Heideck (noble family)

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Coat of arms of the von Heideck family based on Scheibler's book of arms

Heideck , also Haideck or Heydeck , is the name of a noble, later baronial , now extinct Franconian noble family , which later also gained a certain reputation in Württemberg , Denmark and Prussia .

There is no tribal relationship to the imperial counts of Heydeck, who go back to Josepha von Heydeck (1748–1771), who were raised to the rank of imperial count in 1774 and, as princes of Bretzenheim , decided on their male line in 1863 , not even to Adolf von Heideck (1787–1856), a natural offspring of the Ascanians , who was ennobled in 1836 as von Heideck and died without leaving an heir, and finally also not to the Heideck family of Zurich councilors , which are also called Heideggers and who were named Heidegger in 1844 for Karl Wilhelm von Heideck (1788–1861 ), the Bavarian baron came.

history

Originally the gentlemen from Heideck came from the Anlautertal . In the 11th century they appear as von Arnsberg and in 1129 members of von Erlingshofen called themselves . They were followers of the bishops of Eichstätt , who received their own goods at the end of the 12th century. The eponymous place is Heideck , today a town in the Central Franconian district of Roth . Knight Hadebrand II settled there in 1192 and built Heideck Castle , whose name he took on. In 1278 the family built another castle in the valley. In 1288 they inherited the possessions of the Lords of Schalkhausen- Dornberg .

In the 14th century their rule became imperial , but already in 1360 a royal Bohemian fiefdom . In 1437 the rule was divided and in 1445 pledged to the Duchy of Bavaria-Landshut . After the death of Konrad II von Heideck , the rule of Heideck came entirely to Bavaria-Landshut in 1472 and to the Duchy of Palatinate-Neuburg in 1505 .

The Heideck Frauenkirche was built in 1419 by Friedrich II von Heideck and became the family burial place. Heideck later passed to the Duchy of Bavaria-Landshut . The Heideckern managed to develop their property into a rule . To their sphere of influence belonged throughout the centuries: Arnsberg in Altmühltal with castle , Eibwang in Kinding , Suffersheim , Kesselberg , United Notter village , Wellheim , Rupert book , Burg Dollnstein , castle Rundeck , castle Bechthal , Wattenbach , Sly Bach , Vestenberg , Zandt , Lichtenau and Wachenzell .

Johann II von Heideck was Prince-Bishop of Eichstätt (1415–1429). He got involved in the Hussite Wars out of conviction and played an intermediary role in the Bavarian War .

Because Barbara von Brandenburg (1464–1515) gave Konrad von Heideck a marriage vow, contrary to the family policy of marriage , she was locked up by her family at the Plassenburg until the vow was canceled.

Between 1540 and 1562 and 1571, the rule of " Neustädtl " and Störnstein was owned by Johann Georg von Heideck . Georg von Heideck († 1551) has this pledge according to a document dated October 4, 1562 as "irredeemable pledge" in his possession. He was followed by his son Johann Ulrich († 1554 or 1555). His cousin Wilhelm von Heideck is the next owner according to the aforementioned certificate from Emperor Ferdinand . Since he was still a minor, the widow of Georg von Heideck , a born Countess von Rappoltstein , took over the rule. In addition, Wilhelm von Heideck was under the tutelage of Bishop Erasmus of Strasbourg and Count Philipp von Hanau and Lichtenberg . From the Lords of Heideck, Ladislau von Lobkowitz replaced the Störnstein pledge on October 4, 1562; the final transfer of ownership did not take place until 1571, after an agreement had been reached on the Heideck property.

In 1624 the von Heideck renounced their last claims to ownership in Franconia.

