Friedrich von Kreisbach
Friedrich von Kreisbach ( Friedrich von Chreuzpeck ; † 1360 ) was a Lower Austrian knight and adventurer. He came from the noble family of the Lords of Kreisbach , whose ancestral seat was Kreisbach Castle .
Life
Friedrich von Chreuzpeck, known as the “latfor”, the land driver is the most famous representative of the Kreisbach family. He undertook adventurous journeys, some of them warlike, to Bohemia , Italy , France , the holy land of Palestine (three times), Mesopotamia , Egypt , Armenia , Cyprus , Constantinople , the Tatar , to Russia , Poland , Prussia , Hungary , Bulgaria , to Wallachia , Transylvania , Sweden , Denmark , Scotland , England , Ireland , Holland , Rome , Spain and Mallorca . So he traveled most of the then known world. Austria knew how to appreciate the heroism of her brave son. On November 29, 1358, the day of the coronation of Rudolf the Founder , in the presence of all dignitaries of the country, Friedrich von Chreuzpeck was elevated to the position of supreme hereditary master hunter. He died in 1360.
Domination
In 1296 Friedrich von Chreuzpeck received the rule of Schwarzenbach, including the Schwarzenbach Castle there, from Duke Albrecht I as a gift for the useful services that he performed on the field against Count Ivan von Güns .
Family coat of arms
The name Chreutzpeck is derived from Chreuzpach, which means Krebsbach, and so the family also used the cancer as a coat of arms and as a crest.
literature
- Franz Krones : Kreusbach, Friedrich . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 17, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1883, p. 142 f.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Schloss Kreisbach ( Memento of the original from January 11, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed February 15, 2011
- ↑ Cf. Franz Xaver Wenedetter: Schloss Kreisbach through the centuries. Preßverein, St. Pölten 1929.
- ↑ Marktgemeinde Schwarzenbach - History , accessed on February 15, 2011
- ^ Frank Westenfelder: Friedrich von Chreutzpeck - traveled all over Europe and the Orient as a knight, mercenary and pilgrim. , accessed February 15, 2011
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Friedrich von Kreisbach |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Friedrich von Chreuzpeck |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lower Austrian knight and adventurer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 13th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1360 |