Heinrich II. Von Neuhaus

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Heinrich II. Von Neuhaus (also Heinrich II. Von Hradec , Czech Jindřich II. Z Hradce ; † July 15, 1363 in Hradec ) was a Bohemian nobleman from the Witigon family branch of the Lords of Neuhaus . Since 1349 he was arbitrator of the old Bohemian district of Pilsen and 1349-1354 pledge lord of Taus .

Life

His parents were Ulrich III. von Neuhaus and Margarete von Kärnten ( Markéta z Korutan ). After the father's death in 1349, his possessions were divided between his four sons. As a result of the division, the von Neuhaus family split into three branches of the family. The fourth brother, Meinhard / Menhart , belonged to the clergy as a Prague canon and bishop of Trent and left no descendants.

Heinrich was first mentioned in 1347 when he and his father belonged to a delegation of Bohemian nobles who, together with an ecclesiastical delegation headed by Prague Archbishop Ernst von Pardubitz and the bishops Olomouc , Breslau and Leitomischl, asked the future King Charles IV to join a Letter of majesty stipulating who should undertake the coronation of the Bohemian kings. On November 2, 1347, Heinrich took part in the coronation of Charles as King of Bohemia with his father and brothers. In March 1348 he took part as a platoon leader in Karl's campaign to the Upper Palatinate and a year later he fought successfully for him at Poryň. As a reward, Karl signed the village of Bladoňovice over to him on June 26, 1349 and appointed him and Jost I. von Rosenberg as arbiter of the old Bohemian region of Pilsen . A short time later he and his brother Ulrich IV , who also took part in Charles' campaigns, received the town of Taus as a pledge . In addition, Heinrich acquired lands around Kostelní Vydří , which were entered in the land table in 1350 .

In the same year Heinrich married the Bavarian Landgravine Margarete von Leuchtenberg , widowed von Hals . The marriage also brought about a rapprochement between King Karl and the Leuchtenbergers, who owned extensive estates between Eger and Königswart , whose borderline between Bavaria and Bohemia was not clearly defined. With a certificate issued by Charles IV on May 28, 1350 in Nuremberg, the previously disputed borders were set, with Heinrich also being awarded territorial shares. After Heinrich's wife Margarete died giving birth to their first child, there were several armed conflicts, in which the Prague Castle Count Wilhelm von Landstein initially played a role. He went to war with Heinrich because he relocated a trade route that originally ran to and from Austria via Landstein so that it led via Neuhaus. At the same time there were disputes with Eberhart von Walsee , who was a nephew of the late Margarete, and Albert von Puchheim. The cause was probably the non-surrender of Margarete's marriage property. Heinrich moved to the Linz area with Johann von Sternberg and Ulrich von Landstein as well as 70 knights in armor . Eberhard von Walsee, who was Governor of Upper Austria , faced him with a Landwehr. Since Heinrich wanted to save the stolen property, he withdrew, but was persecuted by the Austrians, which Wilhelm von Landstein joined. After fighting, Heinrich surrendered to Fraunberg on November 16 . He was captured and held in custody at Pottenstein Castle. As a result, further armed conflicts broke out near Velešín , which extended to all of southern Bohemia and were directed primarily against the traitor Wilhelm von Landstein. Among the leaders was Jost von Rosenberg. The land war dragged on for months and could not be settled with the mediation of Charles IV and the Moravian Landgrave Johann . Heinrich was only released from prison in May 1352 against payment of a large sum of money. Already in September d. J. he again besieged the possessions of Wilhelm von Landstein, who was able to escape in time. The fighting flared up again and again and lasted until 1354. Subsequently Heinrich lost the pledge over Taus. With a document issued on January 19, 1354 in Frankfurt, the citizens of Taus were urged by Charles IV to stand by him ( the king ). At the same time he promised them that he would never pawn Taus again.

With the loss of Taus, Heinrich resumed the fighting. Wilhelm von Landstein then moved in front of Slavonice and besieged Heinrich's brother Ulrich IV. Only on July 13, 1354 did the king achieve pacification between the opponents. Since Heinrich had to undertake to compensate Wilhelm von Landstein for part of the damage he had caused, he sold his aunt NN von Rosenberg and her sons Peter , Jost , Ulrich and Johann the villages of Zálší, Mažice, Vorkovice, Vlastiboř and Svinná, which he had previously owned his brothers Ulrich and Herrmann had acquired.

Heinrich then reconciled himself with King Karl, whom he accompanied to Rome for the imperial coronation in 1355. On the return journey he is said to have saved the life of the emperor together with the Augsburg bishop Markwart in Pisa on the night of May 20-21. Out of gratitude, the emperor is said to have knighted him in Pisa. After his return, Heinrich acquired the Moravian Sternberg Castle at the end of 1355. A short time later he began a new war against the Rosenbergs, to whom the Chodenland with Taus had passed. Karl initially fought him with his army, but banished him from the country for two years. When Karl moved against the Lower Bavarian Duke Albrecht in 1357 , Heinrich joined him again. Therefore he was on July 5th. J. pardoned in Prague.

In 1362 Heinrich accompanied the emperor on his procession to Moravia , in which the Hungarians had invaded. Heinrich was last mentioned on January 16, 1363, when Emperor Karl was able to pacify the newly erupted quarrels between Heinrich and the Lords of Bítov . He died on July 5, 1363 in Hradec / Neuhaus at the age of about 40. He left his second wife Margarete von Hardegg behind an indebted rule as well as three underage children. The brothers Peter, Jost, Ulrich and Johann von Rosenberg took over their guardianship.

The widow Margarete went to the monastery of the Poor Clares in Krumau . As a nun, she obtained permission from the Pope to visit her children in Neuhaus. Since she wore the white nun's dress when she visited Neuhaus, she was remembered by the local population as “Bílá paní” ( White Woman ). She died on June 8, 1369. As early as 1361, her daughter Anna had also entered the monastery. As its abbess, she died on December 6, 1380.

Possessions

After the division of his father's possessions in 1349, Heinrich II received half of Neuhaus , with the border running across the market square, and a quarter of Slavonice . After disputes about the inheritance, it was re-divided in 1352. Heinrich in turn received half of Neuhaus and part of the villages belonging to the Neuhaus rule. He also received Křeč with Pořin, part of the villages around Zálší and a quarter of the city of Slavonice, and acquired more lands before 1350. Due to years of armed conflict he had to sell a large part of the property due to excessive indebtedness.

family

Heinrich II von Neuhaus married Margarete von Hals ( Markéta z Halsu ), née Leuchtenberg , in 1350 . She gave birth to the son

In his second marriage, Heinrich married Margarete von Hardegg ( Markéta z Hardeku ). The children come from these marriages:

  • Heinrich the Younger ( Jindřich mladši ), documented 1365-1392 on Kunžak and Sternberg
  • Anna, documented 1361-1380, abbess of the Poor Clare monastery in Krumau
  • Heinrich / Jindřich "Henzlín"; † in adolescence

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personal data
SURNAME Heinrich II. Von Neuhaus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Henry II of Hradec; Jindřich II of Hradce
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bohemian nobleman, arbitrator of the Old Bohemian Region of Pilsen
DATE OF BIRTH 14th Century
DATE OF DEATH July 15, 1363
Place of death Hradec