Heinrich IV. (Waldeck)

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. Henry IV (* around 1282 / 1290 ; † 1. May 1348 ) was from 1305 to 1344 Count of Waldeck . He was the second ruling Graf with this name, and therefore the count exists Henry II. But there in the house Waldeck previously are not ruling Henry II. And Henry III. there is usually the counting as Heinrich IV.

family

He was the eldest son of Otto I von Waldeck and his wife Sophie von Hessen, daughter of Landgrave Heinrich I von Hessen . He himself married Adelheid von Cleve in 1304 († after July 26, 1327). With this he had several children. Otto II. Was the oldest and succeeded his father. Dietrich was canon in Cologne , Münster and Mainz . Heinrich V was also canon and held prebends in Cologne and Minden ; he became provost of Minden . The daughter Elisabeth († before June 22, 1385) married Count Johann zu Nassau-Hadamar († January 20, 1365), son of Count Emich I , and the daughter Armgard became Countess of Diepholz . Nothing further is known about the daughter Mechthild.

Regency

Like his father, Heinrich had been a bailiff in the service of the Archbishopric of Mainz in northern Hesse and in Eichsfeld since 1305 .

Immediately after the beginning of his reign, Heinrich had the Wetterburg built in 1306 . There was a dispute about this with the Archbishop of Cologne, Heinrich II. Von Virneburg . He argued that the Wetterburg was located in the area of ​​the Duchy of Westphalia , which belongs to Cologne , and asked for it to be demolished. Heinrich said the castle was an old legacy and that he had only rebuilt it. The case resulted in a lengthy legal battle. The archbishop obtained a favorable opinion from Duke Erich von Sachsen in 1310. Heinrich von Waldeck appealed. An arbitration award was ineffective because the arbitrators were always biased. Heinrich then protested against the occupation of Marsberg by the Cologne and their claim to Medebach and Canstein. Bishop Ludwig von Münster , who came from the House of Hesse and was thus distantly related to Count Heinrich, decided, however, that the Cologne residents could maintain their occupation in Marsberg until the Wetterburg was destroyed. In 1325 a compromise was reached. Then the Wetterburg was divided between Waldeckers and Cologne residents.

For reasons unknown, Heinrich was captured by Archbishop Peter von Mainz around 1307 . In March 1308, a certificate, sealed by King Albrecht I , was issued, according to which both sides had reconciled. Heinrich was then released from prison. In 1312 he promised the Hessian Landgrave Otto support in his fight against the Dukes of Braunschweig . Against the Brunswick, who were also in feud with the Archbishop of Mainz, whose Oberamtmann was Heinrich, he also had a castle built near Schonenberge Castle to neutralize them. In 1313 he formed an alliance with Archbishop Peter von Mainz. Heinrich von Waldeck and Count Wilhelm von Arnsberg shared the property of the previously jointly administered County of Rüdenberg in 1315 . Because of his loyal service, King Ludwig gave him the protection of the imperial city of Dortmund and the supervision of the Jews of this city in 1323 . In 1337 he was also given the protection of the Jews in the dioceses of Münster and Osnabrück . He was charged with collecting the taxes to be paid to the emperor from the Jews. The noblemen of the county were broadcasting 1,332 Heinrich half of the castle Nordenau. Further rights to this castle were added later.

In 1344 Heinrich wanted to retire from government business for health reasons. With the consent of his sons, an inheritance contract was concluded, which stipulated that in future the county would not be divided and only one descendant could be Count von Waldeck. This provision did not last long, however, and property was divided.

Heinrich was buried in the grave chapel of St. Nicholas in the Marienthal monastery in Netze . His grave slab still exists there today.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ representation waldecker-muenzen.de

literature

personal data
SURNAME Henry IV.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Heinrich II of Waldeck; Heinrich IV of Waldeck
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Count of Waldeck
DATE OF BIRTH 13th Century
DATE OF DEATH May 1, 1348