Widekind from Wolfenbüttel
Widekind von Wolfenbüttel († around 1118 ) (also Widukind, Widukindus) was the builder of the Wolfenbüttel moated castle and founder of the Wolfenbüttel family , ancestors of the later lords of the Asseburg on Asseburg near Wolfenbüttel. The "Lords of Wulferesbutle" were first mentioned in 1118. Widekind's ancestors were again the nobles and counts of Schladen , who already had access to Wolfenbüttel as bailiffs of Wolfenbüttel / Wulferisbuttle and who also appeared under the name of "Noble von Dorstadt".
Widekind, whose ancestors were of noble origin, was Ministeriale under the Brunonian Margrave Ekbert II of Meissen .
The moated castle was built at the Wulferisbuttle settlement on a ford across the Oker . The settlement was in the swampy Oker floodplains on a trade route from the Rhine to the Elbe, which merchants used for their travels, as did pilgrim monks who wandered between the dioceses of Halberstadt and Hildesheim . The fortress was intended to offer protection to travelers in uncertain times. Today's city of Wolfenbüttel emerged from the fortress Wolfenbüttel .
Widekind's son was Burchard I. von Wolfenbüttel (Vogt von Klein Heiningen). His great-grandson was Gunzelin von Wolfenbüttel . Through family ties with the Counts of Peina, the Wolfenbüttlers later acquired the Counts of Peine . The same or very similar coats of arms - in addition to the von der Asseburg - also carried the related families of the Lords von Bartensleben , von Apenburg , von Berwinkel (or Bärwinkel) and those of Winterfeld .
literature
- Gerhard Köbler : Historical lexicon of the German countries. The German territories from the Middle Ages to the present. 7th, completely revised edition. CH Beck, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-406-54986-1 .
- Ulrich Schwarz: Widukind von Wolfenbüttel. In: Horst-Rüdiger Jarck , Dieter Lent et al. (Ed.): Braunschweigisches Biographisches Lexikon - 8th to 18th century . Appelhans Verlag, Braunschweig 2006, ISBN 3-937664-46-7 , p. 740-741 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Gerhard Köbler: Historical Lexicon of the German Lands. The German territories from the Middle Ages to the present. 7th, completely revised edition. CH Beck, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-406-54986-1 , pp. 28-29.
- ↑ a b Rudolf Meier, Max Planck Institute for History: The cathedral chapters of Goslar and Halberstadt in their personal composition in the Middle Ages. Verlag Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht, Göttingen 1967, p. 230.
- ↑ KE Förstemann (Ed.): New communications from the field of historical-antiquarian research. Volume 4, Verlag E. Anton, Halle and Nordhausen 1840, p. 102.
- ↑ See: Zedler's Great Complete Universal Lexicon of All Sciences and Arts, Volume 34, Article "Schladen" and "Wolfenbüttel", p. 837
- ↑ Th. Voges: Wolfenbüttel - A guide for locals and foreigners. 2nd edition, Verlag J. Zwißler, Wolfenbüttel 1898, p. 5.
- ↑ Karl Bege : chronicle of the city Wolfenbüttel and its suburbs. Wolfenbüttel 1839 ( digitized version )
- ↑ KE Förstemann (Ed.): New communications from the field of historical-antiquarian research. Volume 4, Verlag E. Anton, Halle and Nordhausen 1840, p. 103.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Widekind from Wolfenbüttel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Widukind von Wolfenbüttel; Widukindus of Wolfenbüttel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Builder of the moated castle Wolfenbüttel and founder of the line "von Wolfenbüttel" |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 11th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1118 |