Wendel from Gemmingen
Wendel von Gemmingen († 1486 ) came from the Velscher branch of the Barons of Gemmingen . In 1452 he was the Palatine court chamber master and later Fauth .
Life
He was one of the sons of Ravan von Gemmingen. In 1436 he seems to have been registered for the clergy, but he probably did not enter. In 1451 and 1452 he appears among those nobles who demanded that Count Palatine Friedrich I should adopt his nephew Philip as a child. In 1454 he was with Konrad von Gemmingen assessor at a court over the disputes between the Count Palatine Friedrich and the Lords of Lichtenberg. In gratitude for his loyal service, he received a fief of 1,000 guilders on the customs of Kaub . He also owned half of Stebbach as a Palatinate fief, but gave it back to the Palatinate. He died in 1486 and was buried in Gemmingen .
family
He was married to a lady from the von Mühlenhofen family.
literature
- Carl Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig Stocker : Family Chronicle of the Barons of Gemmingen , Heidelberg 1895, p. 34f.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gemmingen, Wendel from |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Palatine court chamber master, wealthy in Stebbach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1486 |