Trausnitz atonement

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The Trausnitz Atonement is an agreement between Ludwig the Bavarian and Frederick the Fair of March 13, 1325. The name refers to Trausnitz Castle , where Friedrich was previously held captive by Ludwig.

prehistory

After the death of Henry VII in 1313, both the Wittelsbacher Ludwig and the Habsburg Friedrich were elected and crowned Roman-German king in 1314. A series of military conflicts followed until Friedrich was finally captured in 1322 after the Battle of Mühldorf . The brothers of the Habsburgs continued to resist Ludwig IV. In addition, the Wittelsbach was on March 23, 1324 by Pope Johannes XXII. excommunicated. In this situation, Ludwig decided to compromise with the Habsburgs.

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Friedrich renounced the royal crown and recognized Ludwig as the rightful king. Any imperial property should be handed over to the Wittelsbacher and the feudal oaths for legal titles should be made up for. In addition, Friedrich promised his cousin Ludwig unlimited help, also with regard to the Pope. The Habsburg also promised this in the name of his brothers, for which he was released from captivity without paying a ransom. If he does not succeed in implementing these promises, he should return to custody. To secure the agreement, Friedrich's daughter Elisabeth was to be married to Ludwig's son Stephan .

The agreement was recorded in the form of a document. Count Berthold von Henneberg, Ludwig IV's confessor, and Dietrich von Pillichsdorf, Marshal in Austria, certified that an agreement had been reached between Ludwig and Friedrich. Some chroniclers also report symbolic acts. However, since Friedrich's brothers did not accept the regulations, Friedrich went back into captivity. With the Munich Treaty of September 5, 1325, Ludwig IV and Frederick the Fair finally agreed on a double kingship.

literature

  • Klaus van Eickels : From staged consensus to systematized conflict. The Anglo-French relations and their perception at the turn of the high to the late Middle Ages (= Middle Ages research. Vol. 10). Thorbecke, Ostfildern 2002, pp. 372–374 ( online ).
  • Claudia Garnier: The double king. To visualize a new concept of rule in the 14th century. In: Frühmittelalterliche Studien 44 (2010), pp. 265–290.
  • Marie-Luise Heckmann : The double kingship of Frederick the Beautiful and Ludwig of Bavaria (1325 to 1327). Contract, execution and interpretation in the 14th century. In: Mitteilungen des Institut für Österreichische Geschichtsforschung 109 (2001), pp. 53–81.
  • Michael Menzel : The time of drafts (1273-1347) (= Gebhardt Handbook of German History. Vol. 7a). 10th, completely revised edition. Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 2012, ISBN 978-3-608-60007-0 , pp. 153-191.
  • Gerald Schwedler : Bavaria and Austria united on the throne. The principle of the whole hand as a constitutional innovation for the double kingship of 1325. In: Hubertus Seibert (Hrsg.): Ludwig der Bayer (1314-1347). Empire and rule in transition. Schnell & Steiner, Regensburg 2014, ISBN 978-3-7954-2757-3 , pp. 147–166.
  • Gerald Schwedler: Meeting of rulers of the late Middle Ages. Forms - rituals - effects (= medieval research. Vol. 21). Thorbecke, Ostfildern 2008, ISBN 978-3-7995-4272-2 , pp. 229-239 ( online ).
  • Heinz Thomas : Ludwig the Bavarian (1282-1347). Emperors and heretics. Pustet, Regensburg 1993, ISBN 3-7917-1366-3 , pp. 172-176.

Remarks

  1. ↑ Critical Edition : Constitutiones et Acta Publica Imperatorum et Regum, ed. by Jacob Schwalm ( MGH Const. 6.1), Hannover 1914-1927, No. 29, pp. 18-20 . / Regest: Regesta Habsburgica 3, No. 1511 .
  2. ↑ Claudia Garnier : The double king. To visualize a new concept of rule in the 14th century. In: Frühmittelalterliche Studien 44 (2010), pp. 265–290; Claudia Garnier: Staged Politics. Symbolic communication during the reign of Ludwig of Bavaria using the example of alliances and peace agreements. In: Hubertus Seibert (ed.): Ludwig the Bavarian (1314-1347). Empire and rule in transition. Regensburg 2014, pp. 169–190, here: pp. 178–182.