Walther (Eppstein-Breuberg)

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Walther von Eppstein-Breuberg , Herr zu Ortenberg & Münzenberg, (* around 1421 in Eppstein ; † on February 5, 1459 or in 1468) was a nobleman of the younger line of the Eppstein family . The Eppsteiners, who succeeded in establishing one of the most important aristocratic rule in Hesse in the late Middle Ages and who were wealthy in Spessart, Taunus and Wetterau as early as 1200, were noble lords and in the 13th century had four archbishops and electors from Mainz .

family

Walther von Eppstein-Breuberg was the son of Eberhard II of Eppstein-Königstein and his wife Agnes von Kronberg .

There are no sources about marriage and descendants.

Life

As the younger brother of the eppstein-Königstein gentleman Eberhard III. von Eppstein-Königstein he was assigned the role of secular substitute regent on the one hand and the small rule of Ortenberg on the other.

The Eppstein gentlemen had a very good school education for this time in the 15th century. It can be assumed that they could generally read and were able to speak the Latin language. It is reported about Walther that he studied in Heidelberg and Cologne.

Based on cellar invoices from 1445, it is known that Walther had exclusive clothing claims: He had fine fabrics delivered directly from Cologne and Trier, with which he not only had himself dressed, but also his four miners several times a year.

His grave is in the parish church in Ortenberg (Hessen) .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Dataset on Geneanet, accessed on November 1, 2015
  2. ↑ a b c Dataset on Gedbas, accessed on November 1, 2015
  3. ↑ a b c European Family Tables, by Detlev Schwennicke, New Series, Vol. XVII, Plate 25, accessed on the website Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors & Cousins
  4. ^ Regina Schäfer: The Lords of Eppstein - Exercising power, administration and possession of a high nobility in the late Middle Ages, page 25ff , 2000. ISBN 3-930221-08-X , EAN 9783930221080
  5. ^ Regina Schäfer: The Lords of Eppstein - Exercising power, administration and possession of a high nobility in the late Middle Ages, page 16ff , 2000. ISBN 3-930221-08-X , EAN 9783930221080
  6. ^ Regina Schäfer: The Lords of Eppstein - Exercise of power, administration and possession of a high nobility in the late Middle Ages, page 158 , 2000. ISBN 3-930221-08-X , EAN 9783930221080
  7. ^ Regina Schäfer: The Lords of Eppstein - Exercising power, administration and possession of a high nobility family in the late Middle Ages, page 162f , 2000. ISBN 3-930221-08-X , EAN 9783930221080

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SURNAME Walther
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Walther von Eppstein-Breuberg; Walter; Walter von Eppstein-Breuberg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German nobleman
DATE OF BIRTH around 1421
PLACE OF BIRTH Eppstein , Dominion Eppstein , Holy Roman Empire
DATE OF DEATH February 5, 1459 or 1468