Thomas von Sparneck

Wooden epitaph in Trausnitz

Thomas von Sparneck (* 1554 , † 1610 ) was a knight from the von Sparneck family .

Thomas came from the Weißdorfer line of Sparnecker, which was last wealthy in today's Upper Palatinate. His father was Sebastian von Sparneck, his mother Margarethe, née von Erlbeck . Thomas was married twice, first to Euphemia von Taufkirchen , and second to Anna von Brandt . Of the eight children depicted on the wooden epitaph, only two sons and a daughter have reached adulthood and survived the father.

In addition to the remaining possessions in the former heartland of the Sparnecker, which in its heyday corresponded to the former district of Münchberg , Thomas was also wealthy in today's Upper Palatinate. He was sitting at Trausnitz Castle in the valley .

epitaph

His wooden epitaph is in the Trausnitz church. It is surrounded by a solid wooden frame and decorated on three sides with the arms of the nobility. The central motif is the resurrection of Jesus Christ . The predella provides information about the family of Thomas von Sparneck. He is shown with knight armor , his two wives in appropriate garb and his children.

literature

• Peter Braun: The gentlemen from Sparneck. Family tree, distribution, brief inventory. In: Archive for the history of Upper Franconia . Volume 82.Bayreuth 2002, pp. 95f.
• Alban von Dobenck : History of the extinct family of the von Sparneck. In: Archive for the history of Upper Franconia. Part 2. Bayreuth 1906. Reprint: ISBN 9783837087178 . P. 94f. (Person No. 89)
• Richard Hoffmann , Felix Mader : The art monuments of Upper Palatinate & Regensburg. XVIII District Office Nabburg. Munich 1983, p. 117f.
• Reinhardt Schmalz: History of the noble family von Sparneck. Krumbach 2013, p. 113.