Henry XI. (Henneberg-Schleusingen)

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Count Heinrich XI. (VIII.) Von Henneberg-Schleusingen , also called "the restless", "the younger" (1429), (* March 17, 1422 ; † September 10, 1475 in Kaltennordheim; ▭ in the Würzburg Cathedral; ∞ NN), was the younger brother of the ruling Count Wilhelm II. (III.) von Henneberg-Schleusingen (* 1415; † 1444). His rule of special rule in Kaltennordheim , which lasted from 1445 to 1475, was marked by numerous feuds and conflicts with the neighboring rule .

Life

Henry XI. had devoted himself to the clergy and renounced the line of succession in the paternal lands of the Henneberg-Schleusingen line. He was enrolled at the universities of Erfurt (1433) and Cologne (1436). Later he was canon of Cologne (1436), canon of Würzburg (around 1437), archdeacon of Würzburg (1455) and canon of Bamberg (1438–1448).

The premature accidental death of his brother Wilhelm III. (II.) In 1444, which left behind three underage sons, awakened in Heinrich the desire for worldly rule. He took off his priestly dress in 1445 and publicly made his claims to the county of Henneberg against his nephews, which he asserted in armed conflicts. This caused great unrest in the country and even neighboring princes intervened. Probably on this occasion, Duke Wilhelm III. of Weimar and Margrave Albrecht III. of Brandenburg get the city of Kaltennordheim with the Merlinsburg Castle and the associated office of Kaltennordheim in their hands, because in 1448 they pledged the property with all rights, rents, interest, etc. for 600 guilders to Hermann von Schwarzenberg and von Saunsheim. But already in the next year the castle had to be answered with the place to the Count Heinrich von Henneberg and the two princes promised to give the heir of the pledgee, Georg von Schwarzenberg, 60 rhl annually. To give guilders as interest until the deposit has been paid.

Although Count Heinrich's claims to inheritance were rejected by a legal decision, he was granted the usufruct and possession of the Kaltennordheim office until his death, which took place in 1475.

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literature

  • Constantin Kronfeld: Thuringian-Saxon-Weimar history. Böhlau, Weimar 1878. (Regional studies of the Grand Duchy of Saxony-Weimar-Eisenach, part 1) [reviewed by:] Ulrich Stechele; P. 78f.

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personal data
SURNAME Henry XI.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Henry XI. from Henneberg-Schleusingen; Henry VIII of Henneberg-Schleusingen; Henry XI. von Henneberg; Heinrich VIII von Henneberg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Count of Henneberg-Schleusingen
DATE OF BIRTH March 17, 1422
DATE OF DEATH September 10, 1475
Place of death Kaltennordheim