The sons of Johann († 1506) had already left their ancestral homeland and went to Württemberg, Denmark and Prussia. Particularly in military service, individual members of the family excelled. Thus, Hans von Heideck († 1554), the Württemberg military contingent in the Schmalkaldic War commanded. The family came to Prussia with the Teutonic Order and was able to occupy the position of commander twice with Wolfram and Otto von Heideck (1340–1344) . Friedrich von Heydeck († 1536) and Wolfgang von Heydeck († 1564) were close confidants of Duke Albrecht . In 1679, Baron Wolf von Heideck took the town of Allenburg from the Polentz as a pledge.

The barons of Heideck were able to acquire estates , especially in East Prussia . In the district of Rastenburg they owned Bogslack, Cremitten , Junkerken , Langwäldchen , Nohnkeim , Plinkeim (1727), Podlacken (1727), Rablack (1727), Scharkeim , Weitzdorf, Wenden and Klein Wolfsdorf (1690–1744), in the district of Lötzen Mallinken ( 1727), Millosseu (1727), Neuhoff (1564–1746), Pammern (1727), Rostken (1727), Weissfluss (1727) and Werder (1727), in addition in the Friedland district Sauerschienen (1727), Schönbaum, Sonnenberg and Woduhnkeim, in the district of Marienwerder Neudörfchen and Ottotschen, and finally Launinken in the district of Darkehmen , Reichenbach in the district of Heilsberg , Skomatzko in the district of Lyck and Tromnau in the district of Rosenberg . In addition, Heydeck's stake in Schönerwalde near Sternberg in Neumark for the 18th century is ascribed.

With Baron Wilhelm Gottfried von Heideck († 1750/1752), heir to Neuhoff, Klein Wolfsdorf and Plinkeim, the East Prussian line and with it the entire male line became extinct.

coat of arms

The sign is of red, silver and blue divided . On the crowned helmet , with red and silver helmet covers , a silver bird's head with a neck, occasionally tinged like the shield (as in Prussia) with a golden horseshoe in its beak. Further representations of coats of arms can also be found in Siebmacher's coat of arms book from 1605, there the Heidecker are already listed as gentlemen (Plate 31) and the city coat of arms (Plate 245) is also included.

  • fry her von haideck as a member of the society in the Leitbracken of Swabia

  • Von Heydeck as a member of society in the Fürspang von Franken

  • Coat of arms of the city of Heideck

  • Coat of arms of the Lichtenau market

Personalities

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Dietrich Deeg: The rule of the lords' von Heideck. A study on noble family and property history. Neustadt / Aisch 1968 (Free series of publications by the Society for Family Research in Franconia, 18), p. 29.
  2. ^ Gerhard Köbler : Historical Lexicon of the German Lands. The German territories from the Middle Ages to the present. 7th, completely revised edition. CH Beck, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-406-54986-1 , p. 261.
  3. ^ Alfred Wendehorst : The diocese of Eichstätt. Volume 1: The row of bishops until 1535 . Series: Germania Sacra - New Episode 45 . Berlin 2006, ISBN 978-3-11-018971-1 , pp. 188-193.
  4. ↑ Wilhelm Brenner-Schäffer: History and topography of the city of Neustadt an der Waldnaab, and his rule of the former lordship of Störnstein. Negotiations of the historical association of Upper Palatinate and Regensburg, Volume 24, 1866 (reprint from 2000).
  5. ↑ German Order Coming Nuremberg # Commander of Coming Nuremberg (excerpt)
  6. ^ List of the Landkomture of the Ballei Franconia
  7. ↑ Leopold von Ledebur : Adelslexikon der Prussischen Monarchy . Volume 1, Berlin 1855, pp. 352-354.
  8. ^ Leopold von Zedlitz-Neukirch : New Preussisches Adels-Lexicon , Volume 2, Leipzig 1836, p. 386.
  9. ^ Descendants of Friedrich II. Von Heideck. Computer Genealogy Association , August 5, 2007, accessed March 31, 2013 .
  10. ^ Johann Friedrich Gauhe : The Holy Roman Empire Genealogisch-Historisches Adels-Lexikon. Part II, Leipzig 1747, Col. 423-425.