Elisabeth of Württemberg (1412–1476)

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Elisabeth von Württemberg (* after 1412; † after April 29, 1476 ) was the daughter of Eberhard des Mild von Württemberg and Elisabeth von Nürnberg. She was on January 15, 1428 with Albrecht III. von Bayern - who later became known through his relationship with Agnes Bernauer - engaged . Instead, she secretly married Johann IV von Werdenberg , who was staying at the court of Count Ludwig von Württemberg to study .

Life

Elisabeth was the only child from the second marriage of Eberhard des Mild to Elisabeth of Nuremberg. She was thus a great-granddaughter of Emperor Karl IV. There are no sources about the date and place of birth, but her parents' supplement took place on November 22, 1412 in Stuttgart .

In Wuerttemberg the rule of the grandchildren from his first marriage was Eberhard the Mild with Antonia Visconti , the brothers Ludwig I and Ulrich V , passed. In the beginning they ruled under the tutelage of their mother Henriette von Mömpelgard and councilors from Württemberg . At the end of this guardianship, Elector Ludwig III. of the Palatinate mediating influence on the affairs of government of the brothers.

On January 15, 1428, the brothers Ludwig and Ulrich met in Heidelberg a marriage speech for their aunt Elisabeth, who was about the same age. The dukes Ernst and Wilhelm III. von Bayern-Munich agreed on the marriage of Ernst's son Albrecht III. with Elisabeth. The supplement was set to the time between Pentecost (May 23rd) and Midsummer (June 24th) 1428. In the event of a unilateral breach of the engagement, a fine of 10,000 guilders was set.

Johann IV von Werdenberg, who was born a few years before 1416, was educated at the Württemberg court. The secret wedding of the two teenagers must have taken place in the spring of 1428. On August 2, 1429, Hans Truchseß von Bischishausen reported to Countess Henriette von Württemberg about negotiations that had become necessary because of the dispute between Württemberg and Werdenberg as a result of the marriage. On April 27, 1430, the marriage was recognized in Stuttgart and Elisabeth assigned her home tax to the offices of Balingen and Ebingen, as well as the existing pledges of the Werdenbergers on Sigmaringen and Veringen.

Tomb of the husband Johann von Werdenberg in the Martinskirche Trochtelfingen

As Wuerttemberg documents show, there does not appear to have been any surviving children in 1441. In 1459, however, there is talk of six sons. In return for a renunciation of inheritance to Württemberg, Sigmaringen and Veringen were finally left to them. The Werdenbergers immediately made this a fiefdom for the emperor. This enabled Veringen and Sigmaringen to be awarded to the Counts of Zollern as a settled imperial fief after the Werdenbergs died out in 1534 .

The fine to Bavaria was paid, as Württemberg documents from 1447 show.

Johann von Werdenberg died on April 26, 1460 and was buried in the family funeral in the parish church of St. Martin in Trochtelfingen . According to a certificate from Württemberg, Elisabeth was still alive on April 29, 1476. Her resting place is not known, but according to her rank and position, she was probably buried at the side of her husband.

reception

For the Stuttgart councilor Sebastian Küng , Elisabeth's behavior seemed so unthinkable that he could only draw the conclusion from the sources in a history of the House of Württemberg (1554) that she was married to Johann von Werdenberg in a first marriage and after his death married Albrecht von Bayern, with whom she had no children.

Christian Friedrich Sattler (1773) did not give Elisabeth's mother a particularly good report card and presented her as voluptuous. With this negative influence, no other behavior was to be expected from Elisabeth. It is historically documented that Elisabeth of Nuremberg ran a very expensive court in her widow's residence in Nürtingen and left her sons in debts of over 10,000 guilders.

The fundamental historian of the Werdenbergs, Johann Nepomuk Vanotti , took up this criticism in 1845, but contrasts Elisabeth's later life in a long, satisfied marriage and as a worried, loving mother and good housekeeper, who could also be domineering, proud and stubborn, when it came to the wellbeing of their children.

Later historians ( Stälin , 1887 or Decker-Hauff , 1966) put the romantic aspect in the foreground and relativize Elisabeth's behavior with the later affair of the groom with Agnes Bernauer.

