Konrad Kurzbold
Konrad (* approx. 885–890; † probably June 30, 948 ), usually called Konrad Kurzbold to distinguish it from other Konrads from the family of the Konradines , was count of the lower Niederlahngau ( Limburg basin and surroundings) and a follower of kings and emperors Ludwig the child , Heinrich I and Otto I. He was a cousin of King Konrad I and founded the St. Georg Abbey in Limburg, around which the city of Limburg an der Lahn developed.
Life
Konrad Kurzbold, who probably got his nickname because of his rather small size for a nobleman (but compared to the people only slightly below average to normal) and because of his great bravery (Old High German soon = bold), was first mentioned in February 910. In that year 'Ludwig the child gave him a farm with permission to use it for a church that Konrad wanted to build on a mountain called Lintburk (or lintpurc ).
Konrad's parents were Eberhard, Count of the Niederlahngau, and his wife Wiltrud. Presumably he grew up in the Duchy of Franconia . After the death of her husband in 902, Wiltrud fled with her sons to the territory of the Eberhard brothers on the lower Lahn . In Niederlahngau Konrad inherited from his father, but was only able to take over part of his father's rights in the surrounding regions.
After the end of Konrad I's rule, Konrad Kurzbold seems to have had a good relationship with Heinrich I , who ruled from 919 , even if, unlike his cousin, he was no longer guaranteed court services.
Conrad historically significant achievement was his victory in the Battle of Andernach on 2 October 939, he and his cousin Udo , Count of Wetterau, against the Dukes Eberhard of Franconia , a cousin of Conrad and Udos and Giselbert of Lorraine won that were in revolt against Otto I. The two dukes had raided the counties of the two loyal Konradines, who were pursuing and attacking them with their own armed forces when the majority of their army had already crossed the Rhine at Andernach , but the leaders were not yet. Eberhard fell in battle, Giselbert drowned in the Rhine trying to escape. For this victory, which ended the uprising against him, Otto I gave Konrad Kurzbold a good for the St. Georg Abbey in Limburg, which he founded. In addition, several of Konrad's court services for Otto have been handed down, some of them even before 939.
Due to his military achievements and his small size, Konrad Kurzbold became a legendary figure, reported by Ekkehard IV of St. Gallen that Kurzbold, as the new David, had killed a huge, boastful Slav and on another occasion, Kurzbold was on the road with Otto I. killed an attacking lion before the king even drew his sword.
The "disgust for women and apples" claimed by Ekkehard almost 100 years after Konrad's death and repeatedly rumored in local research is used by Wolf-Heino Struck as an expression of a man who remained unmarried for a time, who also featured church people in the discussion about celibacy at the time warned about the fall of man (apple), interpreted and should therefore not be taken literally.
Konrad Kurzbold died in 948 and was inherited by his brother. He was buried in the center of the choir of St. George's Cathedral in Limburg, which he donated . As a result of the changes made to the liturgy by the Second Vatican Council , the high grave (table grave) made in 1235 was first relocated to the gallery of Limburg Cathedral before it found its final location in the north transept. The grave plate as the tabletop of the table grave is carved like an open coffin. The figure in it shows Konrad wrapped in acantus leaves at the young age of about 30 years - a Christological allusion to the life and immortality of the founder. The feet of the table grave stand on a floor plate, underneath are the bones of the deceased. As the anniversary of Konrad Kurzbold's death, the Fuldaer Totenannalen testify to the 2nd calendar of July (June 30th). Every year on June 30th, a Holy Mass is held in Limburg Cathedral to commemorate the founder, for whom a beatification process was never initiated.
literature
- Ernst Ludwig Dümmler : Konrad, called Kurzbold . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 16, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1882, p. 588.
- Eugen Stille: Limburg an der Lahn and its history . Kassel 1971.
- Fred Schwind : Konrad Kurzbold. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 12, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1980, ISBN 3-428-00193-1 , p. 508 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Wolf-Heino Struck: The foundation of the St. Georg Abbey and the construction of today's cathedral in Limburg an der Lahn. In: Nassauische Annalen 1986, pp. 1-32.
- Marie-Luise Crone: Konrad Kurzbold. Description of the life of the founder of the St. Georgstift in Limburg an der Lahn . In: Nassauische Annalen 98, 1987, pp. 35-59.
- Wolf-Heino Struck : Addenda to Konrad Kurzbold, Count of the Niederlahngau and founder of the St. Georg Abbey in Limburg an der Lahn († 948) . In: Nassauische Annalen 101, 1990, pp. 1-6.
- Matthias Theodor Kloft: "Konrad called the Wise". The memory of Konrad Kurzbold in Limburg . In: Limburg in the flow of time. Highlights from 1100 years of city history = contributions to the history of the district town of Limburg ad Lahn 1. Limburg 2010, pp. 11–34.
- Adolf Morlang: D. S. F. HE. Puzzling in the Limburg epitaph by Konrad Kurzbold. In: Nassauische Annalen 122, 2011, pp. 77–82.
- Christine Kenner: Konrad Kurzbold . In: Monument Preservation and Cultural History 1/2012, pp. 27–28.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wolf-Heino Struck: The establishment of the St. Georg Abbey and the construction of today's cathedral in Limburg an der Lahn. In: Nassauische Annalen 1986, pp. 1-32. Wolf-Heino Struck: Supplements to Konrad Kurzbold, Count of the Niederlahngau. In: Nassauische Annalen 1990, pp. 1-6.
- ^ Wolf-Heino Struck: Supplements to Konrad Kurzbold, Count of the Niederlahngau. In: Nassauische Annalen 1990, pp. 1-6.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Konrad Kurzbold |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Founder of Limburg an der Lahn, follower of Otto I. (HRR) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | at 885 |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 30, 948 |