Diepold von Schweinspeunt

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Diopuldo de Swininspiunde on an illustration from the Liber ad honorem Augusti by Petrus de Ebulo , 1196

Diepold von Schweinspeunt (also Diopuldo de Swininspiunde, Diopuld von Schweinespeunt , Dipold von Acerra † after 1221) was a German ministerial and later Count of Acerra and Duke of Spoleto .

Life

He came from the Bavarian ministerial family von Schweinespeunt , who were in the service of the Counts of Lechsgemünd . Often, but incorrectly, his origin was given as a margrave or knight from the von Vohburg family .

Diepold accompanied Emperor Heinrich VI. on his journey to Rome in 1191. In the course of the attack on the Kingdom of Sicily , Diepold was appointed lord of the castle of the important border fortress of Rocca d'Arce in the province of Frosinone . Despite Heinrich's defeat and the associated retreat, Diepold was able to defend a bridgehead in the Terra di Lavoro with other imperial military leaders .

In the following years Diepold was able to expand its power base in Campania . From 1195 he is referred to as the justitiar of the Terra di Lavoro. In January 1197 he was promoted to Count of Acerra . Through his marriage policy Diepold was able to base his power on the basis of the local nobles. Diepold's brother Siegfried married the daughter of the Count of Fondi in 1199 . He married his own daughter to the Count of Caserta , as well as his son to the daughter of Count Peter of Celanos .

In the power disputes during the minority of Frederick II , Diepold was one of the most important opponents of the papal forces. He was one of the supporters of the regent Markward von Annweiler . In 1205 he took the leader of the papal forces, Walter III. captured by Brienne , but he was captured the following year by a plot by Pope Innocent III. and of Chancellor Walters von Briennes, which after the surrender of Frederick II led to Diepold's capture. However, he managed to escape to his home country on the mainland, to Salerno . Despite his good relationship with Frederick II, he and Apulian nobles turned to his opponent Otto IV , whom he was able to convince to invade the Kingdom of Sicily. Otto IV appointed him Duke of Spoleto in 1210 and extended Diepold's powers in 1211.

However, it could not hold out permanently. In 1218 he was imprisoned by his son-in-law Jakob von San Severino , handed over to Frederick II and only released in 1221 after the positions of power held by Diepold's family had been handed over.

According to the report by Alberich von Troisfontaines , Diepold is said to have joined the Teutonic Order and lived for many years. The last recorded reference to Diepold comes from the year 1221.

literature

Web links

Commons : Dietpold von Schweinspeunt  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The territorial property and the county of Graisbach
  2. ↑ : Eduard Winkelmann  v Diopuld, Earl. Acerra . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 5, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1877, p. 248 f.
  3. ^ Regesta Imperii - Otto IV. 1210. Bavarian State Library (BSB). Pp. 126-127.
personal data
SURNAME Diepold von Schweinspeunt
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Diopuld von Schweinespeunt; Diepold of Acerra; Dipold from Acerra
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Ministerial, Count of Acerra and Duke of Spoleto
DATE OF BIRTH 12th Century
DATE OF DEATH after 1221