Hans von Waldenfels
Hans von Waldenfels († 1470) triggered the Waldenfels feud and later became the Brandenburg captain in Hof .
Hans von Waldenfels came from the von Waldenfels family on Wartenfels . His father was Caspar von Waldenfels , who moved the family seat to Lichtenberg Castle . According to the genealogist Johann Gottfried Biedermann , his mother was Margaretha von Schaumberg and his wife Margaretha von Heldritt .
In the Waldenfels feud , Hans von Waldenfels, together with his brother Fritz , plundered merchant trains in the imperial cities of Nuremberg , Windsheim and Rothenburg . When Nuremberg soldiers besieged Lichtenberg Castle unsuccessfully, he defended the castle together with aristocrats from the area and the townspeople. When he was taken prisoner in Bamberg, he and his brother were forced to become the fiefdom of Margrave Johann . He was appointed captain in Hof .
literature
- Johann Gottfried Biedermann : sex = register The Empire - Frey - immediate knighthood country to Francken praiseworthy local = Gebürg ... . Bamberg 1747. Plate CCLXIX.
- Fedor von Sichart: Brief description of the country captains at court, as they have succeeded one another since 1366 . In: Archives for history and antiquity of Upper Franconia . Volume 7, 2nd issue. Bayreuth 1858. p. 43.
Web links
- The von Waldenfels family in Lichtenberg. Archived from the original on December 17, 2011 ; accessed on March 23, 2020 .
- Description of the feud in the history of Bad Steben and Lichtenberg
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Waldenfels, Hans von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German nobleman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 14th century or 15th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1470 |