Wolfhart IV of Brandis

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Wolfhart IV von Brandis († 1418 ) was a member of the Barons von Brandis , an old noble family from today's canton of Bern, Switzerland. He became known for taking control of what is now the Principality of Liechtenstein from his stepbrothers .

Life

Coat of arms of the Lords of Brandis from Scheibler's book of arms 1450–1480

The year of his birth is not known. It can be assumed in 1356. He was a son of Agnes von Montfort-Feldkirch and her second husband Wolfhart I von Brandis . His mother was in his first marriage to Hartmann III. von Werdenberg-Sargans , the first count of the County of Vaduz . From this marriage he had three stepbrothers Hartmann IV. Von Werdenberg-Sargans , Heinrich V. von Werdenberg-Sargans , Rudolf VI. from Werdenberg-Sargans . Two of these later took control of Vaduz. He also had a biological brother, Ulrich Thüring von Brandis . After the death of his father in 1371, he and his brother inherited the property in the Bernese Emmental and the rule over Bischofszell which his father had received as a pledge from the prince abbey of St. Gallen . In 1376 he concluded an alliance with the imperial city of Bern and was incorporated into its castle law . In the Sempach War he fought on the side of the Habsburgs against the emerging old Confederation . After the battle of Sempach , he moved to eastern Switzerland. He lent his stepbrothers money and obtained control of what is now Liechtenstein through a pledge. 1399 over the county of Vaduz and 1416 over the rule Schellenberg .

Wolfhart IV von Brandis was married to Clementa von Thierstein . From this marriage came his heir Wolfhart V. von Brandis .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Martin Leonhard: Wolfhart IV. Von Brandis. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . June 7, 2004 , accessed June 14, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Dieter Stievermann: Brandis, Wolfhart IV. Von. In: Historical Lexicon of the Principality of Liechtenstein . December 31, 2011 , accessed June 14, 2019 .
  3. ^ Historical lexicon of Liechtenstein Heinrich V. von Werdenberg-Sargans-Vaduz
  4. ^ Historical lexicon of Liechtenstein Rudolf VI. from Werdenberg-Sargans-Vaduz
  5. ^ Karl Heinz Burmeister: Montfort _ (- Feldkirch), _ Agnes_von. In: Historical Lexicon of the Principality of Liechtenstein . December 31, 2011 .
  6. ^ Dieter Stievermann, Historisches Lexikon von Liechtenstein, Brandis, Wolfhart V. (Wölflin) von
personal data
SURNAME Brandis, Wolfhart IV of
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Baron von Brandis
DATE OF BIRTH around 1356
DATE OF DEATH 1418