Burchard II (Querfurt)
Burchard II. (I.) von Querfurt (* around 1100; † around 1161) was the eldest son of Count Gebhard II. Von Querfurt and his wife Oda von Ammensleben , a member of the fifth generation of the noble lords and counts of Querfurt . He inherited his father, who died on February 18, 1126 in the battle of Kulm in northern Bohemia, when Duke Soběslav I joined the army of Emperor Lothar III. and defeated Duke Otto II of Moravia-Olomouc. His youngest brother Gebhard III. von Querfurt fell in the same battle.
His brother Konrad was elected archbishop by the Magdeburg cathedral chapter in 1134 . After the burgrave of Magdeburg, Heinrich von Groitzsch , died on December 31, 1135 , Archbishop Konrad appointed his brother Burchard as burgrave of Magdeburg and high bailiff of the archbishopric in 1136 . Burchard is therefore also known as the burgrave "Burchard I." of Magdeburg.
Burchard was initially a supporter of the Guelphs ( Heinrich the Proud and Heinrich the Lion ), but changed sides in 1142/43 after Heinrich the Lion had received the Duchy of Saxony back and from then on supported the Roman-German King Konrad III. and his successor, Emperor Friedrich Barbarossa . However, not much is known about his activities in the service of the emperor and empire.
In 1146 Burchard bought the bailiwick of the Lutisburg (Ludesburg) monastery near Querfurt , which had not developed properly, and moved it to a cheaper location in the nearby Ilversdorf (Eilwardesdorf) in the immediate vicinity of Querfurt Castle , where he re-established it as the Marienzell monastery and furnished it with goods from the possession of the Querfurt Castle Church. He inherited the bailiwick of the monastery with the possession of Querfurt Castle.
His son Burchard III. followed him as Burgrave Burchard II of Magdeburg. His daughter married Hartmann II. Von Lobdeburg and thus contributed to the fact that the Lobdeburgers could follow the Querfurt to the bishopric in Würzburg .
See also
Web links
- Burchard I. in the German biography
- EF Mooyer: Burchard II. Von Querfurt Contributions to the Genealogy of the Dynasts of Querfurt, page 10 ff.
- Burchard I., Burgrave of Magdeburg
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Burchard II |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Burchard II of Querfurt; Burchard I of Magdeburg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Burgrave of Magdeburg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1100 |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1161 |