Wilwolt von Schaumberg

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Wilwolt von Schaumberg (* around 1446 probably on the Lauterburg near Rödental -Oberwohlsbach; † April 20, 1510 at Schaumberg Castle near Schalkau ) was a Franconian nobleman from the branching family of the von Schaumberg , mercenary leader and general.

In 1475 Wilwolt campaigned in the service of Charles the Bold . Wilwolt's father died in 1475. In the 1480s he was in military service in the Mark Brandenburg and on trips with the Count von Henneberg to Rome. The Counts of Henneberg enfeoffed him with the city of Ilmenau (between 1476 and 1498).

In 1484 he appeared at the tournament in Stuttgart and in 1487 he entered the service of Duke Albrechts the Brave of Saxony. The emperor engaged the duke against the Hungarian king Matthias Corvinus , who had occupied large parts of Austria. Wilwolt worked here as a captain.

In 1495 he took part in a tournament at the Reichstag in Worms . Wilwolt later subjugated Friesland for his employer, the Duke of Saxony.

After years of service as a mercenary, Wilwolt retired around 1500, and from 1501–1503 had his ancestral castle expanded into a miniature state-of-the-art cannon fortress based on the knowledge he had acquired over 25 years of military service.

His life was recorded between 1510 and 1512 by Ludwig von Eyb the Younger (1450–1521).

Sources and literature

  • Ludwig von Eyb, The stories and deeds of Wilwolts von Schaumburg. Edited by A. von Keller. Library of the literary association in Stuttgart 50 (Stuttgart 1859) Google Books .
  • Dirk Höhne, results of the archaeological investigations on the Schaumburg ruins. In: Schaumberg - Schalkau. Castle - town - church (Schalkau 2000) 59-109.
  • Dirk Höhne, The Schaumburg near Schalkau: A small-scale model castle from around 1500 and the influence of the client on the design of the fortifications . In: Müller, Heinz; Schmitt, Reinhard (Ed.): Zwinger and Vorbefestigungen. Conference from 10th to 12th November 2006 at Neuchâtel Castle near Freyburg (Unstrut). Langenweißbach 2007, pp. 153-160.
  • S. Löffler, Wilwolt von Schaumberg (around 1446–1510). The life of an unusual man in an unusual time. In: Schaumberg - Schalkau. Castle - town - church (Schalkau 2000) 110-157.
  • Sven Rabeler, Nobility of Life in the Late Middle Ages. Wilwolt von Schaumberg (around 1450–1510) and Ludwig von Eyb the Elder. J. (1450–1521) (Publications of the Society for Franconian History, R. 9, Vol. 53), Neustadt ad Aisch 2006.
  • H. Ulmschneider: Greker, Trojans, the noble Romers and King Arthur's round table. Example for the Frankish nobility in the stories and deeds of Wilbolt von Schaumberg. In: Walz, Dorothea (ed.): Scripturus Vitam. Latin biography from ancient times to the present. Festival ceremony for Walter Berschin on his 65th birthday. Heidelberg 2002, 1077-1099.

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personal data
SURNAME Schaumberg, Wilwolt from
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Franconian nobleman and general
DATE OF BIRTH around 1446
PLACE OF BIRTH unsure: Lauterburg near Rödental -Oberwohlsbach
DATE OF DEATH April 20, 1510
Place of death Schaumberg Castle near Schalkau