Jutta Claricia from Thuringia
Landgravine Jutta Claricia of Thuringia , also Judith von Schwaben , (* around 1133/1134; † July 7, 1191 ) was a daughter of Friedrich II. , Duke of Swabia, and half-sister of Emperor Friedrich Barbarossa . The baptismal name Judith later became Jutta , sometimes also Guta or the Latin form Clementia . Some also called her Claritia or Claricia .
Jutta was married to Ludwig II, the Iron , Landgrave of Thuringia in 1150 . As a result, the Ludowingians were politically tied more closely to the Hohenstaufen , which under Emperor Barbarossa strengthened their conflict with the Guelphs under Duke Heinrich the Lion .
Jutta began building the Runneburg in Weißensee in 1168 . The complaint of the neighboring Count von Beichlingen about this was rejected by Barbarossa in favor of his sister. Located halfway between the border fortresses of Wartburg and Neuchâtel , the Runneburg became the residence of the Thuringian landgraves and later, due to its strategically favorable location, temporarily became one of the most important castles in Germany during the armed conflicts of powerful rulers.
Landgravine Jutta survived her husband and her eldest son Ludwig III. She died on July 7, 1191 and is buried next to her husband in the Reinhardsbrunn monastery.
Her name is still omnipresent in Weißensee today, which documents the high level of respect she enjoyed during her lifetime.
progeny
Jutta married Ludwig II of Thuringia in 1150 . Their descendants were
- Ludwig III. d. Pious (1151–1190)
- Friedrich, married to Lukardis v. Goat grove
- Hermann I. († 1217), married to 1st Sophie v. Sommerschenburg, 2nd Sophie v. Bavaria
- Heinrich Raspe III. († 1180)
- Jutta, married to Hermann III. Gf. v. Ravensberg
The grave slab of Landgravine Jutta
The grave slab from Reinhardsbrunn, the former burial place of the Landgrave's house, which is located in Eisenach today, can be dated to the 14th century, which shows it to be a subsequent creation. It must have been created posthumously after the fire of 1292.
Today the figure grave slab of the Landgravine can be found in the choir of the Georgenkirche.
The countess holds a lap dog in her left arm, parallel to the plate, while her right holds a scepter. Your head is covered by a protruding tower stump canopy. Two angels are holding a pillow behind their head from the side, on which the canopy seems to be seated in a crowded manner. The wife of Ludwig II was the sister of Emperor Frederick, to which the inscription particularly refers: S. SOROR FRIDERICI INPERATORIS. This life-size stone slab, thought to be lying down, probably protruded far into the room through the canopy and, unlike the other landgrave slabs (which can also be found in the Georgenkirche in Eisenach ), was visible from afar. The person of the imperial sister brought additional honor into the family tree, so her family origin was emphasized again in the inscription.
literature
- Helga Wäß: Grave slab of Landgravine Jutta . In: Form and Perception of Central German Memory Sculpture in the 14th Century. A contribution to medieval grave monuments, epitaphs and curiosities in Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, North Hesse, East Westphalia and South Lower Saxony . (In two volumes), Volume 2: Catalog of selected objects from the High Middle Ages to the beginning of the 15th century, Tenea Verlag, Berlin 2006, Vol. 2: Cat. No. 794 (all grave slabs of the house, pp. 531–542) . ISBN 3-86504-159-0
Web links
References and comments
- ↑ Drawing of the grave slab (Olesch-Mendel Ancestry Research)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jutta Claricia from Thuringia |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Judith von Schwaben; Guta; Clementia; Claritia; Claricia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Landgrave of Thuringia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1133 |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 7, 1191 |