Coming Virnsberg

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The Coming Virnsberg was a commander of the Teutonic Order in today's Virnsberg and belonged to the Deutschordensballei Franken .

history

The House of Zollern had already given ownership of the room to the Teutonic Order in Nuremberg at an earlier point in time, which later came under the command of the Coming Virnsberg . On August 24, 1260, Burgrave Konrad I had with the consent of his sons Friedrich III. and Konrad II. handed over the patronage right over the parish in Obernzenn with accessories and the village Rappenau to the Teutonic Order. Since 1294 there was the German-Nordic Office Virnsberg, which originally belonged to the Kommende Nürnberg . On June 12, 1294, Burgrave Konrad II of Nuremberg and his wife Agnes, their sons Friedrich, Konrad and Gottfried, who had entered the Teutonic Order, donated Virnsberg Castle and the property belonging to it. The foundation assets included properties in Oberaltenbernheim , among other things . The foundation assets were so extensive from the beginning that Virnsberg was able to develop into one of the economically most important comers of the Ballei with a closed Fraisch or High Court district without the order itself having expanded this complex to any significant extent. In addition to Virnsberg Castle, which the Zollern had acquired in 1235, and its accessories, it comprised possessions and rights in 26 locations, including the court in Ickelheim , Sondernohe and Neustetten . Also Tenth and extensive forest ownership among this foundation.

The castle-counts' foundations from 1260 and 1294 were so extensive that at the end of the 16th century 81% of the farm positions of the Coming Virnsberg came from the original foundations. Zoller ministeriality also supported the young religious establishment. Herdegen von Gründlach donated two from Burgrave Friedrich III in 1297 . Farms given to fief in Obernzenn with his consent and income from four hubs in Ickelheim. For 1297, friar Friedrich, the son of the donor couple, is named as the first Commander in Virnsberg, thus underlining the character of a housewife of the Zollern. After he died on March 23, 1303, he was very likely followed by his brother Konrad. Even if contemporary evidence is missing, the news of a commander's list from the 18th century that his brother Konrad, named in 1300 as a conventual in Würzburg, followed him in office is credible. After Konrad died on July 17th, Johannes von Kirchberg from the Thuringian nobility, who is attested in 1306, succeeded the Zoller brothers. He was followed by Arnold von Seckendorff (Arnold, called the company name, donated his hat in Wittgensteinach to Heilsbronn Monastery in 1307 ) from 1308 to 1318 as a member of the castle counts ministry. Burgrave Friedrich IV also proved to be a sponsor of the Teutonic Order and in 1308 and 1311 the commander assigned several days of work in meadows. In the imperial city of Windsheim im Rangau, the Kommende Virnsberg had the right of patronage over the parish of St. Kilian since 1317 as a gift from King Ludwig of Bavaria . For this parish, the Würzburg bishop renounced his and the cathedral chapter's claims to patronage . In the following years the property could be enlarged by purchasing various goods. The Coming Virnsberg was able to form a closed high court district, which was based on the endowment and acquisitions of the 14th century.

After the Kommende belonging to the Ballei Franken also acquired the parish of Windsheim in 1326, the office also received the protection and umbrella of the Burgrave of Nuremberg in 1333 .

The Coming Virnsberg existed until 1806 and represented a Catholic imperial rule in the middle of the Protestant margravate of Ansbach and was able to assert itself as an enclave in the margravial territory until modern times. In the 18th century (1731/54) the Ansbach margraves recognized Virnsberg as a separate high court district and thus as imperial direct territory, which thus remained protected from the access of Hardenberg , who occupied large parts of the Franconian Teutonic Order territory for Prussia. Nevertheless, the order lost part of its sovereignty in some places. The territory was divided into the Obervogteiamt Virnsberg and the Vogteiamt Ickelheim. Most recently it covered an area of ​​19 square miles with 32,000 inhabitants.

Obervogteiamt Virnsberg

The Obervogteiamt Virnsberg (OVA) exercised the high court over all places of the Kommende Virnsberg, over which it also had the village and community rule.

The OVA ruled the following towns and villages: Berglein , Boxau , Brachbach , Breitenau , Buch , Daubersbach , Dörflein , Einersdorf , Esbach , Fladengreuth , Fröschendorf , Hainklingen , Hechelbach , Hörhof , Kemmathen , Kräft , Limbach , Merzbach , Möckenau , Neustetten , Oberaltenbernheim , Obernbibert , Rappenau , Sondernohe , Unteraltenbernheim , Virnsberg, Wimmelbach and Wippenau .

