Barbara Blomberg
Barbara Blomberg ( * 1527 in Regensburg, Free Imperial City, † December 18, 1597 in Ambrosero ), also known as Beautiful Barbara, was the mistress of the Emperor Charles V and the mother of his son Don Juan de Austria, the victor of the Battle of Lepanto.
Life
Barbara was born as the eldest daughter of Gürtlermeisters Plumberger Wolfgang and his wife Sibilla in Kramgasse to Regensburg.
The 19 -year-old city known for its beauty. When Emperor Charles V in the summer of 1546 was staying at the Imperial Diet in Regensburg, he got to know the girl; between the two developed a stormy but brief romance.
Stands at the hostel to the Golden Cross at Haidplatz to remember:
On February 24, 1547 ( 47 years to the day after his father), their son was born under strict secrecy in Regensburg. He was separated at the age of three years by his mother and taken to Spain. Barbara married soon after the imperial officials Hironymus cone. This was facilitated by an annual pension of 400 thalers and 5000 florins dowry, which had been granted to her by the imperial court. 1551 the family moved to Brussels. Her husband was patterning and the War Department and is responsible for the equipment of the imperial mercenaries. They had three children together.
When he died in 1569, he left his family behind in uncertain financial circumstances. At the instigation of the Duke of Alba, who was governor of the Netherlands at the time granted to Philip II, the son of Charles V, Barbara and their children a generous maintenance. He gave her a respected position in society. In return, they should move to a Spanish monastery. However, Barbara was not willing to give up their permissive and especially self-determined life.
In November 1576 there was a single meeting between mother and son. Juan de Austria take office as governor-general of the Netherlands in May 1577. The content of the conversation is not recorded; However, Barbara said then willing to travel to Spain in order not to complicate the position of her son. She went to a Dominican convent in Castile, 70 km south of Valladolid. After the early death of her son Philip II allowed her to choose their place of residence. They first settled in the small town of Colindres. 1584 she moved to Ambrosero, a village in the area, in today's region of Cantabria. There they farmed together with their children and some servants a farm and led an independent life.
" Madame Barbara de Blombergh ," as they were called, died at the age of 70 years on their farm. In her estate they found a ring of Arms of Charles V
Artistic processing
- Barbara Blomberg of Zuckmayer