Descendants of Elisabeth von Württemberg

  1. Johann IV of Werdenberg-Sargans († April 27, 1460) ∞ Elisabeth of Württemberg († after April 29, 1476)
    1. Elisabeth von Werdenberg-Sargans († February 9, 1487/88) ∞ Hugo XI. Montfort-Tettnang (January 9, 1454/55; † August 16, 1491)
      1. Hugo XII. von Montfort († April 24, 1519)
      2. Elisabeth von Montfort († September 20, 1503)
    2. Martha von Werdenberg-Sargans († 1486) ∞ Nicholas Herr zu Abensberg (July 2, 1441 - February 28, 1484/85)
    3. Heinrich von Werdenberg-Sargans († 1501)
    4. Georg II von Werdenberg-Sargans († March 12/15, 1500) ∞ Katharina Margravine of Baden
      1. Christoph von Werdenberg-Heiligenberg († January 29, 1534) 1.∞ Eleonora Gonzaga († 1512), 2.∞ Johanna von Berselle (Johanna van Witthem) (1495 - n August 19, 1544)
        1. from 1: Anna von Werdenberg-Heiligenberg († 1554) ∞ Friedrich II. von Fürstenberg (June 19, 1496; † March 8, 1558/59)
          1. Eleonore von Fürstenberg (October 11, 1523 - September 23, 1544)
          2. Christoph I von Fürstenberg (August 24, 1534 - August 17, 1559)
      2. Magdalena von Werdenberg-Sargans (1464 - September 9, 1538) 1.∞ Jan van Egmond (April 3, 1438 - August 21, 1516)
        1. Josina d'Egmond
        2. Walburga van Egmond (1489 - March 7, 1528/29)
        3. Jean II d'Egmond (1490 - April 29, 1528)
      3. Elisabeth von Werdenberg-Sargans (from 1484 - December 20, 1536) 1.∞ Erasmus I. Schenk von Erbach (after 1466 - September 1, 1503)
        1. Katharina von Erbach († February 13, 1549) ∞ Johannes Werner von Zimmer II (June 24, 1480 - January 1548)
          1. Christoph Werner vonzimmer (1514 - 1517)
          2. Johann Christoph von Zimmer (1516 - c. 1557)
          3. Froben Christoph von Zimmer (February 19, 1519 - November 27, 1566)
          4. Barbara von Zimmer (? -1526)
          5. Gottfried Christoph von Zimmer (May 17, 1524 - September 9, 1570)
    5. Ulrich von Werdenberg-Sargans († July 17, 1503)
    6. Hugo IX von Werdenberg-Sargans († 1508)
    7. Johann von Werdenberg-Sargans († February 23, 1485), Bishop of Augsburg
    8. Rudolf von Werdenberg-Sargans († 1505)
    9. Gabriel von Werdenberg-Sargans
    10. Ludwig von Werdenberg-Sargans (died young)
    11. Agnes von Werdenberg-Sargans (* 1434; † December 13, 1467) ∞ Jost Nikolaus I. von Hohenzollern († February 9, 1487/88)
      1. Friedrich Albrecht von Hohenzollern († July 16, 1483)
      2. Friedrich Eitel von Hohenzollern († June 27, 1490)
      3. Helene von Hohenzollern († November 11, 1514) ∞ Johann III. Truchsess von Waldburg-Zeil and Waldsee († October 12, 1511)
        1. Dorothea Johanna von Waldburg zu Wolfegg and Zeil († January 30, 1512/13)
        2. George III Erbtruchsess von Waldburg Zeil and Waldsee (Bauernjörg) (* January 25, 1488; † May 29, 1531)
      4. Johann Friedrich von Hohenzollern († November 28, 1484)
      5. Friedrich von Hohenzollern, Bishop of Augsburg (1450 - March 8, 1504/05)
      6. Eitel Friedrich II. Von Hohenzollern (* 1452 - † June 18, 1512)
    12. Margarete von Werdenberg-Sargans (* 1436/37; † 1496), abbess of the Buchau women's monastery
    13. Anna von Werdenberg-Sargans († 1497), abbess of the Buchau women's monastery

swell

Württemberg regests to Elisabeth of Württemberg: [1]

literature

  • Matthias Miller: Elisabeth of Nuremberg. In: Sönke Lorenz, Dieter Mertens, Volker Press (eds.): Das Haus Württemberg. A biographical lexicon. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Berlin / Cologne 1997, ISBN 3-17-013605-4 , p. 43f.
  • Gerhard Raff : Hie good Wirtemberg all the way. Volume 1: The House of Württemberg from Count Ulrich the Founder to Duke Ludwig. 6th edition. Landhege, Schwaigern 2014, ISBN 978-3-943066-34-0 , pp. 251-255.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ This results from the year the father died (1416) and the existence of two younger brothers.
  2. ↑ At least Elisabeth cannot have been older than 15 years.
  3. ^ Matthias Müller: Elisabeth of Nuremberg. In: Sönke Lorenz, Dieter Mertens, Volker Press (eds.): Das Haus Württemberg. A biographical lexicon. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Berlin / Cologne 1997, ISBN 3-17-013605-4 , p. 44.
personal data
SURNAME Elisabeth of Württemberg
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Elisabeth von Werdenberg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Countess of Werdenberg
DATE OF BIRTH after 1412
DATE OF DEATH after April 29, 1476