Bledeln (noble family)

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The Lords of Bledeln were a family recorded in Bledeln in the High Middle Ages , which died out after a few generations.

The fights of Henry the Lion against Emperor Friedrich I brought great hardship and a lot of political changes in Ostfalen after the Guelph was ostracized . Bernhard I von Wölpe , who was wealthy in Bledeln, stood on the side of the lion, as did Konrad von Lauenrode, who owned the county rights in the so-called Große Grafschaft , to which Bledeln also belonged. In contrast, the Dassel Grafenhaus , also in possession of basic rights in Bledeln, was traditionally loyal to the emperor. After the fall of Heinrich the Lion, some of the fiefs that he had had from the empire passed into the hands of the Hildesheim bishop. So in 1225 we find Ulrich von Bledeln among the ministerials of the bishop, as Bishop Konrad , at the time preacher on the cross, the brothers von Escherde, the payment of 100 silver marks and the feudal entitlement of the next completed goods against their waiver of all claims to the castle Winzenburg , the destroyed tower in Sarstedt, etc. promises.

In a document from 1227 Ulrich is referred to as a knight (miles). With his son of the same name, Ulrich III., He attested in 1227 that nobleman Dietrich von Depenau sold the bailiwick rights in Hohenhameln to Bishop Konrad von Hildesheim . Both representatives of the Bledeln family are marked as knights.

Ulrich II. Appears as a witness in documents up to the year 1240. At that time he sold 2 Hufen land in Nienstedt, a later desert village that was probably southwest of Algermissen. This property became the property of the Godehardi monastery . The sale was made in agreement with Ulrich's brother Heinrich and Ulrich's sons Ulrich (Olricus), Albero and Hartbertus. Heinrich von Bledeln is also recorded as a witness when Lippold and Basil von Escherde declare themselves for castle men on the Winzenburg or Rosenthal and have their share confirmed in Sarstedt (between 1225 and 1247). Both times Heinrich is referred to as a knight. His name also appears in 1243, again when the Godehardikloster bought land, and twice in 1247 on the occasion of the sale of goods in Clauen and again in the same year as a late member of the Kreuzstift to move beyond the Elbe, for which he wants to move from the Dependency on the pen must be dismissed and citizens must ensure that they will not harm their previous masters.

Then knight Heinrich is present again when 19 Hufen in Oedelum, 2 in Geitelde and 2 in the district of Hildesheimer Dammstadt for 30 Hildesheimer pounds are transferred from the property of the Moritzstift to that of the Loccum monastery, to which the church in Oedelum including the right of patronage has been granted becomes.

Heinrich can be proven for the last time in 1267, when Count Gebhard and Konrad von Wernigerode ceded the ownership rights to 6 hooves in Groß Lobke to the Hildesheim Cathedral in an exchange process for 4 hooves in Wackersleben. From the property in Groß Lobke Heinrich and his brother Ulrich's sons carried 2 hooves from the counts as fiefs. Ulrich was probably in the same relationship with the Counts von Dassel, who were wealthy in Bledeln; A document from 1234 says that Ulrich von Bledeln and Lippold jun. von Escherde would have been loyal to Count Adolf von Dassel.

In the documents a Johann (Johannes) von Bledeln appears between 1240 and 1246, possibly the same who is mentioned in 1204 as brother Ulrich II., With his mother, widow Hildburg. You had an argument with the Kreuzstift in Hildesheim about a Hufe Land in Bledeln. The pen had bought them from you a long time ago, but Johann and Hildburg, for what reason, had refused to hand them over. The arguing parties called on the archdeacon von Lühnde as arbitrator . After his decision, the sellers had to be paid 24 Solidi Hildesheimer Münze in the presence of "all Lühnder citizens", after which the hooves were transferred to the buyer. This was done with the consent of Johannes and Hildburg von Bledeln, as well as of the serf who had used the hooves. Witnesses were Conrad, Bernard, Thedolf ​​and Johannes von Bledeln, Knight Dietrich von Bolzum with Ulrich, his son, and Albert von Wemingen. Hermann, Provost zur Sülte and Archdeacon von Lühnde, confirmed the certificate with his seal.

