Muntprat

Coat of arms of the Muntprat

Coat of arms disk by Wilhelm Muntprat, 1578

The Muntprat were Constance patrician and long-distance traders Lombard origin (Kawertschen) and later a Thurgau Country aristocratic family .

Lütfried II., The "Great Muntprat" († 1447) took part in the Great Ravensburger Handelsgesellschaft from 1410 , sat on the Small Council from 1431 to 1447 and in 1443 was mayor of Constance. Around 1430, Lütfried II was considered the richest merchant in southern Germany and the Confederation. In 1419 he bought the Altenklingen estate and from 1423 to 1433 the Rosenberg and Bernang castles . In 1440 Lütfried's brothers Ludwig and Hans bought the Lordship of Salenstein .

Hans Muntprat († 1447), a brother of Lütfried II, sold the Altenklingen estate in 1439 and began doing extensive financial transactions. In 1457 he bought the castle and the Bailiwick of Lommis and in 1464 the Spiegelberg rule . Ulrich Muntprat, Hans Muntprat's son, acquired the rulership of Weinfelden in 1474 and the village and castle of Zuckenriet in 1478 .

The paths of the various branches of the Muntprat family diverged. In the battle of Schwaderloh 1499 relatives of the family fought against each other. The Thurgau noble family called themselves as early as 1490 "Muntprat von Spiegelberg ". The Muntprat exchanged the rights to half of the bailiwick of Eggen acquired in 1505 for the rest of Weinfelden in 1542. As owners of various courts they integrated themselves in Thurgau , acted as representatives of the court lords and took part in federal campaigns.

During the Reformation , the majority of the Muntprat remained Old Believers. From 1549 to 1573 Hans, who was raised to imperial nobility by Emperor Charles V in 1550 , was administrator of the Constance main team . In 1582 the heirs of Ludwig sold their last rule in Thurgau with Spiegelberg.

Web links

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Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Erich Trösch: Muntprat von Spiegelberg. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
These sections are largely based on the entry in the Historical Lexicon of Switzerland (HLS), which, in accordance with the HLS's usage information, is licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution - Share Alike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) license .
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e The Muntprat and Confederation. On: Wilnet, Stadtlexikon der Stadt Wil , 2019
↑ Family tree of the Muntprat family - branch Lütfried II. On: Wilnet , 2019

Remarks

↑ Lombard and Jewish money changers, money lenders and in today's sense bankers were pejoratively referred to as Kawertschen (from Italian Cavercini ).

[HLS-2] Erich Trösch: Muntprat von Spiegelberg. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
These sections are largely based on the entry in the Historical Lexicon of Switzerland (HLS), which, in accordance with the HLS's usage information, is licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution - Share Alike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) license .

[Wil-3] The Muntprat and Confederation. On: Wilnet, Stadtlexikon der Stadt Wil , 2019

[4] Family tree of the Muntprat family - branch Lütfried II. On: Wilnet , 2019

[1] Lombard and Jewish money changers, money lenders and in today's sense bankers were pejoratively referred to as Kawertschen (from Italian Cavercini ).