Erich V. (Saxony-Lauenburg)

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Erich V. († late 1435 ) was Duke of Saxony-Lauenburg from 1411 to 1435 from the Ascanian dynasty .

Life

Erich was the eldest son of Duke Erich IV and Sophias, a daughter of Duke Magnus of Braunschweig . Already during the lifetime of his father, who after the death of Erich III by the attack of the states of the Saxon-Lauenburg line to Mölln and Bergedorf . In 1401 the entire Duchy of Saxony-Lauenburg was reunited, he often took part in government affairs and, through his efforts to get the Mölln-Bergedorf share once pledged by Albrecht V back into his hands, with the pledge holders, the neighboring Hanseatic cities, above all with Liibeck , involved in various deals which, although repeatedly settled through the mediation of neighboring and friendly princes, almost exclusively fulfilled the first period of his reign. The people of Lübeck also accused him of promoting robberies on the country roads, despite the protection money of 300 marks a year that they paid him to secure them. In 1418, the duke obtained an imperial ban on Lübeck from King Sigismund . In 1420, however, the Lübeckers, together with Hamburg , succeeded in retaking Bergedorf, which was written into the Treaty of Perleberg on August 24, 1420 .

Since the year 1422 he was mainly concerned with the efforts to obtain the succession in the Saxon-Wittenberg region and the associated electoral dignity. Since the death of Duke Johann I in 1285, this cure had been an object of strife between the two lines of the Ascanian dukes of Saxony zu Wittenberg and Lauenburg, until Charles IV, after some hesitation, awarded it to the dukes of Saxony-Wittenberg. When now in 1422 this line with Albrecht III. went out in the male line, Erich V believed that he could successfully apply not only the claims of his house to the defeated Duchy of Wittenberg , but also to the cure. Only Emperor Sigismund had already granted Frederick the Arguable , Margrave of Meißen , from the Wettin house, the right to Wittenberg and the Saxon cure, and despite Erich's protests on August 1, 1425, he obtained formal enfeoffment and confirmation with all of the emperor Kur and rights and freedoms belonging to the Duchy of Saxony . Erichs V's continued efforts to reverse this lending in favor of his house were in vain. He was even accused, whether rightly, or not, of having forged a loan allegedly given to him by Sigismund in 1414 in order to achieve his purpose. His complaints to Pope Martin V and finally to the Basel Council for refusing to administer justice were also unsuccessful, although the Basel fathers actually appointed a commission to investigate the Wittenberg dispute. The emperor put in custody against this, and before the matter, which was then referred back to the emperor, came to a new hearing, Erich V died in 1436. He left behind the reputation of a belligerent, restless prince who zealously endeavored for the interests of the Ascanians .

family

Erich had many siblings:

Erich V. was married to Elisabeth von Holstein (* 1384; † May 28, 1416) since 1404 . She was the daughter of Nikolaus , Count von Holstein (1334-1397) and widow of Albrecht IV (1363-1388). The couple remained without an heir. The son Heinrich came from a second marriage with the daughter of Konrad von Weinsberg, who was also called Elisabeth, before 1422 , but he died as a child in 1437. Erich's successor as Duke was therefore his brother, Bernhard II.

literature

predecessor Office successor
Eric IV. Duke of Saxony-Lauenburg
1411–1435 		Bernhard II.
personal data
SURNAME Erich V.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
DATE OF BIRTH 14th Century
DATE OF DEATH 1435