According to the known documents, the Lords of Bledeln had the following property in addition to the one in Bledeln: 2 Hufen in Klein Algermissen, which was sold to the St. Andrew's Church for 34 marks, 2 Hufen in Nienstedt, which became the property of Godehardikloster, 1 Hooves in Bledeln, which was sold to the Kreuzstift and 2 hooves in Groß Lobke , which were exchanged for real estate from the cathedral church.

There is no evidence of further property ownership, since the deeds naturally only show changes in the ownership structure. It is noteworthy that the Bledeln company only sold land, not new acquisitions.

According to what has been said, the noble family of Bledel belonged to the Hildesheim ministerials. In order to be able to carry out the numerous feuds that were the order of the day in the High Middle Ages , the bishops of Hildesheim had to rely on the help of experienced warriors. That is why they, like the other princes, had significantly expanded the number of their ministerials (servants), to whom originally only Marshal , Chamberlain , Cupbearer and Truchseß had belonged. In doing so, the bishop created the number of men of war necessary to carry out his policies or to defend his diocese. However, he had to reward them well for the service rendered to him. This was done by assigning property, which often affected entire villages or castles.

The monastery not only had such servants in Bledeln, but also episcopal ministerials were settled in a great many villages. B. in the area in Algermissen (1143 to at least 1378), Bolzum (1225 to 1521), Wehmingen (1240 to 1331), Wirringen (around 1190), Wätzum (1266 to 1373), Ummeln (1209 to 1320), Lobke ( 1255 to 1397).

Although they had once been unfree men, the ministerials succeeded in the course of time in reaching a higher position and in forgetting their bondage. Hereditary property developed from the delivery of real estate, which was initially considered to be temporary. Even the free aristocracy volunteered for ministerial relationships in order to improve their economic situation in this way. Finally, from around the thirteenth century onwards, the distinction between ministerials and the rest of the nobility gradually became blurred.

Many of these episcopal servants had to make high blood sacrifices in the many feuds; so it is not surprising that such a generation appears and submerges like a meteor, as can be seen from the above. The von Bledeln are also among them.

Duke Albrecht von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, one of the most notorious war heroes of his time, approached Sarstedt with numerous auxiliary troops in the summer of 1279, set fire to the castle there and forced it to surrender. Many of the most capable knights of the monastery are said to have fallen or taken prisoner back then. The Knights of Bledeln may also have been among the victims. According to a document from 1328, a scholaster Johann des Moritzstift in Hildesheim designated half of his property in Bledeln for the benefit of the poor scholars. Twice a year, 35 solidi should be given to worthy students as a reward in addition to the other income. According to another message from 1357 it was a property of 3 Hufen. Possibly this Johann could have been a last member of the knight family von Bledeln.

According to the above, the following family table results from those of Bledeln:

  • 1.0 Odelricus (Ulrich I), 1160/1189
  • 1.1 Frithericus (Friedrich), 1160 - brother of 1.0
  • 2.0 Odelricus (Ulrich II.), 1204/1234 - son of 1.0
  • 2.1 John, 1209/1240 - son of 1.0, brother of 2.0
  • 2.2 Konrad, 1204 - son of 1.0, brother of 2.0 + 2.1
  • 3.0 Olricus (Ulrich III.), 1227/1240, son of 2.0
  • 3.1 Heinrich, miles, 1240/1267, son of 2.0, brother of 3.0
  • 4.0 Olricus (Ulrich IV.), 1240/1267, son of 3.0
  • 4.1 Albero, 1240/1267, son of 3.0, brother of 4.0
  • 4.2 Olricus, 1240/1267, son of 3.0, brother of 4.0 + 4.1
  • 4.3 Hartbert, 1240/1251/1267, son of 3.0, brother of 4.0 + 4.1 + 4.2
  • 5.0 Thedolf ​​and Bernard, both around 1240, relatives unknown

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