Gottfried II. (Eppstein)
Gottfried II. Von Eppstein (* approx. 1199 ; † between March 15, 1272 and September 30, 1278 , buried in St. Stephan (Mainz) ) is considered the founder 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
Gottfried II was the son of Gottfried I von Eppstein and his wife Isalda von Wied . It is first mentioned in 1223.
He was married to Elisabeth von Isenburg-Cleeberg . The following children resulted from this marriage:
- Gottfried III. von Eppstein, the Younger (* around 1227; † 1293), ∞ Mechthild von Isenburg-Wied (*?; † around 1280); morganatic marriage: Sezele Fleming (*?, †?)
- Gerhard II von Eppstein (*?; † February 25, 1305), Archbishop and Elector of Mainz from 1289 to 1305
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e 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 3-930221-08-X , EAN 9783930221080
- ↑ European Family Tables, by Detlev Schwennicke, New Series, Vol. XVII, Plate 24, accessed from the website Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors & Cousins
- ^ "Eppstein, Gottfried III. from". Hessian biography. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
- ↑ European Family Tables, by Detlev Schwennicke, New Series, Vol. XXVII, Plate 59, accessed from the website Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors & Cousins
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
- Dataset on Gottfried II. Von Eppstein , on "Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors & Cousins"
- Eppstein, Gottfried II. Von. Hessian biography. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
- Dataset on Gottfried II von Eppstein , in Geneanet
- Data set on Gottfried II von Eppstein , in genealogy Eberhard
- Dataset on Gottfried II von Eppstein , in Gebdas
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gottfried II. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gottfried II of Eppstein |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German nobleman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 13th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | between March 15, 1272 and September 30, 1278 |