Heinrich von Sax
Heinrich von Sachs in the mane code
Heinrich von Sax (* around 1194; † after 1236) was a German minstrel .
life and work
Heinrich von Sax was born in the castle of his ancestors, the Sax family. He was a brother of Ulrich von Singenberg .
He came from the Sax or Hohensax family, an art-loving family. He was an ancestor of Hohensax (1550–1596) , a well-educated man. Hohensax owned the Heidelberg manuscript , which he kept in Fortes Castle.
Heinrich often stayed at the court of Heinrich VI and Friedrich II . on.
Heinrich von Sax left a great literary legacy, including numerous poems, a corpse and four songs.
literature
- Konrad Burdach : Heinrich III. by Sax . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 30, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1890, p. 457 f.
- Friedrich Heinrich von der Hagen : Minnesinger I, 90-94 ( digitized version ); III, 594 f. ( Digitized version ); IV, 98-100 ( digitized version ).
- Karl Bartsch : The Swiss minstrels . Frauenfeld 1886 ( Library of older written works in German-speaking Switzerland 6), No. XIV (S.XCIII ff. 138 ff.) ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
Web links
Wikisource: Heinrich III. von Sax - sources and full texts (German)
- Heinrich von Sax . Publications in the bibliographic database of the Regesta Imperii .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Heinrich von Sax |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German poet and minstrel |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1194 |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1236 |