Margarethe von Rodemachern

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Margarethe von Rodemachern (born April 26, 1426 in Saarbrücken ; † May 5, 1490 , buried in Mainz ), also known as Margarethe (or Margarete) von Nassau-Saarbrücken, was a late medieval aristocratic book collector. The daughter of Elisabeth of Lorraine inherited handwritten books from her mother and expanded her collection, some of which has been preserved, through purchase, exchange and commissioned work.

biography

Margarethe was the daughter of Count Philip I of Nassau-Saarbrücken and his second wife Elisabeth of Lorraine . She had two older brothers, Counts Philipp and Johann . Her father died when she was three years old. She grew up at the court in Saarbrücken .

In 1441, fifteen-year-old Margarethe was married to Gerhard von Rodemachern, son of Johann von Rodemachern and Irmgard von Bolchen , who had both died at the time of the marriage.

Gerhard and Margarethe resided in Rodemachern in Lorraine , which at that time belonged to the Duchy of Luxembourg . As a Wittum , Margarethe received the rule of Reichersberg near Diedenhofen . Gerhard, who always represented an anti-Burgundian attitude in the area of ​​tension between France and Burgundy - Habsburg , probably died in the 1480s; He had been involved in armed conflict throughout his life.

The couple had five daughters, two of whom went to the Agnetenkloster in Trier . The daughter Margarethe (around 1450 - 1509) married Count Eberhard von Sayn-Wittgenstein in 1473.

After her death on May 5, 1490, Margarethe von Rodemachern was buried in the Carmelite Monastery in Mainz , where her tomb with figure is still preserved.

Margarethes book collection

Margarethe inherited books from her mother and her brother Johann, who was interested in literature. She acquired other books by buying or exchanging them, and had others made. A circle of aristocrats interested in literature formed around Margarethe. In addition to her brother Johann z. B. a Mr. Winrich zu Pütttingen near Diedenhofen / Thionville, a mistress from Berburg and her chaplain Philipp von Bolchen belonged.

The property of Margarete von Rodemachern included u. a. the following books:

1. A devotional book (= Gotha Chart. B 237 I)

2. An anthology from 1429 with examples, prayers, an animal fable, a collection of sayings and the edification of the so-called 'Spiegelbuch' (= Gotha Chart. B 237 II)

3. A prayer book from her mother Elisabeth von Nassau-Saarbrücken (= Hamburg SB theol. 2061)

4. A prayer book commissioned by Margarethe, which is kept in Weimar today (= Weimar Q 59). It has a picture box (around 1460) and was continued by her daughter Margarethe, Countess zu Sayn-Wittgenstein, until 1509.

5. An edition of the book of tables of Christian faith and life by Dietrich von Delft (around 1403/17), made around 1460 (= Berleburg Library RT 2/2)

6. A "Book of the 24 Elderly" by Otto von Passau

7. A vita of St. Catherine of Siena

8. A life of St. Agnes

9. A pharmacopoeia

10. A German version of the "Speculum humanae salvationis", bound together with a Passionale (= Berleburg Library A 167)

11. A version of "Loher und Maller" written by Johann von Binsfeld in 1457 (lost today)

literature

  • Hans-Walter Herrmann : From the life of a book friend - Margarethe von Rodemachern, daughter of Elisabeth von Nassau-Saarbrücken . In: Wolfgang Haubrichs , Patricia Oster (ed.): Between rule and art. Princely and noble women in the age of Elisabeth of Nassau-Saarbrücken (14th - 16th centuries) (= publications of the Commission for Saarland State History and Folk Research, Volume 44). Saarbrücken 2013, pp. 121–155 ( online ).
  • Susanne Kern: The well-read, Countess Margarethe von Rodemachern (1426–1490) . In: Cry for Justice. Life on the Middle Rhine on the eve of the Reformation (= publications of the Episcopal Cathedral and Diocesan Museum Mainz 6). Regensburg 2015, pp. 296-300.
  • Konrad Kratzsch (ed.), Klaus G.Beyer (photographer): The prayer book of Margarete von Rodemachern. A series of images from the parchment manuscript Q 59 in the Central Library of German Classics in Weimar . Union Verlag, Berlin 1973.
  • Eberhard Freiherr Schenk zu Schweinsberg : Margarete von Rodemachern, a German book lover in Lorraine . In: From the history of the Weimar State Library and its collections. Festschrift . Edited by Hermann Blumenthal (= journal of the Association for Thuringian History. Supplement 23). Jena 1941, pp. 117–152.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Hans-Walter Herrmann, see literature
  2. ↑ A compilation of the books by Margarethe von Rodemachern that are known today is offered by: Wolfgang Haubrichs: Die 'Pilgerfahrt des träumenden Mönchs'. A poetic translation of Elizabeth from the French? In: Between Germany and France. Elisabeth of Lorraine, Countess of Nassau-Saarbrücken. Saarbrücken 2002, pp. 533-568.
  3. ↑ Konrad Kratzsch, see literature
personal data
SURNAME Margarethe von Rodemachern
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Margaret of Nassau-Saarbrücken
BRIEF DESCRIPTION late medieval noble book collector
DATE OF BIRTH April 26, 1426
PLACE OF BIRTH Saarbrücken
DATE OF DEATH May 5, 1490