Hans von Gemmingen (adult 1259)

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hans von Gemmingen (mentioned in 1259 ) was the imperial Vogt of Sinsheim and is considered the oldest established ancestor of the barons of Gemmingen .

history

Attempts to trace the genealogy of the Barons of Gemmingen back to the time of the Romans or the Alemanni were still being made into the 19th century . A Roman officer named Geminus had to serve as ancestor from Roman times , the Alemannic origin was deduced from the place name Gemmingen . For the early Middle Ages, tournament books were used, which later often turned out to be fantasy products. Nonetheless, Reinhard von Gemmingen, known as the scholar , rejected these ancestors from the time without documents in his family chronicle, which was completed in 1631, and also questioned the content of the older tournament books. In his family chronicle, he mainly refers to documents from the Middle Ages and the early modern period and names Hans von Gemmingen, who was imperial bailiff in Sinsheim in 1259, as the first documented progenitor of the family. This Hans is possibly identical to the one who is said to have taken part in the tournament in Würzburg in 1235.

Little is known about the life of Hans von Gemmingen. He has acquired some houses in Sinsheim and a share in Hoffenheim , as well as goods in Hilsbach and Waibstadt and the sixth part of Michelfeld . He was married to a woman from the von Helmstatt family, who brought tithe rights and inclines into the marriage in Bischofsheim . The Bischofsheimer rights were sold back to the von Helmstatt family by Hans' descendants.

It is not known where and when Hans von Gemmingen died. He was buried in Gemmingen . Reinhard von Gemmingen saw his gravestone in the 17th century and read Johannes on it .

The sons of Hans von Gemmingen are Albrecht , Dieter and Schweiker . The Guttenberg and Hornberg family lines, which are still thriving today, descend from Albrecht . Dieter and Schweiker founded their own family lines, which died out in the 16th century.

See also

literature

personal data
SURNAME Gemmingen, Hans von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Vogt in Sinsheim, oldest documented ancestor of the barons of Gemmingen
DATE OF BIRTH 12th century or 13th century
DATE OF DEATH 13th century or 14th century