Otto IV of Maissau
Otto IV. Of Maissau († 7. March 1440 ) was the last male members of the Austrian Ministerialengeschlechtes of corn Auer , so the sex is considered to be extinct in the male line.
The Lords of Maissau have been traceable in Lower Austria since the 12th century . In the late Middle Ages they belonged to the most powerful, richest and most respected noble families in the country and they held the offices of hereditary marshal , inheritance taverns and taverns.
Life
Ascent
After the death of his brother Ulrich in 1406, Otto united all offices and possessions in his hand. As Hofmeister to Duke Wilhelm , after his death, he stood in the disputes between Dukes Ernst and Leopold over the guardianship of the underage Duke Albrecht V on Ernst's side and mediated between him and Leopold.
When Albrecht V took over the reign of Austria on the Enns and Austria under the Enns after Leopold's sudden death in 1411 , Otto von Maissau often stayed in the Duke's vicinity. On September 28, 1421 he belonged to an embassy that went to King Sigismund because of the duke's marriage to the king's daughter, Elisabeth . As the son-in-law and heir of King Sigismund, Albrecht was involved in Bohemian-Moravian affairs and Otto von Maissau joined Albrecht in the Hussite Wars after he had taken over the supreme leadership of the royal troops against the Hussites.
Fall
The spread of the Hussite battles to Lower Austria in the 20s of the 15th century, during which the Hussites plundered the Waldviertel and Weinviertel and advanced to Vienna in 1428 , was used as a pretext to overthrow Otto IV. Probably Otto, like all powerful landlords before and after him, pursued his own interests and became a danger to the sovereign because of his abundance of power and his immense wealth . Before the court , the sovereign accused him of failing to fulfill his duties as supreme marshal because his locks were not adequately equipped in the event of imminent incursions and that he was on friendly terms with the enemy. In addition, his sister is married to a high Czech gentleman. Otto was captured, imprisoned in Gutenstein and declared a large part of his property forfeit. He had to take the remaining possessions as a fief .
After Otto Urfehde had sworn and agreed to the confiscation of the goods, he was released from prison on March 23, 1430. In addition to a house in Vienna, he owned, among other things, the castle and the town of Horn and the lords of Allentsteig , Maissau , Pöggstall and Wildberg . He also retained the supreme marshal and tavern office.
Age
From then on he lived withdrawn in Pöggstall, before he went public again after the death of Duke Albrecht V in 1439 when he carried the banner of Austria at the funeral ceremonies of the duke and took part in the negotiations of the estates about the future government Austria participated. But he no longer played a decisive political role.
Otto IV von Maissau died on March 7, 1440 and is buried at the side of his wife Anna von Pottendorf in the Aggsbach Charterhouse . His possessions passed to the lords of Eckartsau , Ebersdorf and Liechtenstein , the supreme marshal office was given to Reinprecht IV von Walsee and the highest gift office went to Georg von Pottendorf .
Web links
- Maissau Castle on the website of the city of Maissau , accessed on 9 January 2016
- Rule of the Maissauer at Gars Castle , accessed on January 9, 2016
Individual evidence
- ^ Otto IV. Von Maissau in the database on the history of Lower Austria , accessed on January 9, 2016
- ^ Franz Theuer : Der Raub der Stephanskrone, Edition Roetzer, Eisenstadt 1994, p. 51 f.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Otto IV of Maissau |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian Hereditary Marshal, Erbschenk and Schenk |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 14th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 7, 1440 |