Ruprecht VII (Nassau-Sonnenberg)
Ruprecht VII of Nassau-Sonnenberg († September 4, 1390 ) called the warrior , was the youngest son of Count Gerlach I of Nassau and his second wife Irmengard von Hohenlohe-Weikersheim.
Life
Originally, Ruprecht was supposed to become a cleric , while his older brother Kraft was supposed to become the count of his father's castle in Sonnenberg . But Kraft fell on the French side in the Battle of Maupertuis in 1356. Thus it was decided that Ruprecht should be his successor on Sonnenberg. Ruprecht was bailiff for the Archbishop of Mainz, his half-brother Gerlach , in Amöneburg Castle from 1355 . In 1360 he was recognized by his half-brothers Adolf I of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein and Johann I of Nassau-Weilburg as the master of Sonnenberg. Only a year later the father, Gerlach I, died and Ruprecht took over his inheritance on Sonnenberg.
In 1362 Ruprecht married Anna von Nassau-Hadamar († January 21, 1404), a daughter of Count Johann von Nassau-Hadamar and Elisabeth von Waldeck .
In 1367 Ruprecht transferred part of his rule to his half-brother Adolf; At the same time, however, he in turn pledged part of his Wiesbaden property to Irmengard, Ruprecht and his wife Anna. The reasons for this strange trade are unclear.
In 1369 a feud began with Johann I von Nassau-Dillenburg over fiefs held by Hesse, which Ruprecht claimed for himself. Ruprecht also supported the Sternerbund , a knight association against Landgrave Heinrich II of Hesse.
His half-brother Adolf died in 1370, in January 1371, in the Liebenau monastery near Worms , as did his mother Irmengard, who had become a Dominican after the death of her husband and had a reputation for holiness. In addition, Ruprecht's half-brothers Johann and Archbishop Gerlach died in the same year .
Another feud followed with Johann I von Nassau-Dillenburg from 1372 to 1374. Ruprecht managed to keep Sonnenberg Castle undamaged, but the city of Nassau was so badly destroyed that it was abandoned for some time. Finally, the city of Hadamar was handed over to his wife Anna. Ruprecht and Johann shared the land.
In 1381 Ruprecht was appointed bailiff of the Wetterau by King Wenzel . This led to the second feud with Nassau-Dillenburg (until 1382), which was soon followed by the third 1382-1385. In this context, the expansion of Greifenstein Castle can be seen, on which the striking double tower (Nassauer and Bruderturm) was built in 1382 together with the Count of Solms-Burgsolms .
After the feud, he joined the Rhenish-Wetterau city league in the Hattstein war against the Rhine nobility.
After his death, Ruprecht was buried in Kirchheimbolanden .
See also
literature
- Wilhelm Sauer: Ruprecht the arguable . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 29, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1889, p. 731.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Historischer Verein von Hessen: Archive for Hessian History and Archeology, Volume 2, Parts 2-3, Page 447, 1841 Scan from the source, on the death of Countess Irmengard von Nassau in the Liebenau monastery
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ruprecht VII. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | The warrior |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | youngest son of Gerlach I and his second wife Irmengard von Hohenlohe-Weikersheim |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 14th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 4, 1390 |