Enzberg (noble family)
Enzberg (also lords, barons of Enzberg, Entzberg and Enzberger ) is the name of a German noble family based in Mühlheim an der Donau , not to be confused with the Tyrolean noble family of those von Enzenberg .
history
Origin and family seat
The Enzbergers are of the same tribe as the Lords of Niefern and the Lords of Dürrmenz , they all have a ring with a stone as a coat of arms (see coat of arms , blazon ).
Ancestral castle is the former Enzberg castle of the Zeisolf-Wolframe dynasty near the village of Enzberg on the Enz River, which today belongs to the town of Mühlacker .
Maulbronn Monastery
From 1236 Heinrich von Enzberg appears in a document as a guardian bailiff over Maulbronn Monastery in the sense of an under-guardian bailiff, which was given to him as its ministerial by the Bishop of Speyer . In 1252 this sub-bailiff was withdrawn, but re-awarded in the same year with a revocation clause . See also: Kapfenhardt Castle .
Until 1325, when the family was last entrusted with the office, the relationship between the Lords of Enzberg and Maulbronn Monastery was characterized by legal disputes, in some cases also violent attacks, presumably as a result of the efforts of the knights to expand their office to use one's own position of power.
In 1384 the ancestral seat of the Lords of Enzberg was captured by a land peace army under the leadership of Count Palatine Ruprecht near the Rhine and completely destroyed. This action took place on the basis of a request for help from Maulbronn Abbey to its patron at the time, who complained about being harassed by the knights with "murder and robbery". The Enzbergers were supported by numerous other families of knights in their attempt to defend the castle. In 1395 the Enzbergers became a focal point of the Schleglerbund , of which they provided two leaders.
In 1409 the lords of Enzberg acquired the rule of Mühlheim and made this rule on the Danube their new ancestral seat. There they acquired the bailiwick of the Beuron monastery .
Enzberg's rule was divided in 1470 after the death of Frederick VII. Bronnen Castle, Mühlheim Rear Castle, half of the city of Mühlheim, the villages of Böttingen , Königsheim , Buchheim , Worndorf and Irndorf went to Hans I. The front castle in Mühlheim, the other half of the city of Mühlheim, the villages of Nendingen , Mahlstetten and Stetten received Friedrich VIII.
In 1478 Hans I. von Enzberg bought back most of the Enzberg inheritance from his brother. However, the Enzberg holdings were divided again in 1509. Bronnen, half of Mühlheim, Buchheim, Worndorf and Nendingen went to Friedrich X., Hans Rudolf received the other half of Mühlheim with Böttingen, Mahlstetten, Königsheim and Stetten. During the conquest of Milan in 1515, Hans Rudolf fought against Emperor Maximilian on the side of the French king . After his defeat Maximilian withdrew part of the Enzberg property in favor of Austria. Friedrich von Enzberg zu Mühlheim and Bronnen received his brother's part after an objection.
coat of arms
Blazon : The family coat of arms shows a golden ring with a red stone in blue; on the helmet with red and silver helmet covers the ring.
Coat of arms of the barons of Enzberg , after Tyroff Württemberg
Coat of arms of Nicolaus Carolus von Enzberg in the Konstanz Minster
Coat of arms of those of Entzberg , knighthood and nobility in Swabia , after Siebmacher
Coat of arms of those vo (n) Enzberg , 1459, Ingeram Codex
Coat of arms of those of Enzberg, "Werniger or (Schaffhausen's) Wappenbuch"; Southern Germany 4th quarter 15th century
Enzberg coat of arms (with the inscription "under umbrella bailiffs until 1370") in Knittlingen , town hall
literature
- History Association of the Tuttlingen district / Tuttlingen district archive (ed.): 600 years of the Enzberg house in the Mühlheim / Tuttlingen area 1409–2009 . Jan Thorbecke Verlag, Ostfildern 2009. ISBN 978-3-7995-0841-4 . Excerpts online
- Friedrich Bauser: Mühlheim an der Donau and the Lords of Enzberg: A memorial sheet to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the rulership (23 September 1409) online
