Gerhard V. (Eppstein)
Gerhard V. von Eppstein (* unknown; † after 1294 ) was a nobleman of the younger line 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 in the 13th century had four archbishops and electors from Mainz .
Life
Gerhard V. von Eppstein was the son of Gottfried III. von Eppstein and his wife Mathilde and Mechthild von Isenburg-Wied.
He started out as a cleric. His work as Prior of St. Peter in Mainz between 1286 and 1290 is known. At the instigation of his uncle Gerhard II von Eppstein , who was Archbishop of Mainz at the time, he resigned from the clergy to establish political ties through a marriage of the Eppstein family. Then he married about December 1, 1294 Elisabeth (the middle) of Hesse (1276-1306), the daughter of Landgrave Heinrich I of Hesse and his wife Mechtild von Kleve.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c European Family Tables, by Wilhelm Karl, Prinz zu Isenburg, Vol. XVII, Plate 24, accessed on the website Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors & Cousins "
- ↑ 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
- ↑ European Family Tables, by Detlev Schwennicke, New Series, Vol. XVII, Plate 24, accessed on the website Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors & Cousins "
- ↑ Regina Schäfer: The Lords of Eppstein - exercise of power, administration and possession of a noble family in the late Middle Ages , 2000. ISBN 393022108X , EAN 9783930221080, p. 317ff
- ↑ European Family Tables, by Detlev Schwennicke, New Series, Vol. Vol. I / 2, Plate 239, accessed on the website Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors & Cousins "
literature
- Fritz Geisthardt: Eppstein, gentlemen from. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 4, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1959, ISBN 3-428-00185-0 , pp. 552 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Regina Schäfer: The Lords of Eppstein - exercise of power, administration and possession of a noble family in the late Middle Ages . Historical Commission for Nassau, 2000. ISBN 393022108X , EAN 9783930221080
Web links
- Record on Gerhard V. von Eppstein on "Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors & Cousins"
- Eppstein, Gerhard IV. Lord of. Hessian biography. (As of March 11, 2010). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gerhard V. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gerhard V. von Eppstein |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Nobleman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 13th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 14th Century |