The OVA was in the following places manors (in brackets the number of property is specified): BERGLEIN (4), Boxau (7) Brachbach (7) Breitenau (11) Book (12) Buchheim (?) Cadolzhofen ( 1), Daubersbach (5), Dörflein (3), Ergersheim (?), Ermetzhofen (?), Esbach (6), Fladengreuth (2), Fröschendorf (13), Fröschendorfer Mühle (1), Hainklingen (1), Hechelbach (8), Herbolzheim (?), Hörhof (1), Kemmathen (4), Kräft (4), Lerchenbergshof (1), Lerchenbergsmühle (1), Limbach (12), Merzbach (12), Mitteldachstetten (3), Möckenau (2), Oberaltenbernheim (9), Obernbibert (11), Obernbreit (?), Oberdachstetten (3), Pfaffenhofen (?), Rappenau (18), Rudolzhofen (?), Schafhof (1), Sondernohe (23), Unteraltenbernheim (21), Uttenhofen (?), Veitsmühle (1), Wimmelbach (8), Wippenau (2).

Ickelheim Bailiwick Office

The Vogteiamt had village and community rulership over Ickelheim , Linkenmühle and Wasenmühle and was also the landlord there.

Commander of Virnsberg

Surname from to Remarks source
Friedrich von Zollern 1297 1303 Son of Konrad II.
Konrad von Zollern 1303 1303 Son of Konrad II.
Johannes von Kirchberg 1306 1308
Arnold von Seckendorf 1308 1318 Ministerial of Burgrave Friedrich IV.
Wolfram von Heideck 1323
Berthold von Zollern 1342 1350 later Bishop of Eichstätt
Johann von Venningen 1409
Johann von Egloffstein 1419
Martin von Gebsattel 1420 1423
Eberhard von Stetten 1424 1434 Commander in Nuremberg, later German master
Johann von Venningen 1430
Wilhelm von Werdenau ( Wernau ) 1434 1439
Martin of Eyb 1444 1471 Commander's office administrator of the DOH Nuremberg
Jorg Dymar 1479 at the same time governor in Mergentheim
Dieter vom Stain 1480 1494
Johann (Hans) Adelmann of Adelmannsfelden 1496 1510 German master
Burckhard von Seckendorff 1508 1511 also councilor
Wolfgang von Bibra 1524 1525 then commander in Würzburg
Wolf von Rosenberg 1542
Philipp von Mauchenheim called Bechtolsheim 1574
Adam von Klingelbach 1582 Lieutenant of Mergentheim, 1601–1602
Bertus von Freyberg-Eisenberg 1606 1606 murdered on April 22nd
Wilhelm Michel Schliderer of laughter 1623
Franz Wilhelm Mohr von Waldt 1643 Colonel at Wallenstein
Johann Ludwig von Roggenbach 1663 Landkomtur and Komtur der Ballei Franken
Georg Eberhardt von Hedersdorff 1687 Colonel of the Franconian Circle
Georg Eitel Rau from Holzhausen 1682 1685
Philipp Karl Waldecker from Kempt 1719 also Komtur Weissenburg
Franz Philipp von Wildenstein 1741 also in 1746 councilor of the Ballei Franken
Franz Ludwig von Eyb 1772 1785
Ferdinand Ernst von Waldstein-Wartenberg 1792

