Ludwig von Hanau-Lichtenberg (1487–1553)

Ludwig von Hanau-Lichtenberg (born October 5, 1487 in Buchsweiler , † December 3, 1553 in Willstätt ) was a later son of Count Philip II of Hanau-Lichtenberg and Anna von Isenburg . Therefore, he entered the clerical state in accordance with the medieval tradition.

Offices

This tradition was intended to ensure that if there were several sons, only one - usually the eldest - came to rule over the entire territory, while later-borns found appropriate care in spiritual positions. This was necessary if the territorial unity was to be preserved, because otherwise supply was only conceivable through the allocation of land, which meant a division of rule. A pure cash rent, an appanage , was not yet generally accepted. In addition, the possibility of marrying appropriately depended on this provision, a very expensive undertaking because of the sums required to be paid by the bride ( counter-contradiction and morning gift ).

Like his brother Reinhard , Ludwig initially renounced the rule in the county of Hanau-Lichtenberg and received a cash pension and benefits in kind.

Ludwig completed a law degree , including in Bologna , and then became a canon in Strasbourg . For reasons unknown, he gave up this position in 1513. It can also be observed elsewhere that even in the run-up to the Reformation, the clergy seemed to be increasingly unattractive as a means of providing care for the next-born. Then his brother Philip III. to equip him with territory after all, he was given the office of Buchsweiler . However, a year later he renounced this in favor of his brother Philipp, officially arguing that it was more relevant if the county was governed by just one. What is behind these processes in detail cannot be determined due to the relatively sparse tradition. However, this biography clearly shows the effects of the upheaval in thinking and behavior at the end of the Middle Ages and the beginning of the modern era .

In 1518 he was assigned a farm in Willstätt as his residence. In 1519 he was appointed as Judex vicariatus by Elector Ludwig V of the Palatinate to the Imperial Court of Justice .

origin

Pedigree of Count Ludwig von Hanau-Lichtenberg
Great grandparents	Reinhard II. Von Hanau (* 1369; † 1451) ∞ Katharina von Nassau-Beilstein (*?; † 1459)	Ludwig V von Lichtenberg (* 1433; † 1471) ∞ Elisabeth von Hohenlohe (* 1441; † 1488)	Dietrich von Isenburg-Büdingen (* 1400; † 1461) ∞ Elisabeth von Solms-Braunfels (* 1409; † 1450)	Johann II of Nassau- Wiesbaden-Idstein (* 1419; † 1480) ∞ Maria von Nassau-Dillenburg (* 1418; † 1474)
Grandparents	Philipp I von Hanau-Lichtenberg (* 1417; † 1480) ∞ Anna von Lichtenberg (* 1442; † 1474)		Ludwig II of Isenburg-Büdingen (* 1422; † 1511) ∞ Maria von Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein (* 1438; † 1480)
parents	Philip II of Hanau-Lichtenberg (* 1462; † 1504) ∞ Anna von Isenburg -Büdingen († 1522)
Ludwig von Hanau-Lichtenberg

family

Ludwig was never married, but had at least one extramarital relationship with an "Agnes". It is not known whether it is identical to a “von Rumpenheim ”. He left children:

Felicitas (life data unknown)
Caspar von Hanau (life dates unknown)
Agnes von Hanau (life dates unknown)

death

Ludwig died on December 3, 1553 and was buried in the collegiate church of St. Adelphi in Neuweiler .

literature

Reinhard Dietrich : Hanau bastards . In: New magazine for Hanau history (messages from the Hanauer Geschichtsverein 1844 eV) 2015, pp. 25–34.
Reinhard Dietrich: The state constitution in Hanau. The position of the lords and counts in Hanau-Münzenberg based on the archival sources (= Hanauer Geschichtsblätter. Vol. 34). Hanau History Association, Hanau 1996, ISBN 3-9801933-6-5 .
M. Goltzené and A. Matt: From the history of the office Buchsweiler and the gentlemen from Hanau-Lichtenberg . In: Société d'Histoire et d'Archaeologie de Saverne et Environs (eds.): Cinquième centenaire de la création du Comté de Hanau-Lichtenberg 1480 - 1980 = Pays d'Alsace 111/112 (2, 3/1980), p 63-72 (65).
Joseph Heinzelmann: The "Gotha lovers" are lovers . In: Archive for Hessian History and Antiquity 57 (1999), pp. 209ff.
Gustav Knod: German students in Bologna 1289 - 1562 . OO 1889.
Reinhard Suchier : Genealogy of the Hanauer Grafenhaus , in: Festschrift of the Hanauer Geschichtsverein on its fiftieth anniversary celebration on August 27, 1894. Hanau 1894.
Ernst Julius Zimmermann : Hanau city and country . 3rd edition, Hanau 1919, ND 1978.

Remarks

↑ The " von Rumpenheim " does not have to be a title of nobility, but is probably a simple designation of origin.

Individual evidence

^ In the archival file 81st Hanau Government A 12.6f in the Marburg State Archives, the date of death is given as December 3, 1543.
↑ Knod, p. 184
↑ Dietrich: Bastarde , p. 31.
↑ Dietrich: Bastarde , p. 31.
↑ Heinzelmann, p. 226.

personal data
SURNAME	Hanau-Lichtenberg, Ludwig von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German nobleman
DATE OF BIRTH	October 5, 1487
PLACE OF BIRTH	Buchsweiler
DATE OF DEATH	December 3, 1553
Place of death	Willstätt

[3] The " von Rumpenheim " does not have to be a title of nobility, but is probably a simple designation of origin.

[1] In the archival file 81st Hanau Government A 12.6f in the Marburg State Archives, the date of death is given as December 3, 1543.

[2] Knod, p. 184

[4] Dietrich: Bastarde , p. 31.

[5] Dietrich: Bastarde , p. 31.

[6] Heinzelmann, p. 226.