Botsch
Botsch (previously de Rossis , de Bambarossi , then Botzo de Rossis ) is the name of a noble family from medieval Tyrol that originally came from Florence .
history
The family initially settled in Bolzano , but originally came from Florence and called themselves de Rossis or de Bambarossi there . Its original name was changed by Botzo de Rossis by deleting his surname to Botsch.
With the elevation to the nobility in the 14th century , the rise of the embassies to one of the most important families in Tyrol began. Its members made numerous foundations and donations to church institutions and were active in the regional administration of Tyrol in the late Middle Ages .
Similar to the Vintlers , the Botsch came into the possession of castles in the Bolzano area in the 14th century : in 1390 they appear as owners of Burg Kasatsch above the village of Nals and a little later, in 1397, of Salurn Castle and its court district. Since 1417 they have been tenants of the Zwingenburg near Tisens-Prissian , and since 1468 also from Burg Auer near Dorf Tirol . For this reason, members of this family line also called themselves Botsch von Auer and Zwingenberg in the following . In 1498, the Botsch received the Goien Castle near Schenna as a further fief .
The family members Christoph Botsch, who was governor of the Etsch and burgrave of Tyrol in the years 1460–1471 and 1476–1478 , and Simon Botsch, who appears as chief steward of the children of Emperor Ferdinand I , were mentioned in a special document .
Simon Botsch married Sibilla von Welsberg-Villanders. His daughter Maria Botsch von Zwingenberg zu Auer married Franz Hendl (*?; † September 1, 1591). Their alliance coat of arms consisting of two shields can be found as a coat of arms stone on the northeast side of the central castle of Goldrain Castle in Vinschgau (South Tyrol).
Another important family member was Blasius Botsch. He was the son of Heinrich Botsch. His mother's name was Luzia. Blasius was probably born in the second half of the 14th century . Shortly after 1400 he was in the service of the Tyrolean sovereign Friedrich with an empty pocket . On August 8, 1410, Blasius Botsch sent a letter of rejection to Heinrich VI on behalf of the duke . from Rottenburg . With that began the siege of the Leuchtenburg . Blasius Botsch had three brothers, Hans, Georg and Heinrich.
When the message went out in the male line in 1637, its coat of arms passed to the " von Stachelburg " family .
coat of arms
Blazon according to Johann Siebmacher : three black bars in silver .
literature
- Werner Köfler : Land – Landscape – Landtag. History of the Tyrolean state parliaments from the beginning to the repeal of the state constitution in 1808 . Wagner, Innsbruck 1985, ISBN 3-7030-0161-5
- Johann Siebmacher: Austrian nobility - the rural nobility in the princes of Tyrol . Erg. Vol. 22, IV, Tyrol, panel 2
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hannes Obermair : Social Production of Law? The wisdom of the court of Salurn in South Tyrol from 1403 . In: Concilium Medii Aevi . 4 . 2001, pp. 179-208, reference p. 182.
- ^ Heraldry: Photos of coats of arms in an architectural context, documentation and database. Retrieved October 29, 2019 .
- ↑ According to Köfler, op. Cit. , 1985.