Bernhard I. Göler of Ravensburg

Bernhard I. Göler von Ravensburg (* 1480 ; † 1554 ) comes from the Göler von Ravensburg family , an old Kraichgau noble family that belonged to the Swabian Imperial Knighthood and whose ancestral seat, Ravensburg , is near Sulzfeld in Baden-Württemberg . He was the bailiff of Oberkirch and introduced the Reformation in Sulzfeld.

family

Bernhard I was the son of Georg I Göler von Ravensburg and Anna Kalb von Reinheim . His brother David Göler von Ravensburg worked as a canon in Speyer.

His first marriage was to Helena von Venningen († 1503) and his second marriage to Margarete von Vellberg . From this marriage came Anna Göler von Ravensburg (1508–1578), who married Johann von Hirschhorn , and Jakob, who died young.

Life

1502 was Albrecht V. Göler Ravensburg I. for himself and his nephew Bernhard with the Ravensburg invested . In 1529 he issued a village order for Sulzfeld. During the Peasants' War , on April 29, 1525, Bernhard took part in negotiations with rebellious farmers in Herrenalb as an advisor to Bishop Georg von Speyer . Thanks to his character, described as compensatory, he reached a compromise that caused the farmers to move back home.

Bernhard I became the Strasbourg bailiff in Oberkirch , Württemberg councilor and chief bailiff in Vaihingen an der Enz .

Bernhard I. Göler von Ravensburg and Bishop Georg von Speyer negotiate with rebel farmers in Herrenalb in 1525

Time of the reformation

Bernhard I introduced the Reformation in Sulzfeld as early as 1522 . In 1531 the Protestant Schmalkaldic League was formed and one of the chiefs of the league was the liege lord of Ravensburg, Landgrave Philip of Hesse . Finally there was a war between the Bund and the Kaiser and the Ravensburg was besieged on December 24th, 1546 by imperial troops. The castle defenders: Bernhard I with his family, four mercenaries, a few servants and around 20 farmers had to surrender after a few days and Bernhard I was allowed to leave with his family in safe conduct. The castle was then looted and devastated. A few years after Bernhard I got the castle back and started the repair and renovation work, he died without leaving any male descendants. So his property including the castle fell to his relatives Bernhard II and Hans III.

literature

• Dieter u. Ravan Göler von Ravensburg: The Göler von Ravensburg. Origin and development of a family of the Kraichgau knighthood . Published by Heimatverein Kraichgau (special print no.1), Sinsheim 1979