Witiko I. von Neuhaus

Witiko I. von Neuhaus (also Witiko I. von Hradec ; Czech Vítek I. z Hradce ; Latin Vitek de Gradec ; * before 1223, † after 1259) was in the service of the Bohemian Přemyslids and was 1247-1249 burgrave of Olomouc .

Life

Witiko came from the Witigon family branch of the Lords of Neuhaus . His father was Heinrich I. von Neuhaus , his mother is not known by name. After the death of his father, he and his brother Sezema ( documented 1233-1238 ) inherited their father's possessions. In documents Witiko initially called himself "Witiko, son of Heinrich". In 1232 he drew as "Vitko de Gredis", 1242 "de Gradec" and finally in 1240 "de Hradec". The predicates “de Novo castro” and “de Nova domo” have also survived.

Witiko is documented for the first time in 1223, when he and his father testified to a document from the Prague bishop Andreas von Guttenstein , with which he presented the Vilémov monastery as a gift. In 1234 he belonged to the retinue of the margrave and prince Přemysl , whose trust he was able to win. For him he appeared on the occasion of notarizations in 1234 in Prague and Znojmo , 1235 and 1241 in Brno and 1241 in Křivoklát as a witness. For Přemysl's brother King Wenceslaus I , he attested documents in 1242 and 1244 in Křivoklát and 1243 in Prague. Probably for his services in fighting the Mongols in Moravia in 1241, he was appointed Burgrave of Olomouc by King Wenceslaus in 1247 . Nevertheless, he stood in the same year in the rebellion of Wenceslas son Ottokar II Přemysl together with other Bohemian nobles on the side of Ottokar. After Ottokar could not assert himself, Witiko reconciled with King Wenzel. In 1251 he accompanied him via Netolice to Linz , from where Wenzel wanted to conquer Upper Austria . Subsequently, Witiko was one of Wenceslas favorites and is said to have been present at his death on September 22nd, 1253 in Počaply together with the Guardian of the Minorites .

In 1254 he took part as "Wittico von Neuhaus" on behalf of Ottokar II in the peace negotiations with the Hungarian King Béla IV. In Budín . J. could be ended successfully. In 1254/55 he accompanied Ottokar II on his train against the pagan Pruzzen , with which the Teutonic Order should be supported and with which Ottokar II is said to have founded the city of Königsberg .

Witiko resided at Hradec Castle in Hradec , for which the Czech place-name attribute “Jindřichův”, derived from his father Heinrich / Jindřich, was used only from 1410. After 1237 he extended the privileges his father had granted the Knights of the Teutonic Order and gave them further property.

family

Witiko I. von Neuhaus and his wife, whose name is not known, left four children behind:

• Ludmila, married to Markwart von Hrádek ( Markvart z Hrádku )
• Heinrich / Jindřich; occupied 1247–1254
• Ulrich I. von Neuhaus ; occupied 1254–1282, married to Maria von Hardegg
• Theodoric von Neuhaus († 1302), Bishop of Olomouc

literature

• František Teplý: Dějiny města Jindřichova Hradce . Dílu I. svazek 1., Jindřichův Hradec 1927