Bernhard von Scherffenberg
Bernhard von Scherffenberg (* around 1440 ; † December 13, 1513 in Spielberg , Styria ), also Bernhard von Schärffenberg , Bernhard von Scherfenberg or Bernhard von Schärfenberg , was a nobleman in the Duchy of Austria , Austrian field captain and 1478-1484 governor over the Enns .
origin
Bernhard von Scherffenberg was the son of Ulrich IV. Von Scherffenberg († 1456) and Christina von Losenstein († 1456). His father came from the knightly Scherffenberg family from the Duchy of Carniola , who named themselves after the Schärfenberg Castle (now part of the Slovenian municipality of Radeče ) southwest of the town of Cilli . In the 14th century they settled in the Duchy of Austria and became followers of the Schaunberger and Starhembergers .
Life
Bernhard von Scherffenberg is first mentioned in 1469 when he inherited the office of caretaker from Freistadt . He was initially a servant of Friedrich III. and rose to the imperial council in the early 1470s.
Scherffenberg appeared militarily in 1474. Jaroslav Lev von Rosental , chief steward of the Kingdom of Bohemia , had gone against the land above the Enns , had taken Hörschlag Castle and Markt Haslach and besieged Waldenfels Castle. In the same year, Governor Reinprecht V. von Walsee besieged together with Bernhard von Scherffenberg and other Upper Austrian nobles in turn Hörschlag Castle ( Tvrz Český Heršlák ).
At Whitsun 1476, Bernhard von Scherffenberg distinguished himself in the war against the Bohemian Kingdom and the Hungarian King Matthias Corvinus when he successfully defended the city of Grein against the opposing army. Scherffenberg defeated the Bohemians entrenched near Grein, which had set the city on fire, and took most of the soldiers prisoner. For his services he was appointed field captain ob der Enns.
In the following year, the brothers Heinrich VII. Von Liechtenstein (1439–1483) and Christoph III. von Liechtenstein (1441–1506), follower of Matthias Corvinus, from their castles Steyregg and Ottensheim various forays that were directed against Bernhard von Scherffenberg and his allies. They caused great damage in various places and in the Baumgartenberg monastery . In 1478, Bernhard von Scherffenberg took again Hörschlag Castle. During Holy Week of the same year he captured Rosenberg during a night attack and again took many prisoners.
Reinprecht V. von Wallsee resigned as governor of the Enns before Easter 1478. Emperor Friedrich III. put Christoph II. von Zelking (around 1438–1491) and Bernhard von Scherffenberg for election, which Scherffenberg won. At Whitsun 1478 he took office as governor ob der Enns, but renamed it in 1479 as governor of Upper Austria and held it until 1484. After 1484 he devoted himself to the expansion of his own possessions, including the Veste Spielberg (today part of the municipality of Langenstein ), which the emperor allodized . In addition, from 1501 he was the keeper of Waidhofen an der Ybbs .
family
Bernhard von Scherffenberg was married twice,
⚭ in his first marriage to the "Styrian" Elisabeth von Fladnitz († August 9, 1489)
⚭ in his second marriage to Countess Katharina von Starhemberg, the widow of Reinprecht V. von Wallsee (the younger)
He had several children:
- Hans von Scherffenberg († 1527)
- ⚭ with Margaretha von Zelking († 1552)
- Georg von Scherffenberg
- Christoph von Scherffenberg
- Wolfgang von Scherffenberg
- Martha von Scherffenberg
- ⚭ with Veit von Zelking
- Katharina von Scherffenberg
- ⚭ with Count Gotthard von Starhemberg
- Praxedis from Scherffenberg
- ⚭ with Johann von Traun († 1500)
His sons were followers of Emperor Maximilian I.
Appreciation
- There is a memorial stone to Bernhard von Scherffenberg in the Linz Castle Museum .
- The red marble, artistically significant epitaph of Bernhard von Scherffenberg can be seen in today's Marienkapelle of the Enns-Lorch basilica .
literature
- Paul-Joachim Heinig : Emperor Friedrich III. (1440–1493) in his time. Studies on the 500th anniversary of death on August 19, 1493/1993 (= research on the history of emperors and popes in the Middle Ages. Volume 12). Böhlau Verlag, Cologne / Weimar / Vienna 1993, ISBN 3-412-03793-1 ( review on digizeitschriften.de, pp. 717–719).
- Anton Harrer: The men and women of Zelking. A search for clues. Melk 2016.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l Valentin Preuenhueber: Annales Styrenses, including its other historical and genealogical writings, for the necessary explanation of the Austrian, Steyermärck and Steyer history. From the city of Steyer ancient archives and other credible documents, Actis Publicis and proven Fontibus, written with particular diligence. Verlag Schmidt, Nuremberg 1740, p. 423, Google Books .
- ↑ a b Heinig 1993, p. 291.
- ^ Festivities in Český Heršlák . In: Online encyclopedia encyklopedie.ckrumlov.cz about Krummau .
- ↑ Harrer 2016, p. 196.
- ↑ Heinig 1993, p. 253.
- ↑ Heinig 1993, p. 292.
- ↑ Harrer 2016, p. 232.
- ↑ Lothar Εckhart: The work of the year 1965 in the St. Lawrence Church to Lorch-Enns. In: Yearbook of the Upper Austrian Museum Association. Year 111, Linz 1966, p. 296, entire article p. 295–297, PDF on ZOBODAT
Wok from Rosenberg | Konrad von Summerau | Heinrich II., Margrave of Hachberg | Ulrich II of chapels | Eberhard IV./II. by Walsee | Eberhard V./III. by Walsee | Hans von Traun (Jans von Traun) | Eberhard V./III. von Walsee and Ulrich von Schaunberg | Ulrich von Schaunberg | Wernhard von Maissau | Henry VI. by Walsee | Reinprecht II of Walsee | Reinprecht IV./III. by Walsee | Johann von Schaunberg | Wolfgang V. von Walsee | John IV of Starhemberg | Reinprecht V./IV. by Walsee | Bernhard von Scherffenberg | Ulrich von Starhemberg | Gotthard of Starhemberg
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| SURNAME | Scherffenberg, Bernhard von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schärffenberg, Bernhard von; Scherfenberg, Bernhard von; Schärfenberg, Bernhard von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian nobleman, field captain and governor over the Enns |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1440 |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 13, 1513 |
| Place of death | Spielberg , Styria |