Wilhelm von Landstein

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Wilhelm von Landstein (in Czech Vilém z Landštejna ; † 1356 at the Landštejn Castle ) was governor of Moravia from 1345-1351 and Prague burgrave from 1351-1356 . He was in the service of the Bohemian kings John of Luxembourg and Charles IV. He came from the Witigon family branch of the Lords of Landstein .

Life

After the death of his father Witiko von Landstein (Vítek z Landštejna) around 1312, the eldest son Smil von Ledenitz (Smil z Ledenic) Ledenice and the second-born Wilhelm inherited the Landstein lordship .

Wilhelm initially belonged to the opposition Bohemian landed gentry, who were dissatisfied with the rule of King John of Luxembourg. After the king attacked Wilhelm's castle in Landstein in 1317, but could not take it, he began to plunder the surrounding villages. Since there was also damage to the villages that belonged to the rule of Peter I von Rosenberg , he supported Wilhelm. This made it possible to force the royal troops to withdraw. In the following year Wilhelm submitted to the king and accepted his territories as a royal fief .

Subsequently, Wilhelm also supported the king militarily, among other things with the conquest of Silesia and Lower Lusatia in 1319, in the fight against the Prussians in 1329 and the campaign to Lithuania . As a confidante and counselor of the king, he took part in the diplomatic negotiations with the Habsburgs in Hodonín in 1323 , with Heinrich of Carinthia in 1327 and in the peace negotiations with Ludwig of Bavaria in 1339 .

Under King John's son, later King Charles IV, with whom he took part in negotiations with Heinrich of Carinthia in Merano in 1333 , Wilhelm was able to increase his political influence. In 1342 he was appointed governor of Moravia , and in 1348 King Karl the Lords of Landstein confirmed all freedoms and privileges. In 1350 Wilhelm belonged to a delegation that was commissioned to pick up the imperial regalia of the deceased Emperor Ludwig of Bavaria in Bavaria. In 1351 Wilhelm was appointed burgrave of Prague.

After Heinrich II von Neuhaus relocated the old trade route, which had led through the valley below Landstein Castle since the earliest times and connected Bohemia with Austria and Italy, so that it led through Bistritz and Neuhaus , there was an open conflict between the two Family branches from Neuhaus and Landstein. Although King Karl tried to pacify the parties involved at the request of the Lords von Rosenberg , further armed conflicts broke out. Wilhelm was fatally injured in a duel with Heinrich von Neuhaus and died at his Landstein castle.

In addition to Landstein Castle, Wilhelm's territory also included Wittingau , Lomnitz , Gratzen , Hluboká , Bistritz , Schweinitz , Lutová and Forbes .

family

Wilhelm von Landstein was married to Elisabeth von Duba (Eliška z Dubé) . The children came from marriage:

  • Daughter NN, married to Alšík von Sternberg (Alšík ze Šternberka)
  • Agnes / Anežka († after 1356), married to Hynek / Hajman von Lichtenburg
  • Witiko von Landstein ( Vítek z Landštejna ; † around 1380)
  • Peter von Landstein ( Petr z Landštejna ; † after 1356), cleric
  • Wilhelm von Landstein ( Vilém z Landštejna ; † 1359), provost of Vyšehrad ; 1333–1336 Bohemian lower chamberlain, 1355–1359 colonel chancellor
  • Johann von Landstein ( Jan z Landštejna , also Johann von Amschelberg / Jan z Kosové Hory ; † 1389), provost of Mělník and Vyšehrad
  • Hojer of Morawan ( Ojíř z Moravan ; † around 1365)
  • Lutold von Landstein ( Litold z Landštejna ; † around 1382)

literature

  • Lenka Špičákova: Landštejn , ISBN 80-86644-59-6 .
  • Michal Baščan: Chřiby záhadné a mytické, with reports on Wilhelm von Landstein, ISBN 80-903235-4-5 .
  • Ludmila Vaňková: Pán stříbrné růže, historical novel about Wilhelm von Landstein, ISBN 80-7244-153-1 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Indication of lower chamberlain and chief chancellor according to the manual of the historical sites of Bohemia and Moravia , p. 846
  2. ↑ Jan of Kosove Hory
personal data
SURNAME Wilhelm von Landstein
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Vilém z Landštejna
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bohemian nobleman, governor of Moravia and burgrave of Prague
DATE OF BIRTH 13th century or 14th century
DATE OF DEATH 1356
Place of death Landštejn Castle