Epitaph for Peter III. Echter and Gertraud von Adolzheim

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General view of the epitaph

The epitaph for Peter III. Echter and Gertraud von Adolzheim is located in the pilgrimage church of Hessenthal , a district of the Mespelbrunn community in the Lower Franconian district of Aschaffenburg ( Bavaria ).

description

The epitaph , which was commissioned by his son Dietrich (1554–1601) in 1582, is located in the late Gothic chapel and can only be reached via the new building of the pilgrimage church. The epitaph in the late renaissance style was created by Erhard Barg from Schwäbisch Hall . With a height of 8.28 meters, it extends to the vault .

Christ is depicted on the cross, underneath as fully plastic figures kneeling on the left and right outside

  • Peter III Echter von Mespelbrunn (1520–1576)
  • Gertraud von Adolzheim (1525–1583)

as well as their children

  • Adolf (1543–1600), heir to Mespelbrunn Castle and Kurmainzischer Rat zu Stadtprozelten
  • Julius Echter (1545–1617) with miter and regalia, Prince-Bishop of Würzburg
  • Sebastian (1546–1575), doctor of both rights, Kurmainzer bailiff at Orb and Hausen
  • Valentin (1550–1624), councilor and bailiff for Waldaschach, Volkach and Kitzingen
  • Dietrich (1554–1601), bailiff at Rothenfels
  • Kordula (1559–1599), married to Stephan Zobel von Giebelstadt
  • Magdalena (1556–1594), married to Fuchs von Dornheim zu Wiesentheid and Mainsondheim, mother of the Bamberg prince-bishop Johann Georg II. Fuchs von Dornheim von Dornheim
  • Margaretha (1549–1611), married to Hans Heinrich zu Ehrenberg, mother of the Würzburg Prince-Bishop Philipp Adolf von Ehrenberg
  • Maria (1552–1553), shown smaller, wears a funeral wreath on her head because she died early.

The family coats of arms are attached to the pilasters symmetrically arranged to the left and right of the sculptural group of sculptures . Below are the apostles Peter (left) and Paul (right). Above the epitaph is a medallion with a resurrection scene , surrounded by the three virtues of faith, love and hope.

  • Peter III Echter and the eldest son Adolf

  • Prince-Bishop Julius Echter

  • Gertraud von Adolzheim with the four daughters

  • Ancestry test

literature

  • Wolfgang Specht: Hessenthal pilgrimage church. Schnell & Steiner (Schnell-Kunstführer, No. 663), 13th edition, Regensburg 2003, ISBN 3-7954-4422-5 , pp. 20-21.
  • Manfred Badum: The real epitaph in the Hessenthal pilgrimage church. (Mespelburnner Schriften No. 2) Catholic parish Hessenthal-Mespelbrunn, Mespelbrunn 2017.

Web links

Commons : epitaph for Peter III. Echter and Gertraud von Adolzheim  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 49 ° 55 '36.8 "  N , 9 ° 17' 2.8"  E