Heinrich I. (Fürstenberg)

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Heinrich I. Count of Urach and Fürstenberg

Heinrich I von Fürstenberg (* around 1215; † January 6, 1284 ) was the progenitor of the noble family of the Counts of Fürstenberg , who later rose to the rank of imperial prince.

Life

Heinrich was a son of Count Egino V. von Urach . During the division of the estate (around 1245) with his brother, Count Konrad I of Freiburg , he received the formerly Zähringian possessions in the Black Forest and in the Baar , the cities of Villingen and Haslach and the lordships of Dornstetten , Urach , Steinach and Biberach .

"Even after the division of an estate, Henry called for some time Count of Urach since 1250 but by and later exclusively men, then Count von Furstenberg, after the castle and town of that name, where he hit his favorite residence." The Fürstenberg Castle he built as his manor.

Heinrich founded the town of Vöhrenbach together with his brothers as early as 1244 . In 1253 he donated the Johanniter-Kommende Villingen. In 1274 Heinrich was involved in founding the Cistercian monastery "Maria Hof" Neudingen, which later became the house monastery of the Fürstenberg family. The settlement of the Franciscans in Villingen also goes back to his initiative . In 1278 he gave Kniebis Monastery to the Franciscans .

Heinrich was a loyal follower of Rudolf von Habsburg from the start , for whom he also worked in imperial affairs and diplomatic missions. In 1273 he accompanied the king to his coronation in Aachen. In 1275 he took part in the Reichstag in Augsburg . In 1275/76 Heinrich was part of an imperial delegation that paid homage to the new king in Lombardy . Heinrich's work for king and empire is highly valued in the literature: "Few men have done as much as Count Heinrich von Fürstenberg for the fortification of the Habsburgs on the king's throne and, what is connected with that, for the restoration of a powerful imperial regiment after a miserable decline." August 1278, Heinrich was involved in the battle of Dürnkrut , in which King Rudolf won the decisive victory against the Bohemian King Ottokar II .

As a reward for all his services, Heinrich received the cities of Villingen and Haslach, to which the empire also made claims, as imperial fiefs, and at the beginning of 1283 he was appointed Landgrave in the Baar after the Count of Sulz renounced this office had. However, he died within a year and was buried near the cathedral in Villingen .

Origin, marriage and offspring

Heinrich was a son of Egino V. von Urach-Freiburg and the nobility of Neuffen . Heinrich married Agnes von Truhendingen and had seven children with her:

literature

Web links

Commons : Heinrich I. Graf von Fürstenberg  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Rietzler: Geschichte ... 1883, p. 201.
  2. ↑ s. Entry "Johanniterkommende Villingen" on kloester-bw.de
  3. ↑ s. Entry "Cistercian monastery" Maria Hof "Neudingen" on kloester-bw.de ; Rietzler: History ... 1883, p. 216.
  4. ↑ s. Entry "Franziskanerkloster Villingen" on kloester-bw.de
  5. ↑ s. Entry "Benediktinerpriorat Kniebis" on kloester-bw.de
  6. ^ Rietzler: Geschichte ... 1883, p. 204.
predecessor Office successor
Egino V. von Urach - as Count of Urach Count of Fürstenberg
1250–1284 		Friedrich I.
personal data
SURNAME Heinrich I.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Heinrich I. von Fürstenberg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION first count of Fürstenberg
DATE OF BIRTH around 1215
DATE OF DEATH January 6, 1284