Ludwig II of Rosdorf

Ludwig II of Rosdorf (* around 1230 in Rosdorf Castle ; † 1291 in Hardegsen Castle ) was lord of the castle of Hardegsen and Harste , lord of Esebeck, Gladebeck, Lage (Lippe) , Urleben (Unstrut), lord of the castle of Moringen and Rosdorf , advocate of Klosters Fredelsloh , consultant and diplomat Duke Albrechts I.

Life

Ludwig von Rosdorf was the son of nobleman Conrad II von Rosdorf ; his younger brothers were Tethard (Dethard) and Conrad von Rosdorf . His mother is not known, but it is highly likely that she came from the house of the noblemen and bailiffs of the diocese of Minden , the noblemen of Schalksberg or von Berge, as they were owned by the tithes of Rosdorf until 1303 , like those of Bovenden, sideline the noblemen of Rosdorf, for their part, owned land on the Weser , in the domain of the lords of the mountains . The Rosdorf tithe came to the von Berge as marriage property.

Ludwig von Rosdorf appeared for the first time as a youth (filius Conradus de Rostorpe) in 1245 and 1248 at the side of his father in a document for the Wiebrechtshausen monastery about goods in Hohnstedt . When the tithe at Oederickshusen was ceded to Hilwartshausen Monastery in 1248 , Ludwig agreed. Ludwig von Rosdorf was not of legal age at this time, as the use of the term filius shows. But already two years later, in 1250, when the Counts von Dassel pledged the law firm via Kloster Fredelsloh to the brothers von Hardenberg and Rosdorf, Ludwig von Rosdorf registered as an adult.

In 1252, Moringen Castle and half of the town came into the possession of the Lords of Rosdorf. This purchase was based on an extensive agreement that Ludwig's father, Conrad von Rosdorf, and his uncle, Ludwig I von Rosdorf (1240), had made with Bishop Simon von Paderborn and that Ludwig had with his brother Dethard von Rosdorf until 1294 continued. As payment for the acquisition of half of Moringen and part of the surrounding county (the former Gaus Morango), the Lords of Rosdorf had to exchange part of their properties in the counties of Lippe, Schwalenberg and Wartberg, according to the parish of Lage, their share in the Herford suburb, Adon - or Odonhusen, their share in the castle and county of Schartenberg and two other villages. In addition, the Lords of Rosdorf redeemed the bishop's pledge at Herstelle Castle on the Weser, as well as a pledge to the castle and the county of Schöneberg . In return, half of the Burgraviate of Moringen, several villages in the area, the church patronage for Ortisei and the advocacy of the place and the county, d. H. also the authority to speak law to Ludwig von Rosdorf. Simon von Paderborn's successor, Bishop Otto von Paderborn, confirmed the sale and all interim transactions in 1294.

A document from the Kaufungen monastery from 1261 shows Ludwig von Rosdorf with his uncle, the nobleman Hermann von Rosdorf. Together they vouched for the daughters of their deceased relative, Heinrich von Rosdorf, who, as he represented the Thuringian-North Hessian family estates of the noble lords of Rosdorf, was nicknamed Hassone = der Hesse. Heinrich's three daughters were nuns, two in the Gandersheim Monastery, the oldest, Bertradis, later became abbess in the Kaufungen monastery. It was about a donation, some Hufen land and a vineyard to Urleben an der Unstrut. The gentlemen von Rosdorf, Ludwig and Hermann, as well as their brothers, vouched in this document to the monastery of Beuren , where a few years later Friedrich von Rosdorf acted as a lawyer to protect these goods for the monastery against everyone. The certificate of Ludwig von Rosdorf and his cousin, Dietrich von Hardenberg, husband of a daughter of Friedrich von Rosdorf, is sealed.

Ludwig von Rosdorf acquired Hardegsen as early as 1262 to round off his small lordship around Moringen, castle and burgraviate . The burgraviate then comprised nine places. Together with the eight localities around Moringen and the localities belonging to the dominion of the Rosdorf headquarters, a total of 13 localities, Ludwig von Rosdorf had more possessions than an average county. Consequently he called himself Dominus Castri Hardegessen in 1266. In said document, Ludwig's cousins, the noblemen (Nobilis) Otto and Burkard von Bovenden, gave a house in Lahde from their allod to the monastery in Lahde, founded by their relatives, the noblemen from the mountains . Another indication that Ludwig von Rosdorf's mother was born from the mountains (Schalksberg). Count Otto von Hoya, who was related by marriage to the Lords of Rosdorf and those of Berge, also acted as a witness.

A month later, in July 1266, Ludwig von Rosdorf was a top witness for Duke Johann von Braunschweig when he confirmed the possession of the boiler of the Lüneburg salt works to Johannes von Bergen from Hamburg .

