Kunz von Kaufungen

Kunz of Kauffungen, also Kunz of Kaufungen, actually Konrad von Kaufungen (* around 1410 on Good Kaufungen, today part of the city Limbach- Oberfrohna; † July 14, 1455 in Freiberg ) was a Saxon nobleman. He went into the Saxon history as the initiator of the Altenburger prince robbery.

Life

Kunz came from the family of Kaufungen, a lower -Saxon noble family. He was castellan of Altenburg, owner of the castle clouds castle, castle stone and owner of Bohemian lands. In the Saxon Brother War, he fought on the side of Elector Frederick the meek ​​. When his estate was destroyed in Thuringia, compensated him Frederick II the Good Schweikershain, which previously belonged to a follower of William. As part of the feud right he raided (as robber barons ) trade caravans to harm William. Kunz was then a prisoner of Bohemia who fought at William's side and came after two years due to a ransom payment in the amount of 4,000 florins free.

In imperial reminder of civil war on January 27, 1451 was settled at the conclusion of peace to Pforta. An article of the treaty foresaw any seized property back to their rightful owners. This included the Good Schweikershain, which should make of Kauffungen without adequate reparation Kunz. And so he sued his Elector Frederick to compensation.

Both called by the other larger sums of money. The court in Leipzig was the Elector law. Kunz felt wronged and began the plans for the Prince of prey to have a means of pressure against the elector.

In the early morning hours of July 8, 1455, the Knights of Kauffungen Kunz, William of Schönfels and Wilhelm von Mosen kidnapped the two Saxon princes Ernest and Albert from the Old Castle burgers. The intent of the hijackers to reach his possessions under the suzerainty of the King of Bohemia with the two princes to Bohemia and negotiate from there a ransom, but failed on the first day. Kunz Albrecht and his accomplices with Ernst parted on the run. Kunz was placed near Waschleithe and transferred to the monastery of green grove. Mosen and Schönfels came with the other princes on Zwickau in the Hartensteiner hallway. There they hid Prince Ernst in the Prince cave. After Mosen and Schönfels realized that their plan was doomed to failure (it was the news of the fixing Kunz of Kauffungens all the rage ), they entered into negotiations with the Hartensteiner Castle Mr Friedrich von Schoenburg and reached impunity and free retreat with subsequent exile in exchange against the other princes. The Official Captain of Zwickau then brought Kunz for a day in Easter flintlock (not to the crime scene Altenburg ). Kunz was a week later beheaded in Freiberg.

The point at which the severed head to be rolled is still marked with a black paving stone. The eyes of the stone head at the town hall bay (see photo ) are directed to this site.

The body was first buried at the instigation of Bishop Caspar Meißner by Schoenberg, who was an uncle Kauffungens in Freiberg Cathedral Christian. The Elector sent him there but remove. His final resting place is said to have Kauffungen found in the church in Neukirchen, in the municipality of Reinberg. There he is to be buried near the tower within the church.

Kunz ' possessions were confiscated, dragged his family castle. His brother was beheaded and his children were brought up by the King of Bohemia.

Family

Kunz of Kauffungen was married to Elisabeth nee von Einsiedel. Your children Catherine ( † before 1501) and Hildebrand ( † 1497/98 ) were educated at the Bohemian King George Court of Podiebrad. His son Henry the Elder. pledged in 1477 to the purchase of Hildebrand Fung since this year, belonging to the County of Glatz rule Hummel with the Castle Country Fried as a fief. There Kunz lived from Kauffungens widow Catherine, as is clear from her will, dated December 4, 1490, with which they determined their son Hildebrand sole heir. As witnesses were present Duke Henry the Elder. and the Breslau canon Apitius Colo. More news from your life are not known.

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