Frederick IV of Castell

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Friedrich IV. Count and Lord of Castell (also Friedrich IX .; * Approx. 1435; † January 12, 1498 ) was ruler of the county of Castell from 1479 until his death .

The county before Frederick IV.

After many rights and goods of the county of Castell had been lost in the 13th century, the counts ensured that the remaining possessions were re-established and acquired more rights in the 14th century. Wilhelm II, the father of Count Friedrich IV. Then sold the collected rights, as the county rapidly went into debt during his reign. The highlight was the handing over of the Grafschaft Castell as a fiefdom to Bishop Johann von Würzburg .

Life

Friedrich was born around the middle of the 15th century as the son of Wilhelm II zu Castell and his wife Anna von Helfenstein. The count was first mentioned in 1453. He was initially canon in Strasbourg, but after his brother Leonhard had a fatal accident while hunting, he returned to the secular status. After his death, his four sons took over the count's rule. Friedrich died in 1498 and was buried in the monastery church in Birklingen.

Marriage and offspring

Friedrich IV married Elisabeth von Reitzenstein in 1464. He had a total of ten children with her. Only four were fully mentioned in the sources because they took over the county's government.

  • Agnes (born January 21, 1466; December 26, 1506 in Essleben )
  • Georg (28 March 1467 - 1506)
  • Johann (June 14, 1468; † 1528)
  • Albrecht (born May 31, 1469)
  • Ursula (* May 25, 1472; † 1527)
  • Amelie (born May 16, 1475)
  • Friedrich (September 30, 1477; † 1500)
  • Veronika (November 2, 1478; † around 1498)
  • Johann Ernst (born March 25, 1480)
  • Wolfgang (March 14, 1482 - July 5, 1546)

literature

  • Wilhelm Engel: House u. Reign of Castell in Franconian history. In: Society for Franconian History (ed.): Castell. Contributions to the culture and history of home and dominion. Neujahrsblätter XXIV. Würzburg 1952, pp. 1-19.
  • Otto Meyer: The Castell house. State and class rule over the centuries. In: Otto Meyer, Hellmut Kunstmann (ed.): Castell. State rule - castles - status lordship. Castell 1979, pp. 9-53.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Otto Meyer: The Castell house. P. 20.
  2. ^ Wilhelm Engel: House u. Reign of Castell. P. 7.
  3. ↑ Worldroots.com: Family Tree ( Memento August 7, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), accessed April 24, 2015.
predecessor Office successor
Wilhelm II. Count of Castell
1479–1498 		George I.
Johann
Friedrich V.
Wolfgang I.
personal data
SURNAME Castell, Friedrich IV. To
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Castell, Friedrich IX. to (other count); Castell, Friedrich IV. Count and Lord too
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sovereign
DATE OF BIRTH around 1435
DATE OF DEATH January 12, 1498