Conrad IV of Viermund
Konrad (IV.) Von Viermund (also Kurt , * before 1441; † between 1488 and 1493) was lord of Nordenbeck and Fürstenberg , and from 1456 to 1485 pledge and bailiff of Medebach (including Hallenberg , Schmallenberg and Winterberg ). Until 1472 he was also the lender of the castle and office of Freienhagen .
His parents were Konrad III. von Viermund († around 1454) and Lückele von Elben, daughter of Konrad von Elben . He comes from the Hessian noble family Viermund , who came from the place Viermünden , where they owned four farms and some woods as an allod "since ancient times" . Konrad IV also held these possessions and, as a Nassau fief , owned half of the Viermünden court , which at that time comprised seven villages, three further farms and two mills.
He married Margaretha von Hatzfeld zu Wildenburg, daughter of Johann V. von Hatzfeld , Marshal of Westphalia , and Regina von Nesselrode. With her he had seven children:
- Philipp I von Viermund zu Nordenbeck and Bladenhorst (* before 1469; † 1528) 1495 Mr. von Nordenbeck (½ with Johann), Mr. von Bladenhorst, bailiff of Medebach, 1519 Mr. von Mallem, founder of the Westphalian line Virmond-Bladenhorst ;
- Johann von Viermund zu Nordenbeck († 1510), 1495 Herr von Nordenbeck (½ with Philipp);
- Ambrosius I von Viermund zu Neersen (* 1470; † 1539), lord of Fürstenberg, 1502 Vogt of Neersen , Anrath and Uerdingen , founder of the Lower Rhine line Virmond-Neersen ;
- Katharina von Viermund, ⚭ Raban von und zu Canstein ;
- Hermann von Viermund († after 1521);
- Andreas von Viermund († probably before 1488);
- Konrad von Viermund († probably before 1488).
literature
- Detlev Schwennicke (Ed.): European family tables. Family tables on the history of the European states. Volume 11, plate 1.
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Conrad IV of Viermund |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kurt von Viermund |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Herr von Nordenbeck and Fürstenberg, bailiff of Medebach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1441 |
| DATE OF DEATH | between 1488 and 1493 |