Gerhard I. (Eppstein)

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Gerhard I. von Eppstein (* approx. 1143 , † after 1190 ), who was also known as Gerhard II. Or III. von Hainhausen or Hagenhausen is known, was a nobleman of the Eppstein family . The Eppsteiners, who succeeded in establishing one of the most important aristocratic rule in Hesse in the late Middle Ages and who were wealthy in Spessart, Taunus and Wetterau as early as 1200, were noble lords and had four archbishops of Mainz at the 13th century .

Life

Gerhard I was the son of Gerhard I von Hagenhausen . The mother's name is not known.

His appearance is documented in the period from 1166 to 1191. The name of his wife is still unclear.

The following descendants are known:

Individual evidence

  1. a b c European Family Tables, by Wilhelm Karl, Prinz zu Isenburg, Vol. XVII, Plate 24, accessed from the website Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors & Cousins
  2. Regina Schäfer: The Lords of Eppstein - Exercise of power, administration and possession of an upper nobility in the late Middle Ages , 2000. ISBN 393022108X , EAN 9783930221080
  3. ^ Eppstein, Gerhard I. von. Hessian biography. (As of March 11, 2010). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
  4. a b c d European Family Tables, by Detlev Schwennicke, New Series, Vol. XVII, Plate 24, accessed from the website Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors & Cousins
  5. European Family Tables, by Wilhelm Karl, Prinz zu Isenburg, Vol. XIII, Plate 117, accessed from the website Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors & Cousins
  6. a b Regina Schäfer: The Lords of Eppstein - Exercise of power, administration and possession of a noble family in the late Middle Ages, page 22 , 2000. ISBN 393022108X , EAN 9783930221080

literature

  • Geisthardt, Fritz, Eppstein, gentlemen of. in: Neue Deutsche Biographie 4 (1959), p. 552 f. [Online version] (as of June 2, 2015)
  • Schäfer, Regina: The Lords of Eppstein - Exercise of power, administration and possession of a noble family in the late Middle Ages (2000) - Editor: Historical Commission for Nassau; ISBN 393022108X , EAN 9783930221080

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