Hermann II (Rüdenberg)

Hermann II. († around 1246) was a nobleman from the Rüdenberger family with headquarters on the Rüdenburg near Arnsberg and burgrave of Stromberg .

Life

He was the son of Konrad I. von Rüdenberg and the mother Gisela von Stromberg. Hermann II and his brother Heinrich I divided the inherited property among themselves. Heinrich got the possessions brought into the family by his mother and with them the burgraviate of Stromberg. Hermann received the actual Rüdenberger goods and the headquarters on the Rüdenburg near Arnsberg. At times he also held the title of Burgrave of Stromberg, but was probably only rarely present there. Since he inherited the burgraviate, it must have fallen to him at some point.

He was particularly wealthy around Arnsberg. He had owned a large part of his possessions as fiefs from the Archbishops of Cologne . The name of his wife is not known. His son Konrad II was his heir. His daughter Agnes married Count Gottfried II von Arnsberg , who had his residence in Arnsberg Castle, opposite the Rüdenburg . This connection is interpreted in such a way that the counts viewed the Rüdenberger, who was a former branch of their family, as an equal. A son presumably named Werner was provost of the Minden cathedral chapter . The daughter Alheid was abbess of the Herzebrock monastery .

Hermann is mentioned many times in documents between 1177 and 1246. He appears in most of the important agreements in the region and was one of the most important archiepiscopal feudal men. In contrast, he hardly seems to have participated in the feuds of that time.

He appeared for the first time together with his brother in 1177 on the occasion of his enfeoffment with Stromberg. He often appears as a witness in deals and donations from the Archbishops of Cologne. This was the case for the first time in 1182 for Archbishop Philipp in connection with the purchase of land in connection with the Liesborn Monastery . In 1185 he and his brother transferred the tithe of the property in Rumbeck to the Wedinghausen monastery in 1185 . He was a witness when, in 1185, Count Gottfried II of Arnsberg gave grazing and fishing rights to the Scheda monastery near Wickede to commemorate his victory at the Echthaus bridge over five counts . In 1197 he renounced the tithing of a court in favor of the new Rumbeck monastery in the hands of the Archbishop of Cologne, Adolf . He was present when the Archbishop confirmed the donation of the church in Werl by Count Gottfried and Heinrich von Arnsberg in 1200 . When the city of Rüthen was founded by the Archbishops of Cologne, the brothers Herrmann and Heinrich von Rüdenberg had lost income from their villa Rüden (today Altenrüthen ). For this the archbishop promised them compensation in 1202. Hermann was present in 1207 when Count Heinrich II mediated a dispute between the Meschede Monastery, the Wedinghausen Monastery and the city of Arnsberg over the trademark rights of the Wetter court (near Arnsberg). He was also involved in a similar conflict in 1212 between the Oelinghausen monastery and the members of the Herdringer Mark. In 1219 he was one of the witnesses as Archbishop Engelbert of the city of Medebach and granted the provost of Küstelberg the right of patronage for the church in Medebach. In 1221 his son Conrad is mentioned together with him for the first time. In 1231 Hermann renounced his tithe rights in Lenole, Oeventrop , Dinschede and Glösingen in favor of Archbishop Heinrich in favor of the Wedinghausen Monastery. In the same year he was there when Adolf von Waldeck waived his right to patronage in Medebach. In 1233 he renounced the tithe of a court in favor of the Rumbeck monastery. In 1238 he was the guarantor for the obligations of Gottfried III. von Arnsberg in favor of Archbishop Konrad . It appears for the last time in 1246 in a document from Count Gottfried.

The documents in which Hermann is named come from a period of 69 years. During this time he served eight Cologne archbishops.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Michael Gosmann: The Counts of Arnsberg and their county. In: Harm Klueting (Ed.): The Duchy of Westphalia. Volume 1: The Electorate of Cologne Duchy of Westphalia from the beginnings of Cologne rule in southern Westphalia to secularization in 1803. Aschendorff, Münster 2009 p. 175
2. ↑ These and similar deals with the Counts of Arnsberg and other gentlemen are only given in extracts due to their large number.

literature

• Johann Suibert Seibertz : Diplomatic family history of the dynasts and lords in the Duchy of Westphalia . AL Ritter, Arnsberg 1855, pp. 203-211.