Moritz von Ortenburg
Moritz von Ortenburg († July 6, 1551 in Munich ) was the third son of Count Ulrich II von Ortenburg and Veronika von Aichberg. He came from the powerful and respected Lower Bavarian noble family of the Ortenburgers .
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Moritz's date and place of birth are unknown. Nothing else is known about his youth either, only that he was the third of five children. He had two older brothers and two younger sisters.
Moritz von Ortenburg took advantage of the improving relations between his house and the Wittelsbach family over the centuries , so that he could hold high Bavarian offices. From 1529 to 1535 he was a member of the Great Committee for the Straubing Rent Office , which included the immediate imperial county of his noble family. In 1550 Moritz was appointed court advisor to the Bavarian duke. Before that, too, he was part of the court entourage of Duke Wilhelm IV. After his death, he joined the entourage of his son Albrecht V.
Wiguleus Hund wrote of Moritz von Ortenburg that he had been “in great grace” at the court of Duke Wilhelm IV of Bavaria .
It can be assumed that it was these connections, but also his family origins, that led to a marriage project for the Cardinal and Archbishop of Salzburg, Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg . The cardinal intended to marry Moritz to a relative of his, a daughter of the Knight von Trenbach . Moritz, however, was not interested in such a marriage.
Moritz died unmarried and childless on July 6, 1551 in Munich. His body was not transferred to Ortenburg or Passau in the Ortenburg chapel, but was buried in the Munich Franciscan Church.
In the first half of the 16th century, Moritz von Ortenburg played a part in the renewed rise of his noble family after the heyday in the High Middle Ages. His father Ulrich II and his uncle Christoph I acquired great possessions and wealth in what is now Lower Bavaria and Upper Austria. Together with them, Moritz also gained political influence in the Duchy of Bavaria and also promoted relations with the Bavarian rulers. He also played a major role in the fact that the Ortenburgers once again became the second most powerful noble family in the duchy and the richest and most influential Lower Bavarian aristocratic family. The renewed bloom did not last long, however, already 12 years after his death there was a renewed conflict between the imperial counts of Ortenburg and the Bavarian dukes. The trigger was Moritz's cousin Count Joachim I , who introduced the Protestant faith in the small county in 1563 and thus triggered a conflict that lasted for decades, which led to renewed decline.
literature
- Friedrich Hausmann : The Counts of Ortenburg and their male ancestors, the Spanheimers in Carinthia, Saxony and Bavaria, as well as their subsidiary lines , published in: Ostbairische Grenzmarken - Passauer Jahrbuch für Geschichte, Kunst und Volkskunde, No. 36, Passau 1994 (p. 9 -62).
- Eberhard Graf zu Ortenburg-Tambach: History of the imperial, ducal and counts 'entire house of Ortenburg - Part 2: The counts' house in Bavaria. , Vilshofen 1932.
- Carl Mehrmann: History of the Evangelical Lutheran community of Ortenburg in Lower Bavaria - memorandum for the anniversary celebration of the 300th anniversary of the introduction of the Reformation there on October 17 and 18, 1863 , Landshut 1863 ( digitized version ).
- Johann Ferdinand von Huschberg : History of the ducal and countial general house of Ortenburg: edited from the sources , Sulzbach 1828 ( digitized ).
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| SURNAME | Moritz von Ortenburg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bavarian politician and councilor of the Bavarian dukes |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 14th century or 15th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 6, 1551 |
| Place of death | Munich |