Vincent of Efferen

The Junker Vinzenz von Efferen (* before 1496; † September 20, 1518 ) was a follower of Duke Wilhelm IV of Jülich , who enfeoffed him in 1496 with the glory and Stolberg Castle . Vincent belonged to the Electoral Cologne sex Overstolz , one of the oldest knight gender Cologne .

The deed to transfer the fiefdom was signed at the ducal Hambach Castle . Compared to earlier feudal deeds, Stolberg was referred to as “hereditary gift” and no longer as “Erbmannlehen”, which meant that Stolberg could also be inherited in the female branch. Since Stolberg did not yet have a jury court at that time , a nobleman present sealed the seal .

Vinzenz von Efferen married Johanna von Merode zu Schloßberg . This marriage resulted in five children: Anna, Hieronymus , Wilhelm, Regina and Vinzenz.

Vinzenz von Efferen was appointed bailiff of Herzogenrath by the Duke of Jülich . He also took on a diplomatic mission to the Archbishop of Cologne , Philipp II von Daun -Oberstein.

There are documents that prove that Vinzenz von Efferen confirmed the fief of the copper master Heinrich Dollart in 1497 and thus laid the foundation stone for the Stolberg metal industry. At the same time, this fiefdom led to a dispute between the Lords of Stolberg and the abbot of the imperial abbey Kornelimünster that lasted more than 150 years . The trigger was a mill ditch that Dollart had pulled in order to be able to drive the hammer of his work with water power. This moat ran outside the property, in an area that the abbey considered its property. She demanded a basic interest rate from Dollart, which the tenancy agreement did not provide. In 1510 the abbot Heinrich von Binsfeld was able to enforce his claims. There was a new definition of the Stolberg area, by which the territory of Stolberg was so severely restricted that its livelihood was extremely endangered. The argument escalated. The abbot's attempt to defuse the situation in 1517 came too late because Vinzenz von Efferen died on September 20, 1518. He was buried in the Schwarzenbroich monastery church. His wife took over the Stolberg fief.

The Worms prince-bishop Wilhelm von Efferen was his grandson.

literature

• Helmut Schreiber: Stolberger Burgherren and Burgfrauen 1118–1909 (= contributions to the history of Stolberg. Volume 25). Burg Verlag Gastinger, Stolberg 2001, ISBN 3-926830-16-6 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Richard Pick : On the history of castles and manors in the Aachen area . In: Journal of the Aachen History Association (ZAGV) . No. 12, 1890, ISSN  0065-0137 , p. 323 ( digitized version ).