Witiko von Prčice and Blankenberg

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Witiko von Prčice and Blankenberg (also Witiko III. Von Prčice and Blankenberg ; Witiko the Younger von Prčice and Blankenberg ; Latin Witigo de Planchinbere , also Witko de Plankinberg , Witigo de Boemia ; Czech Vítek III.z Prčice a Plankenberka ; Vítek mladší z Prčice a Plankenberka ; first name also Witek, Witko, Witego, Witeko ; * around 1170, † before June 4, 1256 in St. Florian ) was a Bohemian nobleman. His predicate "von Prčice" ( from Purschitz ) is derived from Prčice near Sedlec . Presumably through marriage he came to Blankenberg Castle , from which his nickname "von Blankenberg" is derived. In documents concerning his Mühlviertel possessions, he is often referred to as "Witiko nobilis homo de Boemia".

Life

Witiko came from the Bohemian noble family of Witigones . His father Witiko von Prčice bequeathed his extensive South Bohemian lands to his four sons, who established their own branches of the family. Witiko, who inherited Prčice and Priethal , among others , founded the Rosenberg branch . The predicate "von Rosenberg", which is derived from Rosenberg Castle , was first used by his son Wok von Rosenberg .

Around 1191 Witiko married Kunigunde, who was presumably the widow of Engelbert II von Blankenberg . As a result, between 1192 and 1194 he came to Blankenberg Castle and part of the Blankenberg fiefdoms that were in Passau possession and were confirmed to him by Bishop Wolfger von Erla . This area extended along the left bank of the Große Mühl to the Danube. In the other Blankenberg areas, Witiko could not prevail. For the years 1209 and 1220, in addition to its predicate “von Prčice”, the predicate “de Plankinberg” is also used.

From 1205 on, Witiko von Prčice and Blankenberg served at the court of the Bohemian kings Ottokar I Přemysl and Wenceslaus I. On July 6, 1209 he appeared in Gramastetten together with Cholo von Griesbach and other nobles as a witness on an episcopal Passau document. Around 1221 he acquired the possessions of the extinct lords of Griesbach-Wachsenberg, which Duke Leopold VI gave him . were transferred. In 1231 he owned the estates east of the Große Mühl ( Rvesche muhel in inferiore parte ) from St. Oswald to the Danube, which he received from the Austrian dukes as a fief. In the same year, Duke Friedrich II transferred the district court of Haslach to him , where he also exercised sovereign rights. Since the Passau bishop Gebhart was interested in the acquisition of this area for the bishopric of Passau , he concluded a contract with Witiko on December 16, 1231 in Velden , with which he undertook to pledge all goods to the bishop and the district court of Haslach for the To preserve and protect Hochstift.

Under Ottokar II. Přemysl Witiko III dressed. the office of Landschreiber of Styria ("Scriba Styriae"). After this fell to the Hungarian King Béla with the Peace of Oven in 1254 , Ottokar transferred the administration of the land between Pyhrn and the Danube to Witiko III., Now in the function of Landschreiber ob der Enns ("Scriba Anasi").

Before Pentecost [4. June] In 1256 Witiko was murdered by Ortolf von Volkenstorf in the dining room of St. Florian Monastery .

family

Witiko was probably married to the widowed Kunigunde von Blankenberg . The children came from marriage:

literature

  • Anna Kubíková: Rožmberské kroniky. Krátky a summovní výtah od Václava Březana . Veduta, České Budějovice 2005, ISBN 80-86829-10-3 (annotated edition of the book Short and summary excerpt from the Rosenberg Chronicle by Václav Březan, Třeboň 1609; Czech).
  • J. Siebmacher's large and general book of arms. Department 5: Upper Austrian nobility. Volume 4, half 1. Bauer & Raspe, Nuremberg 1885, pp. 301–304.
  • Franz von Krones :  Witego . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 43, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1898, p. 553 f.
  • Vratislav Vaníček: The family policy of the Witigonen and the structural changes in the South Bohemian region in the state union of King Přemysl II Ottokar. In: Marie Bláhová (Ed.): Bohemian-Austrian Relations in the 13th Century. Austria (including Styria, Carinthia and Carniola) in the great empire project of Ottokar II. Přemysl, King of Bohemia. Philosophical Faculty of Charles University, Prague 1998, ISBN 80-85899-42-6 , pp. 85–105, here pp. 88, 89, 91f., 93, 95 and 411.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ For 1994 in Monumenta Boica XXVIII, No. 40.
  2. ↑ a b Document: Schlägl, Premonstratensian (1204-1600) 1231 XII 17 ("Witigo nobilis homo de Boemia", date of death in note 2) in the European document archive Monasterium.net .
  3. ↑ For 1231 in: Urkundenbuch des Landes ob der Enns. Volume 3. Museum Francisco-Carolinum, Vienna 1862, ZDB -ID 1349194-5 , No. 4, online at archive.org.
  4. ^ Isfried H. Pichler: Document book of the Schlägl monastery. The legal and historical sources of the Cisterce Slage and the Premonstratensian canon monastery Schlägl from the beginning up to the year 1600 (= Schlägler Schriften. Volume 12, ZDB -ID 186334-4 ). Self-published by Stift Schlägl, Aigen 2003, p. 26, note 2.
  5. ↑ Peter Feldbauer: The gentlemen's stand in Upper Austria. Origins, beginnings, early forms (= social and economic history studies. Volume 1). Verlag für Geschichte und Politik, Vienna 1972, p. 122.
  6. ↑ According to genealogy Witigonen ; according to Anna Kubíková, Zacharias is not proven with certainty .
personal data
SURNAME Witiko von Prčice and Blankenberg
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Witiko III. from Blankenberg; Witiko d. J. von Prčice and Blankenberg; Witigo de Planchinbere; Witko de Plankinberg; Witigo de Boemia (Latin); Vítek mladší z Prčice; Vítek III. z Prčice a Plankenberka (Czech)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bohemian nobleman in the service of the Přemyslids
DATE OF BIRTH around 1170
DATE OF DEATH before June 4, 1256
Place of death Sankt Florian (Linz-Land)