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County Of Leiningen
The County of Leiningen was a territory comprising a group of counties—some of which held Imperial immediacy—that were ruled by the Leiningen family. Most of these counties were annexed by the First French Republic in 1793, following the conquest of the Left Bank of the Rhine, left bank of the Rhine by French troops during the War of the First Coalition. Several branches of the family subsequently received secularized abbeys as compensation; however, shortly thereafter, these newly established counties were German mediatization, mediatized, and the family lost its immediacy. Today, the only extant branch is that of the Prince of Leiningen, Princes of Leiningen. Origins The first count of Leiningen of whom anything definite is known was Emich II (d. before 1138). He—and perhaps his father, Emich I—built Altleiningen Castle, Leiningen Castle (now known as Old Leiningen Castle, German: ''Burg Altleiningen'') circa 1100–1110. Nearby, Höningen Abbey was constructed around ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Codex Manesse
The Codex Manesse (also or Pariser Handschrift) is a (a German term for a manuscript containing songs) which is the single most comprehensive source of Middle High German ''Minnesang'' poetry. It was written and illustrated manuscript, illustrated between when the main part was completed, and with the addenda. The codex was produced in Zürich (Switzerland), for the Manesse family. The manuscript is "the most beautifully illumined German manuscript in centuries"; its 137 miniature (illuminated manuscript), miniatures are a series of "portraits" depicting each poet. It is currently housed in the Heidelberg University Library. In 2023, Codex Manesse was admitted to UNESCO's Memory of the World. Contents The Codex Manesse is an anthology of the works of a total of about 135 minnesingers of the mid 12th to early 14th century. For each poet, a portrait is shown, followed by the text of their works. The entries are ordered approximately by the social status of the poets, starti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leiningen-Westerburg
Leiningen-Westerburg was a historic state of the Holy Roman Empire, located in the vicinity of Leiningen and Westerburg in what is now the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Leiningen-Westerburg was formed in 1467, when the last Landgrave of Leiningen died childless and Leiningen passed to his sister Margaret, who was married to Reinhard III of Westerburg. Reinhard's grandson moved his capital to Leiningen in 1481 and began styling himself Reinhard I of Westerburg-Leiningen. Rulers of Leiningen-Westerburg See also * Barony of Westerburg * County of Leiningen The County of Leiningen was a territory comprising a group of counties—some of which held Imperial immediacy—that were ruled by the Leiningen family. Most of these counties were annexed by the First French Republic in 1793, following the con ... References {{Coord missing, Germany Counties of the Holy Roman Empire Leiningen family States and territories established in 1467 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Westerburg
The Barony of Westerburg (), a small principality around the present day town of Westerburg in the Westerwald mountains of Germany, is first recorded in 1209. The eponymous castle, which had probably been built earlier than when it was mentioned for the first time in 1192, was the family seat of the lords of Westerburg, a branch of the lords of Runkel. Predecessors: the lords of Runkel The lords of Westerburg go back to the House of Runkel, which had its main seat at Runkel Castle on the River Lahn. After this older branch died out, the lords of Westerburg inherited most of the estate rights of their Runkel cousins. The House of Runkel is first mentioned in a deed dated 1 April 1159. At that time a Siegfried of Runkel was a witness, when the lords of Laurenburg, later the House of Nassau, were given Nassau Castle as a fief. It is possible that, even at that time, the main territorial estate of the House of Runkel was in the region of Westerburg. This is evinced by the fact t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landgrave
