Gerhard II (Eppstein)

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Gerhard II von Eppstein (later: Gerhard von Braubach) (* 12th or 13th century; † 1249 ) was a nobleman of the older line of the House of Eppstein . 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 in the 13th century had four archbishops and electors from Mainz .

Life

Gerhard II was the son of Gottfried I von Eppstein and his wife Isalda von Wied . It is first mentioned in 1223.

The following children are known:

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b 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 3-930221-08-X , EAN 9783930221080
  3. ↑ European Family Tables, by Detlev Schwennicke, New Series, Vol. XVII, Plate 24, accessed from the website Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors & Cousins
  4. ^ "Eppstein, Gerhard II. Von". Hessian biography. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).

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 3-930221-08-X , EAN 9783930221080

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SURNAME Gerhard II.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gerhard II of Braubach
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German nobleman
DATE OF BIRTH 12th century or 13th century
DATE OF DEATH 1249