Carl von Stockheim
Carl von Stockheim (* approx. 1500 ; † October 29, 1551 ), from the family of the Lords of Stockheim , was a Burgmann and bailiff in Usingen , today a town in the Hochtaunuskreis in Hesse .
family
Carl von Stockheim was the son of the Vice Cathedral of the Rheingau , Friedrich von Stockheim the Elder. Elderly and the Irmel of Carbene . Together with his brothers Philipp, Johann and Friedrich von Stockheim d. Younger he had received the fief of the Oberstockheim court from the Elector of the Palatinate . His brother Adolf was canon in Mainz Cathedral . The sister Clara was married to Albrecht von Dienheim . After his first wife died in 1545, Carl von Stockheim married Anna Kunigunda, the daughter of Philipp von Büches, on June 29, 1546 in Neuweilnau .
Life
It was first mentioned in a document in 1530 . Around 1540 he became Burgmann zu Usingen and from 1548 to 1551 he was Oberamtmann of the County of Nassau-Weilburg in Weilburg . In 1548 he served as the envoy of Count Philip III. from Nassau-Weilburg to the Reichstag in Augsburg.
Tombstone
His grave slab is still on the outer wall of the Protestant church in Usingen. It bears the inscription: Anno Dni: 1551. auff Sant symy And Judietag died the Eedel and Eirnuest Carlen von Stockheim Oberamptmann in the county of Nassau Weilburgk grace the god .
Carl von Stockheim is shown in relief in knight armor , at his feet are the coats of arms of his parents.
literature
- Rudi H. Kaethner, Martha Kaethner: Usingen. People and events from the history of a small German town. Wagner, Usingen 1981, ISBN 3-922600-01-8 , pp. 161-164.
Web links
- Grave monuments of the Evangelical Laurentius Church (see pdf, accessed on September 28, 2012)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stockheim, Carl von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Knight, Burgmann and Bailiff |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 29, 1551 |