Sebastian von Weitmühl

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Sebastian Krabitz von Weitmühl (Czech Šebestián Krabice z Veitmile ) (* around 1490; † November 13, 1549 ), was field captain of the Bohemian estates and mining entrepreneur in the Komotau district in western Bohemia .

Life

Sebastian Krabitz von Weitmühl came from the Bohemian nobility of the Weitmühl family . His parents were Benesch Freiherr von Weitmühl ( Beneš z Veitmile ), Burgrave of Karlstein and Oberstmünzmeister of Bohemia and Bonuše ( Benigna ) Czalta of Kamena Hora

In 1524 Sebastian von Weitmühl sold the inherited rule of Grusbach to Johann von Pernstein . In 1529 he took over the rule of Komotau and Postelberg . He was also the owner of Rothenhaus and Görkau , which his wife Anna von Glatz auf Althaus ( Anna ze Stareho Dvora ) auf Rothenhaus, daughter of Siegmund Knight Glatz von Althaus von Althaus auf Rothenhaus and Ursula born Trmiczky, brought into the marriage in 1516. In addition, since 1515 he owned the Hněvín and Trauschkowitz castles as a fief .

Sebastian von Weitmühl was an advisor to Emperor Ferdinand I and from 1527 to 1528 also an advisor to the Bohemian Chamber . From 1542 to 1544 he was Colonel Mintmaster of Bohemia. In 1546 he was appointed field captain of the Bohemian estates, which Charles V was supposed to support in the fight against the Protestant-Evangelical Schmalkaldic League of German princes. Since the majority of the Bohemian nobility were Protestant, support was limited. The meeting called by Ferdinand I was attended unwillingly; In addition, some of the nobles refused to take part in the campaign. Nevertheless, Sebastian von Weitmühl moved to Saxony with a small army group of mercenaries . On November 1, 1546, he defeated the Protestant opponents in the Battle of Oelsnitz in Vogtland .

In January 1547, Emperor Ferdinand I again called the army of the Bohemian estates together for the Schmalkaldic War . While a Catholic army was moving towards the Elbe , the Saxon Colonel Thumshirm invaded western Bohemia and captured the Loket and Komotau castles. On April 25, 1547, the Protestants were defeated in the Battle of Mühlberg . Sebastian von Weitmühl was spared the following punishments, as the so-called Wenzel privileges were confirmed to him in 1549.

In addition, Sebastian von Weitmühl was also a successful mining entrepreneur in the mining of silver and other ores; among others in Sankt Katharinaberg and in Bohemian Einsiedel . In Komotau he had the Renaissance castle rebuilt and the restoration of the chapel of St. Exit Katharina. In Sankt Sebastiansberg he had a church built dedicated to St. Sebastian was consecrated. After his death in 1549 his property went to his son Johann and two sons of his brother Johann. Johann Krabitz von Weitmühl sold the Komotau rule to Archduke Ferdinand of Austria in 1560 .

progeny

Sebastian von Weitmühl and his wife Anna, b. Glatz von Althaus, had two sons:

  1. Johann d. J. von Weitmühl, on Brüx and Komotau, ∞ before 1555 Katharina, daughter of Niklas the Elder. Ä., Knight Trmiczky von Milein on Türmitz
  2. Christian von Weitmühl († 1550 in Freiberg ); ∞ Veronika, daughters of Albert Graf von Schlik zu Bassano and Weißkirchen auf Elbogen and his second wife Elisabeth Ungnadin von Sonneck. Their children were:
    1. Beneš von Weitmühl auf Postelberg, died unmarried
    2. Ursula, ∞ Christoph Guttenstein- Vrtba (noble family)
    3. Jaroslaw Johann Laurenz von Weitmühl on Postelberg († 1584), ∞ Elisabeth, daughter of Glogau Governor Karl von Žerotín , on Sehuschitz († 1560), and Veronika Trčka von Lípa . From their marriage there are three sons and a daughter. With the youngest son Sebastian Laurenz von Weitmühl, who died in Padua in 1600, the baronial line of the Weitmühl expired.

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personal data
SURNAME Weitmühl, Sebastian von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Weitmühl, Sebastian Krabitz from; z Veitmile, Šebestián
BRIEF DESCRIPTION bohemian nobleman
DATE OF BIRTH around 1490
DATE OF DEATH November 13, 1549