Meinhard von Querfurt
Meinhard von Querfurt (* before 1240; † between December 21, 1298 and January 11, 1302) was a knight of the Teutonic Order and Landmeister of Prussia .
Life
Meinhard was the fourth son of Burgrave Gebhard V. von Querfurt (between 1202 and 1205 – before 1240) and NN (von Wernigerode) (-). Knights of the Teutonic Order (1274), German Order of Commendatore in Christburg (1280), Commander to Königsberg (1281), Commander to Brandenburg (1284-1287), Landmeister of Prussia (1288-1298), gives 1,297 Prussian Holland , the city charter .
literature
- Karl Parey : Meinhard von Querfurt, the builder of the dikes in the Vistula-Nogat lowlands . In: New Prussian Provincial Papers . Fourth episode. Volume 7, Königsberg 1870, pp. 487-501.
- Detlev Schwennicke : European Family Tables , New Series, Volume XIX., Plate 91, Verlag Vittorio Klostermann , Frankfurt a. M. 2000, ISBN 3-465-03074-5
- Karl Lohmeyer : Meinhard von Querfurt . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 27, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1888, p. 40.
- Johannes Voigt : History of Prussia . Volume 4: The time from the subjugation of the Prussians in 1283 to Dieterich von Altenburg's death in 1341 . Bornträger, Königsberg 1830, p. 32 ff.
- Tribe list from Querfurt
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Konrad von Thierberg the Younger |
Landmeister of Prussia of the Teutonic Order 1288–1299 |
Konrad von Babenberg |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Meinhard von Querfurt |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Meinherus von Querenvord; Meynko von Querenforth; Meineko from Querfurt |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Knight of the Teutonic Order and Landmaster of Prussia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1240 |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1299 |