Schopper (patrician)
The Schopper were one of the oldest patrician families in the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg , first mentioned in a document in 1267. The Schopper were, with short interruptions, from 1319 to 1489, represented in the Inner Council and, according to the " Dance Statute ", belonged to the old families eligible for advice.
history
The origin of the Schopper is unclear. In 1267 a Schopper was first mentioned among the witnesses of a foundation for the Egidienkloster . They were connected to other Nuremberg families such as the Behaim , Kreß and Schnöd through marriage and operated a trading company. You must have got rich early on, because Götz Schopper acquired the town of Durrenhof as early as 1308 and built the family seat. In 1356 Fritz Schopper received forest rights from Emperor Karl IV. For his haws to the Durrenhof, called the Schübelspühel, and renamed it Schoppershof . In 1370 his sons prescribed the city council to open the fortified seat in case of war. At the beginning of the 15th century, the Schoppers are said to have built the fortified Schübelsberg seat. They sold Schoppershof as early as the middle of the 15th century.
In 1489 they were represented on the inner council for the last time. In the 16th century their track is lost. It is not clear whether they migrated or became extinct.
- Contradicting sources for the extinction of the Schopper
According to the Hallerbuch, the last of the Schopper zu Graez should have been deprived .
According to Andreas Würfel, however, the last male representative of the family, Hans Schopper, died in 1481 and the last female representative in 1531.
Contradicting this is the mention of Johannes Schopper as abbot of the Cistercian monastery .
Former possessions (extract)
- 1308–1450 (approx.) Schoppershof with the Schoppershof manor
- 1355 - ???? a row of houses on Nuremberg's main market , a gift from Emperor Charles IV.
- ???? - ???? the Schoppersche Haus on Nuremberg's main market (15-17)
- 1444–1485 Frohnhof ( Eckental )
Foundations (extract)
- Ottilie Schopper (married Kreß) laid the foundation stone for the Hilpolt Kreß Jungfernalmosen, built in 1427, in 1404.
Known family members
- Hans Schopper (? –1481), councilor (and perhaps the last representative of the family in Nuremberg)
- Johannes Schopper (1529–40), last abbot of the Cistercian monastery in Heilsbronn
coat of arms
A silver bar in red, covered with a three-link black chain.
Heraldic legend: Schopper, mentioned for the first time, is said to have been a brave soldier who had done such a great job with the House of Austria that a duke of Austria presented him with a golden chain and allowed him to use the Austrian shield with three chain links. Since Schopper didn't have much joke, the Duke had put an armored fool's cap with long dog-ears on his helmet.
See also
- Patriciate (Nuremberg)
- History of the city of Nuremberg
- Castles, palaces and mansions in the city of Nuremberg
literature
- Christoph von Imhoff (Hrsg.): Famous Nuremberg from nine centuries . Nuremberg: Hofmann, 1984, 425 pages, ISBN 3-87191-088-0 ; 2., erg. U. exp. Edition, 1989, 459 p .; New edition: Edelmann GmbH Buchhandlung, October 2000
- Michael Diefenbacher , Rudolf Endres (Hrsg.): Stadtlexikon Nürnberg . 2nd, improved edition. W. Tümmels Verlag, Nuremberg 2000, ISBN 3-921590-69-8 ( online ).