Hans Bernhard von Gilgenberg

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Hans Bernhard von Gilgenberg (* before 1440 ; † October 9, 1474 before Neuss ) was a knight , deputy bailiff and mercenary leader in Burgundian services.

origin

Hans Bernhard von Gilgenberg was born before 1440 as the illegitimate son of Baron Rudolf von Ramstein . After his father's death in 1459 he inherited Gilgenberg Castle near Solothurn , after which he was named from then on. As an illegitimate son, he was not entitled to his father's title or name. In the coat of arms he wore two crossed lilies (Ilgen) based on the castle name.

Life

In 1459 Hans Bernhard von Gilgenberg married Susanna Beck von Stauffenberg . Gilgenberg initially tried to create a source of income through military service. His request from 1461 to Solothurn for the right to recruit a mercenary force of 30 men was rejected. By the end of the 60s of the 15th century he was entangled in a number of feuds . In 1467 he was imprisoned for several months. Gilgenberg then became governor in Ensisheim. After Charles the Bold von Siegmund von Tirol acquired the pledges , Hans Bernhard von Gilgenberg entered the Burgundian service. First he was deputy Grand Bailli , which corresponds to the office of deputy bailiff . In 1474 Gilgenberg held the office of forest bailiff for the county of Hauenstein . After the execution of Peter von Hagenbach in 1474, he took over his office and was initially used as captain of the Picardy mercenaries in the siege of Neuss . There Hans Bernhard von Gilgenberg fell on October 9, 1474 in a futile storm on the city. He was hit by a bullet. His son Hans Imer von Gilgenberg (before 1469–1533) was eighth citizen and mayor of Basel.

swell

  • Hildburg Brauer-Gramm: The bailiff Peter von Hagenbach - The Burgundian rule on the Upper Rhine 1469 - 1474. Göttingen building blocks for the science of history, Volume 27, 1957, ISBN 3-89744-075-X
  • Werner Meyer: Under the spell of Gilgenberg. Nunninger Dorfbuch, Ed .: Nunningen municipality

Web links

  • Swisscastels: Gilgenberg [1]
  • Zullwil and Gilgenberg [2]
personal data
SURNAME Gilgenberg, Hans Bernhard von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German knight and mercenary leader
DATE OF BIRTH before 1440
DATE OF DEATH October 9, 1474