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g Dieter J. Weiß : THE LAND BETWEEN AISCH AND REZAT - THE GERMAN ORDER AROUND VIRNSBERG. (PDF; 195 kB) Retrieved on December 27, 2018 (presentation at Historischer Verein für Mittelfranken 2016).
  2. ↑ State Archives Ludwigsburg, JL 425 Vol. 26 Qu. 168 Donation of the Virnsberg Castle with named members by Konrad [II.] D. J. Burgrave of Nuremberg and his wife Agnes von Hohenlohe
  3. ↑ State Archives Nuremberg deed of donation from 1294
  4. ^ Staatsarchiv Ludwigsburg JL 425 Bd 26 Qu. 167 Donation of two farms in Obernzenn to the DO by Herdegen von Gründlach, 1297 June 9;
  5. ^ Max Döllner : History of the development of the city of Neustadt an der Aisch up to 1933. Ph. C. W. Schmidt, Neustadt a. d. Aisch 1950, OCLC 42823280 ; New edition to mark the 150th anniversary of the Ph. C. W. Schmidt publishing house, Neustadt an der Aisch 1828–1978. Ibid 1978, ISBN 3-87707-013-2 , p. 141.
  6. ↑ State Archives Ludwigsburg, JL 425 Bd 26 Qu. 172 feudal lordly consensus of various sales / foundations to DOH Virnsberg by Burgrave Friedrich [VI.] Of Nuremberg from 1415.
  7. ↑ Dieter J. Weiß: German Order: Territory and Administration in: Historisches Lexikon Bayerns
  8. ↑ State Archives Ludwigsburg, JL 425 Vol. 26 Qu. 171
  9. ^ Annual meeting of the Society for Franconian History 2016
  10. ^ Brandenburgische Usurpations-Geschichte, in the Franconian District-Landen, especially in the Reichs-Ständisch Landes-Fürstlichen areas of the high Teutonic Knight Order , 1797. Google Book p. 37
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  12. ↑ HH Hofmann, p. 65.
  13. ↑ State Archives Ludwigsburg, JL 425 Vol. 26 Qu. 171
  14. ↑ State Archives Ludwigsburg, B 249 U 227
  15. ↑ State Archives Ludwigsburg, JL 425 Bd 3 Qu. 86
  16. ↑ State Archives Ludwigsburg, JL 425 Bd 3 Qu. 86
  17. ^ Aristocratic family Gebsattel, Aristocratic family Historisches Lexikon Bayerns
  18. ↑ State Archives Ludwigsburg, JL 425 Bd 3 Qu. 90
  19. ^ Vienna, Deutschordenszentralarchiv (DOZA) documents 3252
  20. ↑ State Archives Ludwigsburg, JL 425 Bd 4 Qu. 41
  21. ↑ State Archives Ludwigsburg, JL 425 Bd 27 Qu. 131
  22. ↑ 1479 State Archives Ludwigsburg, B 264 a U 39
  23. ^ Vienna, Deutschordenszentralarchiv (DOZA) deeds 4256 , in: monasterium.net
  24. ↑ State Archives Ludwigsburg, PL 13 Bü 534
  25. ↑ State Archives Ludwigsburg, JL 425 Vol. 26 Qu. 175
  26. ^ State archive Ludwigsburg B 250 U 209
  27. ↑ State Archives Ludwigsburg, JL 425 Vol. 26 Qu. 176
  28. ↑ Werner Wagenhöfer: Bibra, noble family. In: Historisches Lexikon Bayerns (HLB) . Retrieved January 12, 2019 .
  29. ^ State archive Nuremberg document from 1542 March 15, Unteraltenbernheim
  30. ↑ German Digital Library State Archive Nuremberg Certificate 1574 December 10
  31. ^ State Archives Ludwigsburg B 273 I Bü 25
  32. ↑ State Archives Ludwigsburg JL 425 Vol. 26 Qu. 174
  33. ↑ State Archives Ludwigsburg B 247 I Bü 58
  34. ↑ State Archives Ludwigsburg JL 425 Bd 10 Qu. 72
  35. ↑ Colonel Mohr von Wald in the Thirty Years' War, a loyal officer of Generalissimo Wallenstein?
  36. ↑ see list of imperial generals of the early modern period / M
  37. ^ State Archives Ludwigsburg B 273 I Bü 25
  38. ↑ see list of the Landkomture der Ballei Franken
  39. ↑ according to a different spelling Heydersdorff
  40. ↑ see list of regiments of the Frankish Reichskreis
  41. ↑ Tax book of the High German Knightly Order Coming Virnsberg Oberamt , 1687 in the Nuremberg State Archives
  42. ↑ Friedrich Wilhelm Leitner: Revolt, official and death shields in the Teutonic Order Church in Friesach in Carinthia . In: Rudolfinum. Yearbook of the State Museum for Carinthia . 2005, p. 197–231 ( PDF on ZOBODAT [accessed January 12, 2019]).
  43. ↑ State Archives Ludwigsburg JL 425 Bd 24 Qu. 87
  44. ↑ Manfred Keßler: The knight's seat in Dettelsau . Cooperative Library Network Berlin-Brandenburg (KOBV), 2009, p. 271 , urn : nbn: de: bvb: 29-opus-14332 ( kobv.de [PDF; accessed on January 12, 2019] dissertation).
  45. ↑ State Archives Ludwigsburg, JL 425 Vol. 15 Qu. 6 JL 425 Vol. 15 Qu. 6


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