Gottfried I. (Eppstein)

Gottfried I. von Eppstein (* approx. 1169 or approx. 1160 or 1165 in Eppstein; † 1223 , buried in St. Mariengreden in Mainz) 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 in the 13th century had four archbishops and electors from Mainz .

Life

Gottfried I was the son of Gerhard I von Eppstein (previously called Gerhard II or III von Hainhausen or Hagenhausen). The mother's name is not known. It was first mentioned in 1189.

He was married to Isalda von Wied (* unknown; † unknown), a daughter of Count Dietrich I von Wied and sister of the Archbishop of Trier and Elector Theodoric II von Wied . The following children resulted from this marriage:

• Siegfried III. von Eppstein (* 1194 or 1195; † March 9, 1249), Archbishop of Mainz from 1230 to 1249
• Gerhard II von Eppstein (* around 1195, † 1249), he called himself Gerhard von Braubach from 1219
• Gottfried II. Von Eppstein (* around 1199; † between March 15, 1272 and September 30, 1278)

Via Gottfried's wife Isalda, the Eppsteiners made their first major inheritance in the first half of the 13th century with half of the county of Wied with the castles Olbrück and Altwied : the sons Gerhard II and Gottfried II agreed on a division of the inheritance, provided but sure that the possessions of both lines remained intertwined, because the castles - including Eppstein Castle, which gives it its name - were divided among the sons.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} European Family Tables, by Detlev Schwennicke, New Series, Vol. XVII, Plate 24, accessed from the website Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors & Cousins
2. ↑ record on Gedbas to Gottfried I. von Eppstein, accessed on 25 October 2015
3. ^ Dataset on genealogy Eberhard to: Gottfried I. von Eppstein, accessed on October 25, 2015
4. ↑ ^{a b} Regina Schäfer: The Lords of Eppstein - Exercise of power, administration and possession of a noble family in the late Middle Ages, page 25ff , 2000. ISBN 3-930221-08-X , EAN 9783930221080
5. ^ Eppstein, Gottfried I. von. Hessian biography. (As of March 11, 2010). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
6. ^ Regina Schäfer: The Lords of Eppstein - Exercising power, administration and possession of a high nobility in the late Middle Ages, page 22 , 2000. ISBN 3-930221-08-X , 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 3-930221-08-X , EAN 9783930221080

Web links

• Record on Gottfried I. von Eppstein , on "Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors & Cousins"
• Eppstein, Gottfried I. von. Hessian biography. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
• Dataset on Gottfried I. von Eppstein , in Geneanet
• Data set on Gottfried I. von Eppstein , in genealogy Eberhard
• Dataset on Gottfried I. von Eppstein , in Gebdas