Gebhard XIV. Of Querfurt

Grave tumba in the castle church of Querfurt

Gebhard XIV. Von Querfurt (* between 1310 and 1320; † 1383 ) was the son of Bruno III. von Querfurt (* 1280) and Mathilde von Honstein (* 1285). Gebhard XIV. Was lord of the castle of Querfurt from 1356 to 1383. Together with his son Bruno V. von Querfurt, he transferred numerous income to the Reihnsdorf monastery .

The Tumba of Gebhard XIV. Von Querfurt

The tomb of Gebhard XIV can be found in the burial chapel (from the 14th century) of the castle church at Querfurt Castle . As a sculptural masterpiece, the tumba was made by Bohemian sculptors in the late 14th century. The inscription on the top plate of the tumba reads:

Anno domini m. ccc. LXXXIII in nocte S. Katerinae obiit gebeard nobilis Dominus in quernfurt cuius anima requiescat in pace / Amen. Qui augmentavit Dominium Quernfurdensium cum munitionibus & castris Supra Scriptis: / Primo cum castro & oppido Quernfurt; quod / fuerat alienatum a Dominio Quernfurdensi Pluribus annis. Quod reobtinavit cum filia Domini Burckardti Domini de Mansfeldt tandem eruit Castra subscipta Karsdorff, Alstedt, Scheidingen, Carpenaw, Steinburg, Voxstedt cum eorum / attinentiis. Insuper eruit multa alia bona Villas, Census, Decimas, dotavit Altaria, & dilexit Pacem tenens. Ideo eius Anima / requiescat cum Christo in coelis + Amen.

The keystone above the Tumba shows the coat of arms of Count Gebhard von Querfurt.

literature

• On the Tumba by Gebhard XIV. Von Querfurt, see Helga Wäß: Form and Perception of Central German Memory Sculpture in the 14th Century . Two volumes. Volume 2: Catalog of selected objects from the High Middle Ages to the beginning of the 15th century, Bristol a. a. 2006, p. 517 ff. With numerous Fig .-- ISBN 3-86504-159-0