Klara (Freiburg)

Clara of Freiburg and Countess Palatine of Tübingen

Klara , also Clara (* 1321 in Freiburg im Breisgau ; † 1368 ) was Countess of Freiburg , daughter of Friedrich and Anna von Hachberg.

Life

After Friedrich's death on November 9, 1356, the city adopted his daughter Klara as mistress of Freiburg on December 29, according to the addition to the old constitutional charter, “that if a gentleman of Freiburg dies and leaves no son, the citizens have the oldest daughter to take as wife (mistress) ”. As early as November 28, Bishop Johann von Straßburg had transferred the imperial fiefs to her father's half-brother, Egino , in the name and on behalf of Charles IV , and took him under oath and duty. Egino appealed to the imperial court against the city's decision in favor of Klaras . In an initial subpoena, the city relied on her freedom before a foreign court and Egino's lawsuit was dismissed. Following renewed objections Eginos respect of succession put the Hofgericht him, however, in 1358 as a legacy, and the city of Freiburg came because of their resistance to the eight .

“Clara, abandoned by the emperor, pushed by the many protectors of Egen, now chose the peaceful way of ceding power by selling it to Egen; what happened on June 9, 1358. Egen receives the rule of honest purchase with forts, people, goods and all rights for 3820 marks silver - of which the city pays 1,320 marks. ”Since her uncle could not pay the sum, Klara initially retained the use of the Lichteneck rule ( Lichteneck Castle , Hecklingen and Forchheim ), which then became the property of Clara in its entirety in 1368 after Egino renounced the redemption of the pledge. Shortly after the agreement of June 1358, Clare asked the city of Freiburg to pay homage to her uncle . On June 20, 1358, the homage and in return the confirmation of the rights of the city by Egino.

Marriage and offspring

Clara was married to Gottfried II (according to another count Gottfried III), Count Palatine of Tübingen († 1369).

Her son Konrad I. von Tübingen-Lichteneck, called the Schärer (1371-1414), was married to Verena Malterer .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Hansjakob, page 83 ( digitized version )
2. ↑ Hansjakob, page 83
3. ↑ Hansjakob, page 86
4. ↑ Hansjakob, page 86
5. ↑ s. Butz P. 47–48 and Heinrich Maurer: A Freiburg citizen and his descendants. In: Zeitschrift für die Geschichte des Oberrheins, Volume 61 (NF 22), 1907, pp. 9–51 Digitized in the Internet Archive ; according to the Upper Baden gender book, 1898, p. 255 with Anna von Uesenberg († 1424), ( digitized version ) whereby Maurer assumes that it was only an engagement.

literature

• Heinrich Hansjakob : The counts of Freiburg i. B. in battle with their city. Verlag von Leo Woerl, Zurich 1867. in the Google book search
• Heiko Haumann , Hans Schadek (ed.): History of the city of Freiburg. Volume I, Konrad Theiss Verlag, Stuttgart 2001.
• Eva-Maria Butz: Female claim to power between law and reality. Countess Palatine Klara von Tübingen as grefin and frovwe zuo Friburg . In: Breisgau-Geschichtsverein Schauinsland . 122nd year 2003, pp. 37–49 Digital copy of the Freiburg University Library
• Ernst Münch: History of the House and State of Fürstenberg , Aachen and Leipzig 1829; Volume 1–2, pp. 187–191 in Google Book Search
• Ludwig Schmid: History of the Count Palatine of Tübingen , Fues, 1853, pp. 558-562 online in the Google book search
• Julius Kindler von Knobloch : Upper Baden gender book , Heidelberg 1894, volume 1, p. 388/389 online with family tree
• Johann Christian Sachs : Introduction to the history of the Marggravschaft and the Marggravial old princely house of Baden . First part. Lotter, Carlsruhe 1764, p. 219 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

Web links

• Entry on Lichteneck Castle in the scientific database " EBIDAT " of the European Castle Institute
• Entry on geography online leobw

predecessor	Office	successor
Friedrich	Countess of Freiburg 1356–1358	Egino III.