1269: Ludwig von Rosdorf is in the entourage of Duke Albrecht of Braunschweig to swear in front of seven counts, two dynasts and ten ministerials in Kassel that Gieselwerder belongs to the diocese of Mainz and not to the duchy of Braunschweig. 1270: Ludwig II of Rosdorf (Rostorpre) is a witness in Braunschweig as the companion of Duke Albert of Braunschweig. In 1272 Ludwig von Rosdorf witnessed the sale of half of the Solling by Count Ludolf V. von Dassel to Duke Albrecht von Braunschweig. Also in 1272 Ludwig's son, Ludwig III. von Rosdorf, first mentioned in a document as a squire (famulus) Duke Albrechts in Osterode. In 1274 Jutta I. von Rosdorf, Ludwig's sister, married Albert (real) I, Count von Schwalenberg. In 1275 Volkwin V. von Schwalenberg , Ludwig von Rosdorf's brother-in-law, became Bishop of Minden.

In 1276 Ludwig von Rosdorf was at the height of his power and prestige: Counts Hermann, Heinrich, Ludolf, Konrad, Burchard and Hermann von Woldenberg promised their feudal lords “nos dominos” to the preposition of Einbeck, Conrad von Rosdorf, the lord of the castle von Hardegsen Ludwig von Rosdorf, Hermann von Rosdorf and Otto von Bovenden (all dubbed Nobiles) to hand over their share (50%) of the tithe von Langenholtensen to the Archbishop of Mainz via the named. The document was drawn up in Werder Castle, the ancestral palace of the former Counts of Ambergau , the Counts of Insula-Werder, who were close relatives of the Counts of Woldenberg and the noble lords of Rosdorf.

In 1277 Duke Albrecht granted the Hameln Church a privilege, and Ludwig von Rosdorf was the top witness. When the dukes Albrecht, Heinrich and Wilhelm von Braunschweig confirmed their privileges to the city of Göttingen in 1279 , Ludwig von Rosdorf was a witness. In 1280 Ludwig von Rosdorf held a court day in his court in Moringen. Heinrich von Moringen's sons, Conrad and Bertold renounced their claims in favor of the Amelungsborn monastery . When the city of Göttingen signed a contract with Provost Conrad von Katlenburg in 1283 , Ludwig von Rosdorf was among the witnesses.

In 1285 Ludwig's younger son, Ludovicus von Rostorp, was archdeacon in Warburg . Ludwig's elder, also called Ludwig (III.), Was married to Gisela von Adensen.

When Arnold, Eberhard, Ludwig and Dietrich Wolf von Gudenberg waived their tithe at Haversvörde in 1286, they did so with the consent of their uncles (avunculorum) Conrad and Ludwig von Rosdorf. In 1286, at the request of the Bishop of Paderborn, Ludwig von Rosdorf decided a dispute between his relatives, the noblemen of Plesse , and the diocese over the property in Holthusen.

In 1287 Ludwig von Rosdorf acted as the proxy for Duke Albrecht to resolve disputes between the Duke and the Archbishop of Mainz. On the Archbishop's side, Ludwig's cousin, the Eichsfeld officiate, Friedrich von Rosdorf, took part. In 1288 Duke Albrecht confirmed the privileges of the city of Göttingen, witness: Ludwig II. Von Rosdorf.

In 1290 Conrad von Rosdorf and Ludwig von Rosdorf were witnesses to a purchase contract from their relative Johann von Gladebeck. This Johann called himself Johann Dominus de Hardegessen in a document from the Fredelsloh monastery. In this respect, it could be a son of Ludwig von Rosdorf. Also in 1290 and 1291, Gisela von Adensen, married von Rosdorf, registered as Domina de Herdagessen.

In 1291 Ludwig II von Rosdorf died at his Hardegsen castle. In the following year, 1292, Archbishop Gerhard von Mainz made Ludwig's son Ludwig (III) von Rosdorf a castle man at the castles Hardenberg and Schaumburg ( Schauenburg ). In 1294 the Göttingen vigilante group destroyed Harste Castle, which was owned by the Lords of Rosdorf. In 1295 Ludwig's cousin, Ludolf I von Rosdorf, Prince-Bishop of Minden and Ludwig's younger brother Conrad IV von Rosdorf, provost of Einbeck Monastery , died.

literature

• Asseburg Document Book I
• Document book on the history of the dukes of Braunschweig and Lüneburg 3,4
• Westphalian document book 2, 4
• Document book of the city of Göttingen
• Acta Maguntina, saeculi XIII
• Documented history of Uslar
• State Archives Münster, Document 323
• Document book of the city of Braunschweig
• Kaufunger deed book

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Archives Münster, No. 323 Principality of Paderborn, incorrect and incomplete in Westf. Document Book IV., No. 2395
2. ^ Document book of the city of Göttingen
3. ^ Document book of the city of Göttingen

Remarks

1. ↑ The Schauenburg, also called Scouwenborg, 1143 Scowenburch, 1184 Schowinburc or 1240 Scoenburc, is a castle ruin near Schauenburg in the Kassel district in North Hesse (Germany). In 1089 the castle "Scouwenburg" was mentioned for the first time in a deed of donation from the monastery Helmarshausen and Count Adalbert von "Scouwenburg". During this time, the Schauenburg counts were in the possession of the "Ditmelle" supreme court (today Ditmold). In 1250 the Archbishop of Mainz pledged the castle to the knight Hermann Hund von Holzhausen. The court of Schauenburg consisted of the villages Hoof, Breitenbach, Elmshagen and Großenhof. (Würdtwein Dipl. Mag. I. 23)