Witiko I of Krumlov

Witiko I. von Krumau (also Witiko von Krumau, Sepekov and Načeradec ; Czech Vítek z Krumlova, ze Sepekova, z Načeradce ; * before 1220; † 1277 probably in Vítkův hrádek ) was in the service of the Bohemian kings Wenceslaus I and Ottokar II. Přemysl . He came from the Witigon family branch of the Lords of Krumau .

Life

Vitiko von Krumau is documented for the years 1220 to 1277. His father Zawisch von Nechanitz held the office of Bohemian Chamberlain from 1233 to 1236. Witiko and his brother Budiwoj are also recorded at the royal court for these years . Presumably because of a dispute between the Bohemian king and Emperor Friedrich II over the inheritance of the Babenbergs , the Witigones had to leave the royal palace temporarily. They did not return until after 1242.

Numerous documents have been received from Vitiko, which he arranged or in which he appeared as a witness, mostly together with his brother Budivoy. The wax seal he used shows a lion with a five-petalled rose in front of him.

• In 1258 Witiko gave three manors and the church in Lichtenwerd as well as the village of Pfaffenschlag to Schlägl Abbey as compensation for damage inflicted and for the sake of one's own soul . In the same year on June 16, the Prague bishop Johann the Schlägler convent confirmed the right of patronage over the church of Kirchschlag, which had been given to the Witiko monastery.
• Like his brother Budiwoj, "Witigo de Krumbenowe" donated his share of a forest to the newly founded Hohenfurt Monastery on June 1, 1259 , which was later referred to as the monastery forest.
• In 1260 Witiko is listed as a witness together with his brother Budiwoj in a document with which Wok von Rosenberg renews his foundation for the Hohenfurth monastery ("Dominus Budewoy et dominis Witigo de Krummenowe frater suus").
• When Wok von Rosenberg confirmed the donations made to Hohenfurt Abbey on May 28, 1261 in Graz , among the witnesses were again “Dominus Budewoy et dominis Witigo de Krummenowe”.
• Two weeks later, “Witigo de Crummenowe” was present on June 11th as a witness in Prague when Wok von Rosenberg donated the church of Wesseli and the village of Ponědraž to the Hohenfurth monastery .
• When King Ottokar II. Přemysl certified an exchange of goods with Stiro von Wetkowitz on May 12, 1264 in Písek , “Witigo de Crumnov” and his brother “Budiwoi de Scharitz” appeared as witnesses.
• “Witigo de Chrumnav” was also present as a witness in Passau in 1264 when his brother “Budiwoy v. Skalitz ”and his wife Perchta transferred the village of Schintau ( Schindlau ) to Schlägl Abbey .
• When Witigo von Skalitz and Hojer von Wittingau renounced their rights in Walkersdorf in favor of the Zwettl Monastery in place of their sisters on May 25, 1265, the brothers "Witigo de Chrumenow" and "Budiboy de Zcalicz" were among the witnesses. On the same day they testified to a certificate from Ludmila von Reusch, with which she sold the interest from Walkersdorf to Zwettl Abbey.
• On June 26, 1266, "Witigo de Chrumnawe" and his brother "Bodiboe de Scalicz" worked as witnesses in Zwettl when Čeč von Weleschin, with the consent of his wife Gisela von Kuenring, handed over the village of Reinprechts to the Cistercian monastery of Zwettl.
• With a certificate issued on August 26, 1274 in Strakonitz , "Witigo dominus de Crumnov" testified that five years ago he had handed over the village of Strasan to his wife Christine and her son Nikolaus from Prague. The same was confirmed on the same day by Witiko's sons Heinrich and Wok.

Witiko I. von Krumau was last recorded for the year 1277, when he signed the villages Gywowis, Nalomich and Hradowi to the Hohenfurt Monastery in a will before September 22nd in Wittinghausen .

family

Witiko I von Krumau was married to Sybilla, whose last name is unknown. The children came from marriage:

• Heinrich von Krumau ( Jindřich z Krumlova ; † 1301), married to Ofka
• Wok von Krumau ( Vok z Krumlova ; † 1302), with him the Witigonische family branch Krumau died out.

literature

• Valentin Schmidt , Alois Picha: Document book of the city of Krummau in Bohemia. Volume 1: 1253-1419. Self-published by the Association for the History of Germans in Böhmen, Prague 1908, pp. 2–5 ( town and document books from Böhmen 5).
• Anna Kubíková: Rožmberské kroniky. Krátky a summovní výtah od Václava Březana . Veduta, České Budějovice 2005, ISBN 80-86829-10-3 , pp. 80-85.