Fritz von Waldenfels
Fritz von Waldenfels († 1450) triggered the Waldenfels feud and was later the Brandenburg bailiff of Hohenberg .
Fritz von Waldenfels came from the von Waldenfels family on Wartenfels . His father was Caspar von Waldenfels , who moved the family seat to Lichtenberg Castle . According to the genealogist Johann Gottfried Biedermann , his mother was Margaretha von Schaumberg .
In the Waldenfels feud , Fritz von Waldenfels, together with his brother Hans , plundered merchant trains in the imperial cities of Nuremberg , Windsheim and Rothenburg . When the Nuremberg soldiers besieged Lichtenberg Castle, he hurried to Bohemia and gathered relief troops in Eger in anticipation of which the besiegers hurriedly withdrew. When he was taken prisoner in Bamberg, he and his brother were forced to become the fiefdom of Margrave Johann . He was appointed bailiff at Hohenberg Castle.
literature
- Johann Gottfried Biedermann : sex = register The Empire - Frey - immediate knighthood country to Francken praiseworthy local = Gebürg ... . Bamberg 1747. Plate CCLXIX.
Web links
- The von Waldenfels family in Lichtenberg. Archived from the original on December 17, 2011 ; accessed on March 23, 2020 .
- Description of the feud in the history of Bad Steben and Lichtenberg
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Waldenfels, Fritz von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German nobleman, bailiff |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 14th century or 15th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1450 |