Christoph von Zedtwitz

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Christoph von Zedtwitz (* 1502 ; † 1575 ) was the margrave captain in Hof and defended the city during the siege of Hof in 1553 .

Life

Christoph came from the Vogtland noble family of the von Zedtwitz . The eponymous headquarters Zedwitz had already been given up by the family at the time of Christoph, lines of the family were based on Isaar , Töpen , Neuberg and Liebenstein .

Kurt Stiersdorfer identifies Captain Christoph von Zedwitz as the owner of the Liebenstein estate , which he received as a fief from the Bohemian King Ferdinand in 1540 . The assignment is made more difficult by the family name "Christoph", which occurs frequently in the family.

The defense of Hof was part of the Second Margrave War , in which the fighting finally took place on the own territory of Margrave Albrecht Alcibiades and important fortifications and cities, including Kulmbach with the Plassenburg , were besieged and partially destroyed. Christoph was initially entrusted with the defense of Weismain . In Hof he was housed in Georg Prückner's house not far from the town hall. His military actions in Hof are detailed u. a. documented in the Schlemmer Chronicle. In this context he is mentioned until October 12, 1553.

One of his first preparations in Hof was to burn down the old town in order to deprive the enemy of advantages such as cover or shelter. Negotiations with the city council, the war people and above all with the opponents have been handed down - various military actions, such as B. several failures from the city. The water mills were of particular strategic importance for feeding the city. The hired warriors on both sides regularly asked for their remuneration and, in the case of special actions, had to B. be sufficiently motivated with the storm money . Finally, it was up to Christopher to negotiate the terms of surrender and hand over the city to the enemy.

If Stierstorfer's assignment of Christoph's person is correct, he finally died at the age of 72. He was married to Margaretha Kressin von Dießfurt (today a part of Pressath ), who inherited properties in what is now the Upper Palatinate region. According to the genealogist Johann Gottfried Biedermann , who was flawed in details , she was the daughter of a councilor from the Electoral Palatinate and Juliana, born in Hirschberg von Weißenstadt , who had several children with Christoph. Christoph and his wife were buried together in the Church of Pressath.

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  1. ↑ Stierstorfer: The Siege of Hof 1553 . P. 45f.
  2. ↑ Stierstorfer: The Siege of Hof 1553 . P. 206f.
personal data
SURNAME Zedtwitz, Christoph von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Margravial captain during the siege of Hof in 1553
DATE OF BIRTH 1502
DATE OF DEATH 1575