Philip VI (Falkenstein)

Philip VI von Falkenstein , also called Philipp the Elder von Falkenstein , (* around 1320 ; † before August 6, 1373 at Castle Reifenberg ) was a scion of the Hessian noble family Falkenstein .

family

Philip VI von Falkenstein was a son of Kuno II von Falkenstein-Münzenberg and his wife Anna von Nassau-Hadamar († 1329). He named himself after his main residence, Königstein Castle .

From his first marriage to Anna von Katzenelnbogen (marriage 1338, † 1353) a daughter emerged:

• Anna von Falkenstein (* unknown, † 1420): marriage contract of August 6, 1374 with Gottfried von Rieneck (* unknown, † February 10, 1389); Marriage contract of August 28, 1390 with Günther XVIII. (XXVII.), Herr zu Schwarzburg and Stadtilm (* unknown, † between June 13, 1397 and December 10, 1399)

With his second wife Agnes von Falkenstein-Münzenberg (* around 1337, wedding in 1353, † September 28, 1380) he had the following children:

• Werner von Falkenstein (* around 1355, † October 4, 1418 at Peterseck Castle (Thurnberg, Deuertburg) via Wellmich / Sankt Goarshausen ), from 1388 to 1418 as Werner III. Archbishop and Elector of Trier
• Luitgard von Falkenstein (* around 1357, † May 28, 1391), married to Eberhard I. von Eppstein
• Agnes von Falkenstein (* around 1358, † September 1, 1409), married to Count Otto I. von Solms-Braunfels
• Philip VIII von Falkenstein (* unknown, † March 21, 1407), married to Elisabeth von Eppstein, a stepdaughter of his sister Luitgard von Falkenstein and Eberhard I (Eppstein) from his first marriage to Isengard von Ziegenhain
• Ulrich von Falkenstein (* unknown, † 1379), canon and archdeacon in Trier
• Kuno von Falkenstein (* unknown, † after May 19, 1402), priest in Koblenz

The statements of Johann Georg Lehmann about an engagement in 1344 and a marriage in 1354 to Margaretha von Sponheim must be questioned due to the well-known sources about the marriage with Agnes von Falkenstein-Münzenberg and about the children.

Life

Philip, who was actually the byname of the younger until the death of Philip V and was only listed as the elder after his death in 1343 , probably inherited the office of treasurer in 1335 together with Philip V from the extinct older line.

Under Philip's rule, on March 21, 1352 , King Charles IV granted Hofheim town rights and the right to build a castle there. The castle, the "Slois zu Hoiffheim" , was first mentioned in 1356. However, already in 1366, after his defeat in the Imperial War of 1364-1366 against Ulrich III , the town and castle Hofheim . and his allies, the four imperial cities of Frankfurt , Friedberg , Wetzlar and Gelnhausen and Archbishop Kuno von Trier , to the Archdiocese of Mainz .

Numerous financial transactions have come down to us from Philipp, whereby he got deeper and deeper into debt and finally had to provide twenty of his castle men and feudal men as guarantors or hostages. He got into a feud with his neighbors, the Lords of Reifenberg , who besieged him at his Königstein Castle. During the storming, Philip fled with his sons, but was taken prisoner after falling from his horse while escaping. He died after eight days in captivity at Reifenberg Castle . His sons, who were also imprisoned, had to buy themselves out with the high sum of 10,500 guilders.

literature

• Karl Ebel: The Imperial War against Philipp the Elder Ä. von Falkenstein 1364-1366. In: Communications of the Upper Hessian History Association. Vol. 23, 1915, ISSN  0342-1198 , pp. 129-142.
• Johann Georg Lehmann : Documented history of the lords and counts of Falkenstein at the Donnersberge in the Palatinate . In: Mittheilungen des Historisches Verein der Pfalz , Vol. 3, Speyer 1872, pp. 1-145 online version
• Dieter Wolf : Acts of war in the Reich War against Philipp the Elder Ä. von Falkenstein 1364-1366 , in: Wetterauer Geschichtsblätter Jg. 23, 1974, pp. 21-22

Web links

• Record of Philip VI. by Falkenstein , on "Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors & Cousins"
• Record of Philip VI. von Falkenstein , in Geneanet
• Record of Philip VI. von Falkenstein , in genealogy Eberhard
• Record of Philip VI. von Falkenstein , in Gebdas

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} data set on Geneanet for Philip VI. von Falkenstein, accessed June 26, 2015
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} data set on genealogy Eberhard zu Philipp VI. von Falkenstein, accessed June 26, 2015
3. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} European Family Tables, by Detlev Schwennicke, New Series, Vol. XVII, Plate 27, accessed on the website Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors & Cousins
4. ↑ ^{a b} European Family Tables, by Wilhelm Karl, Prinz zu Isenburg, Vol. XVII, Plate 27, accessed from the website Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors & Cousins
5. ↑ European Family Tables, by Wilhelm Karl, Prinz zu Isenburg, Vol. XI, Plate 120, accessed on the website Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors & Cousins
6. ^ Register entry "Falkenstein: Philipp von", in: Die Regesten der Mainz Erzbischöfe nach 1374/75, URI: http://www.ingrossaturbuecher.de/id/person/2818 (accessed on September 25, 2015)
7. ^ ^{A b} Johann Georg Lehmann: Documentary history of the lords and counts of Falkenstein am Donnersberg, page 50ff [1]
8. ^ Schloss Hofheim, Main-Taunus-Kreis. Historical local dictionary for Hesse (as of June 25, 2014). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS). Hessian State Office for Historical Cultural Studies (HLGL), accessed on January 20, 2016 .