Katzenelnbogen , Regesten-Nr. 2118; Wenck I document book 283 In: Hessisches Archiv-Dokumentations- und Informations-System (HADIS), Hessisches Staatsarchiv Darmstadt , documents of the County of Katzenelnbogen (Upper County) (B 3), 2. Demandt Finding Guide, part 2, as of January 3, 2007.
personal data
SURNAME Diether VIII.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Diether VIII. Von Katzenelnbogen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Count of the younger Katzenelnbogic line
DATE OF BIRTH 1340
DATE OF DEATH February 17, 1402