Landgrave (, , , ; , ', ', ', ', ') was a rank of nobility used in the Holy Roman Empire, and its former territories. The German titles of ', ' ("margrave"), and ' ("count palatine") are of roughly equal rank, subordinate to ' ("duke"), and superior to the rank of a ' ("count"). Etymology The English word landgrave is the equivalent of the German ''Landgraf'', a compound of the words ''Land'' and ''Graf'' (English: Count). Description The title referred originally to a count who possessed imperial immediacy, or a feudal duty owed directly to the Holy Roman Emperor. His jurisdiction stretched over a sometimes quite considerable territory, which was not subservient to an intermediate power, such as a duke, a bishop or count palatine. The title originated within the Holy Roman Empire (first recorded in Lower Lotharingia from 1086: Henry III, Count of Louvain, as landgrave of Brabant). By definition, a landgrave exercised sovereign rights. His decision-making power was compar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neuleiningen Castle
Neuleiningen Castle is a ruin on the eastern edge of the Palatinate Forest in the States of Germany, state of Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany in the Municipalities of Germany, municipality of Neuleiningen in the Bad Dürkheim (district), Bad Dürkheim district. It was built in 1238-41 by House of Leiningen#Saarbrücken Line, Count Frederick III of Leiningen. The French destroyed it in 1690 and it has lain in ruins since that time. Location The castle is located on a foothill of the Haardt on the northeastern edge of the Palatinate Forest. Its eponymous village is grouped around the castle, high above the left bank of the Eckbach (Rhine), Eckbach at an elevation of about 300 metres above sea level. Near the castle is the Old Vicarage (''Alte Pfarrey''), which was first recorded in 1524 and which houses a gourmet restaurant today. History Its name, like that of its sister castle, Altleiningen Castle, Altleiningen five kilometres to the southwest, is derived from the Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landau
Landau (), officially Landau in der Pfalz (, ), is an autonomous (''kreisfrei'') town surrounded by the Südliche Weinstraße ("Southern Wine Route") district of southern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is a university town (since 1990), a long-standing cultural centre, and a market and shopping town, surrounded by vineyards and wine-growing villages of the Palatinate (wine region), Palatinate wine region. Landau lies east of the Palatinate forest, on the German Wine Route. It contains the districts (''Ortsteile'') of Arzheim, Dammheim, Godramstein, Mörlheim, Mörzheim, Nussdorf, Queichheim, and Wollmesheim. History and other settings Landau was first mentioned as a settlement in 1106. It was in the possession of the counts of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Landeck, whose arms, differenced by an Escutcheon (heraldry), escutcheon of the Imperial eagle, served as the arms of Landau until 1955. The town was granted a charter in 1274 by King Rudolph I of Germany, Rudolf I of Kingdom of German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landeck Castle (Palatinate)
Landeck Castle () is a ruined hill castle southwest of Landau, near Klingenmünster in the county of Südliche Weinstraße in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; ; ; ) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the sixteen states. Mainz is the capital and largest city. Other cities are .... Gallery File:LandeckKlingenmünster.JPG Landeck-06-Bergfried-2019-gje.jpg File:150406-Landeck-07.jpg File:150406-Landeck-03.jpg File:Landeck Rekonstruktion.jpg Literature * * Alexander Thon, Hans Reither, Peter Pohlit: ''Burgruine Landeck''. Schnell + Steiner, Regensburg 2005, . * Alexander Thon (Hrsg.): ''... wie eine gebannte, unnahbare Zauberburg. Burgen in der Südpfalz''. 2., verb. Aufl. Schnell + Steiner, Regensburg 2005, S. 80–85, . * Alexander Thon, „Es ist keine Kunde auf uns gekommen, von welchem Beherrscher des teutschen Reiches dieselbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Of Dagsburg
The County of Dagsburg with its capital Dagsburg (now Dabo, Moselle, Dabo in France) existed in Lorraine (duchy), Lorraine from 11th to 18th centuries when the area was still part of Holy Roman Empire. History The ancestral castle in Dabo, the in Lorraine, was acquired by the Etichonids shortly before the year 1000 through the marriage of Hugo VI, Count of Nordgau (Alsace), Nordgau and County of Eguisheim, Count of Eguisheim, with Heilwig of Dagsburg (d. 1046). The Etichonids built another Château de Dagsbourg, Dagsburg Castle in Upper Alsace in 1150. The male members of the family used the title of Count of Dagsburg and Count of Eguisheim at this time; later they added the County of Metz. Among their possessions were numerous manors in the upper Saar (river), Saar area, County of Moha, Moha and Villers-le-Bouillet, Waleffe and High justice in the Diocese of Metz. The Etichonids died out in 1225. Gertrude of Dagsburg, the last member of the family, left behind eleven castle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
