Reign Mitwitz

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The Mitwitz rule was a rule in Franconia in the Holy Roman Empire (HRR).

Reign Mitwitz

The origin of the rule can probably be traced back to the noble family of the Sterker , who acquired the place Mitwitz and built Mitwitz Castle . These were bailiffs of the Michelsberg monastery , but they managed to get hold of this property. As their successor, the Freiherren von Schaumberg came into possession. In 1266 Heinrich and Eberhard von Schaumberg were first mentioned as owners. Blood jurisdiction also belonged to the rule (originally as an imperial fief, from 1461 as a Bamberg fiefdom). This high court area largely coincided with the places, the rule. Only Burggrub had its own high jurisdiction as a Saxon fiefdom (which was challenged by the Bamberg Monastery). The high court district also included the place Häusles , which belonged to the monastery of Sonnefeld as a manorial estate . After the abolition of the monastery in 1525/26, this high jurisdiction actually came to the Saxon office of Sonnenfeld .

In 1425 the brothers Heinz and Gunther von Rosenau acquired most of the rulership and the high jurisdiction. After further purchases, the Rosenaus were owned by the entire lordship in 1480.

In 1575 Hieronymus von Würtzburg acquired the moated castle Mitwitz, which had only been poorly repaired since a fire in 1525, with accessories to which the judicial and bailiff rule and the right of patronage also belonged. His nephew and heir, Hans Veit von Würtzburg, acquired the rest of the rule in 1591 and the Upper Castle in Mitwitz in 1594 . In 1713 the rule was divided into two parts of the Upper and Lower Castle, but in 1800 both lines were reunited.

Since the Middle Ages, the rulership has consisted of Mitwitz, Neundorf , Schwärzdorf , Kaltenbrunn , Burgstall, Rotschreuth and Krötendorfswustung . Later, Batzenwustung , Dickenwustung , Froschgrün , Neubau and Bächlein (now all districts of Mitwitz) were added.

In 1727 the Wützburg family also acquired the nearby Haig manor with the village of the same name. From then on, this was administered with the Mitwitz reign.

resolution

After the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss 1803, the Bamberg Monastery was abolished and the Palatinate Bavaria was incorporated . Electoral Palatinate Bavaria tried at the same time to bring the imperial knighthood possessions of the area to itself and referred to the Bamberg fiefs, whose rights had now fallen to Electoral Palatinate Bavaria. The von Würtzburg refused to do so, and ultimately the military power of the Electoral Palatinate of Bavaria prevailed: Around the turn of the year 1805/1806, the Mitwitz reign was occupied by Bavarian troops. Under this pressure the von Würtzburg as well as officials and subjects had to pay homage to the new ruler and acknowledge the situation. The taxes have now been collected by the office of Kronach . The lower jurisdiction remained with the von Würtzburg as patrimonial court.

Mitwitz court

In October 1813, the family Würtzburg hired the request, rule court to establish II. Class in Mitwitz. They referred to the traditional jurisdiction over 325 families. The rulership court should include the manors Mitwitz, Burggrub and Haig. On October 30, 1813, the establishment of the royal Bavarian ruling court Mitwitz and the corresponding separation from the Kronach district court was approved by King Max Joseph of Bavaria . After the March Revolution in 1848, the patrimonial jurisdiction was abolished and the Mitwitz Lordship Court was abolished on May 16, 1849 and incorporated into the Kronach Regional Court.

literature

  • Helmut Delmattio: Kronach - The Altlandkreis . In: Historical Atlas of Bavaria . Commission for Bavarian State History, Munich 1998, ISBN 3-7696-9698-0 , p. 404-422, 530-536 and 550-551 .