Eberwin von Kransberg

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Eberwin von Kransberg (life dates not known) was a knight from the lower aristocratic family of those von Kransberg and Burggraf von Friedberg .

possession

In 1220 he was entrusted with half of the villages Wiesbach , Wernborn and Ober- and Niederholzberg by Emperor Friedrich II . To secure his property, he began building a castle in Kransberg .

He had a crane in his coat of arms , which gave the name to the family and the lordship of Cransberg.

Offices

1220/21 he was burgrave of the Reichsburg Friedberg , 1227/28 Reichsschultheiß of Frankfurt am Main .

literature

  • Walter Möller: The seals of the oldest Frankfurt mayors and other Reich officials . In: Quarterly sheets of the historical association for the Grand Duchy of Hesse . New series 6. Darmstadt 1922, pp. 117–122 (121).
personal data
SURNAME Eberwin von Kransberg
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Eberwin von Kranch; Eberwin von Grus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Mayor of Frankfurt am Main
DATE OF BIRTH 12th Century
DATE OF DEATH 13th Century