Gottfried von Schluesselberg
Gottfried von Schlüsselberg († June 5, 1308 ) was a Franconian nobleman who belonged to the founding environment of the Schlüsselau Abbey and was buried in its church.
Origin and family
Gottfried came from the aristocratic family of key mountain . Together with his brother Konrad I , he supplemented the founding of the monastery by his father Eberhard IV von Schlüsselberg , who was married to Elisabeth von Hohenzollern-Nuremberg , with further gifts and thus enabled the construction of the monastery church. But he also donated elsewhere: In 1298 Pope Boniface VIII confirmed the patronage right of the church in Böttigheim, which noble Gottfried von Schlüsselberg had given them, to the Commander and the brothers from the German House in Mergentheim. Heinrich von Schluesselberg, a son or nephew of Gottfried, had joined the Teutonic Order, who appeared in 1300 as a witness for Adelheid von Hohenlohe and Bishop Mangold von Würzburg.
Two marriages, one heiress
Gottfried was married first to Mechthild, daughter of Count Poppo von Wertheim , and the second to Margarethe, daughter of Count Wilhelm von Katzenelnbogen . His daughter Elisabeth († after 1350) married Count Konrad junior von Vaihingen and seems to have been his only heir. Her husband Konrad von Vaihingen tried in vain on November 11, 1323 before the court in Nuremberg to enforce her alleged claims against Bishop Johann von Bamberg , who had filled the office in place of her cousin Ulrich von Schlüsselberg , who was intended for this purpose and who died in 1322 .
Since the princes and the other estates did not come to a joint judgment, King Ludwig agreed with his advice that Konrad von Vaihingen's claim against the bishop and his bishopric was unjustified, “after Burgrave Friedrich von Nürnberg , Heinrich Kochmeister von Nortenberg, the court (Court) scribe Adolf and Master Hermann, pastor of Sankt Sebald in Nuremberg, had declared on their oath that the deceased Emperor Heinrich (VII.) had acquitted the bishopric of Bamberg from the aforementioned lawsuit by right court and judgment ”.
Elisabeth was a cousin of Konrad II von Schlüsselberg , so Gottfried was not his father and Ulrich von Schlüsselberg was probably a common cousin.
Gottfried's tomb
Gottfried's tomb was originally placed prominently in the middle of the choir of the Klosterkirche Schlüsselau. The grave slab bears the Schlüsselberg coat of arms, including two five-petalled roses. The inscription shows him as a founder ("fundator"). His sister Gisela von Schlüsselberg was currently the first abbess of the monastery.
literature
- Joachim Hotz: Cistercian monasteries in Upper Franconia . In: Great Art Guides . tape 98 . Schnell and Steiner, Munich, Zurich 1982, ISBN 3-7954-0842-3 , pp. 82.84 .
- Paul Oesterreicher: The Reichsherr Gottfried von Schlüsselberg. A historical outline. With the genealogical tables of the imperial lords of Schlüsselberg and von Weischenfeld . Publisher of the author. Bamberg 1821. Google
- Hans Roser: Monasteries in Franconia . Eulen Verlag, Freiburg 1988, ISBN 3-89102-108-9 , pp. 225-227 .
- Gustav Voit: The Schlüsselberger. History of a Frankish noble family. Nuremberg 1988.
Individual evidence
- ↑ The House of Bavarian History counts him as Eberhard II. See history of Schlüsselau Abbey (HdBG)
- ↑ See Württ. Urkundenbuch (WUB) Volume XI, No. 5112, page 127 WUB online
- ↑ See WUB Volume XI., No. 5537, pages 441–442 WUB online
- ↑ See among other documents from February 16, 1350.jpg
- ↑ a b Landgrave regest online No. 11869. Regest of the Landgrave of Hesse. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
- ↑ See Hermann Römer : Markgröningen in the context of Landesgeschichte I., Prehistory and Middle Ages . Markgröningen 1933, p. 113 (Stälin III, p. 160).
- ↑ Translated tomb inscription: "In the year of the Lord 1308 on June 5th, the beloved Gottfried von Schlüsselberg, founder of this church, died".
Web links
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gottfried von Schluesselberg |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gottfried II von Schlüsselberg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German monastery founder |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 13th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 5, 1308 |