Dietrich von Gemmingen († 1526)

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Epitaph for Dietrich von Gemmingen and his family at the castle chapel of Guttenberg Castle

Dietrich von Gemmingen († 1526 ) was, together with his brothers Wolf († 1555) and Philipp († 1544) , important for the Reformation in Kraichgau . He granted Reformation clergy protection early on, and Luther's teachings had been preached in his church since 1522.

Life

Dietrich von Gemmingen was the eldest son of Pleikard von Gemmingen and Anna Kämmerer von Worms called von Dalberg. In 1495 he was with Duke Eberhard I of Württemberg at the Reichstag in Worms . In 1518 the brothers shared the inheritance of their parents. Dietrich received Guttenberg Castle , the family's new ancestral home, with all its affiliations, Bonfeld Castle and Village with its affiliations and uses, plus ownership shares in seven other villages. The annual income from his inheritance was over 1,300 guilders .

Dietrich von Gemmingen was married to Ursula von Nippenburg , who came from one of the oldest and most respected families of the Swabian nobility. He had a particularly close relationship with Hans III. Landschad von Steinach , Palatine councilor and reformer from Neckarsteinach . This was also married to a von Nippenburg. Their son Christof married Dietrich's daughter Anna.

At the end of 1522 Dietrich took in the Lutheran preacher Erhard Schnepf, who had been expelled from Weinsberg . A little later he sent the preacher Johann Geyling, who had been expelled from Ilsfeld in 1523, to Mömpelgard as court preacher of Duke Ulrich, who had been expelled from his country .

Johannes Brenz informed Dietrich at Schnepf's request in 1525 about the different points of view in the Lord's Supper dispute . In December 1525, Dietrich was the patron of a religious discussion at his castle. Dietrich died in 1526. He was buried in the castle chapel; the funeral sermon was given by Johannes Brenz. Dietrich's son Philipp the Wise had an epitaph attached to the north wall of the chapel for the father, mother and six deceased siblings in 1550 .

family

He was married to Ursula von Nippenburg.

Progeny:

  • Ursula († 1571) ∞ Philipp von Bettendorff
  • Margaretha († 1550) ∞ Peter von Mentzingen
  • Anna († 1562) ∞ Christoph Landschad von Steinach
  • Philip the Wise (1518–1571) ∞ Margaretha von Vellberg

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Carl Jäger: Mittheilungen zur Swabian and Franconian Reformation History , Stuttgart 1828, p. 81.

literature

  • Carl Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig Stocker : Family chronicle of the barons of Gemmingen , Heidelberg 1895.
  • Bonfeld. Local history contributions from the past and present of a former imperial knighthood village. City of Bad Rappenau, Bad Rappenau 2000, ISBN 3-929295-62-8 .
  • Gerhard Kiesow: Of knights and preachers. The Lords of Gemmingen and the Reformation in Kraichgau. Regional culture publishing house, Ubstadt-Weiher 1997, ISBN 3-929366-57-6 .
  • Walter von Hueck: lineage of the family of the barons of Gemmingen. Reprint from the Genealogical Handbook of the Nobility Volume 37 (Freiherrliche Häuser A, Volume VI). CA Starke Verlag, Limburg an der Lahn 1966.
personal data
SURNAME Gemmingen, Dietrich von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Landlord on Guttenberg and in Bonfeld
DATE OF BIRTH 15th century
DATE OF DEATH 1526