Heinrich IV of Barmstede

Heinrich IV von Barmstede († probably on March 17, 1285 in Uetersen ) was a Holstein nobleman .

Live and act

Heinrich IV. Von Barmstede was a son of Heinrich III. von Barmstede and his wife Margarethe. Like his father and previous members of the Barmstede family , he owned the land of Haseldorf .

Since Archbishop Giselbert von Brunkhorst wanted to improve relations with Count Burchard von Wölpe, he bequeathed the rights to Haseldorf to him for life. Heinrich IV fought against the Holstein counts and the city of Hamburg in 1282 without the support of the bishop . The fighting took place in front of Uetersen and ended with the occupation by the counts, to which Henry IV had to submit. As a result of the defeat he had to pay a fine of 5,000 marks.

Heinrich's deed of donation from 1285

The last time Heinrich IV was recorded was a generous donation for the Uetersen monastery , which he made in February 1285. One month later he presumably died in Uetersen under unspecified, violent circumstances. The von Barmstede noble family had lost their influence in the region.

In documents from 1286, an underage and not yet sealable son Heinrich IV is named, who is said to have been called Otto II and whose mother is unknown. His further life is not documented in later documents. He either died at a young age or was declared illegitimate, for which evidence is available.

literature

• Hans Harald Hennings: Barmstede, Heinrich IV. Von . in: Schleswig-Holstein Biographical Lexicon . Volume 1. Karl Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster 1970, pp. 63-64.