Friedrich von Neuberg

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Friedrich von Neuberg (* probably at the headquarters in Neuberg , today Podhradí u Aše ; † around 1382 ) was a nobleman from the von Neuberg family and a robber baron .

Friedrich von Neuberg was the son of Konrad von Neuberg. No marriages or descendants of his are known. As an impoverished noble family and had been enemies for a long time with the rich imperial city of Eger, today Cheb , to which the family also had to cede properties, Friedrich von Neuberg continued the raids on the city. Affected were possessions of the city of Eger, which extended over the surrounding villages and distant individual farms. The trade routes, which were unsafe for merchants and citizens of Cheb, were also threatened. Numerous members of aristocratic families in the surrounding area were organized in gangs and took part in the raids. The relative Hans von Neuberg was, for example, involved in the subsequent feud against Eger (1381 / 82-1396) after the Guttenberg feud of 1380 .

In 1374 Friedrich was ostracized by the city of Eger, the entry in the book of eight is dated November 11, 1374. The ostracism was intended to deprive him of all support and allowed the city of Eger to capture him with mercenaries. Finally, in 1382, while trying to kidnap two citizens of Eger at the Wildstein (today Skalná ) parish fair, he was captured by mercenaries and imprisoned in Eger. Under torture, documented in several pages in the Book of Afflictions , he confessed to his deeds, including several horse thefts . Apparently there were scouts within the city who passed on important information. The whereabouts of the stolen cattle became known. Friedrich had to name his supporters in detail, even people who, despite his ostracism, gave him food or quarters. Among his followers are members of the von Dölau , Toss , Watzdorf and Haslau families . He also confessed to attacks on the Waldsassen monastery . Friedrich von Neuberg can no longer be documented after 1382. It can be assumed that he died or was executed as a result of torture or its consequences.

literature

  • Karl Alberti : The Neuberg Fortress and its former owners . Asch 1925. pp. 25f.
  • Heinrich Gradl : The book of the afflictions at the Egerer jury court . In: Archive for the history and antiquity of Upper Franconia . Volume 15/2. Bayreuth 1882. pp. 223-229.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Rudolf Langhammer : Waldsassen - monastery and town . Waldsassen 1936, p. 148.
personal data
SURNAME Neuberg, Friedrich von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Robber barons
DATE OF BIRTH 14th Century
PLACE OF BIRTH uncertain: Podhradí u Aše
DATE OF DEATH around 1382