Meinhard of Neuhaus
Meinhard of Neuhaus ( also Meinhard of Hradec, Czech Menhart z Hradce; * 1398, † February 3, 1449 in Říčany ) was a political leader of the moderate Utraquists and since 1437 Colonel Viscount of Bohemia. He came from a family witigonischen branch of the Lords of Hradec.
Life
His parents were Johann the Elder. Neuhaus on Velhartice (Jan starší Verlhartic z ) and Katharina / Kateřina, born of Velhartice. During the lifetime of his father's Meinhard involved in the management of parental possessions. He also was interested in the public affairs and became friends with the cognate with him Ulrich von Rosenberg. With the legacy of his father's possessions in 1417, he became regent of the Velharticer line of the Lords of Hradec. In 1418 he donated two altar priest for Neuhaus. Although his father was a follower of the Hussites, Meinhard was on the side of the moderate Utraquists and the Catholic aristocracy. After the death of King Wenceslas in 1419 he hoped a political renewal of Bohemia by an extension of the estates rights.
After 1421 from his cousin Ulrich V. Neuhaus, who died without male offspring, whose reign Neuhaus and the Moravian estates inherited by Bílkov, he resided at Schloss Neuhaus, whereby the Velharticer line was reconnected to the Neuhauser family branch.
In the defense of the castle Rabi in July 1421 against the armies of Jan Zizka Hussitenhauptmanns Meinhard was captured and held for some time at the castle Příběnice in custody. 1423 Zizka commanded at the siege of Křemže the Hauptman January Hvězda of Vicemilic taking Teltsch where Zdeněk of Sternberg legal custody of the unemancipated children of John the Elder. Neuhaus, Johann and Heinrich, exercised. The desperate fighting Teltschern came Meinhard with John of Guttenstein (Jan z Gutenstejna ) and other nobles and 3,000 fighters to help. In dei victorious for Meinhard battle to have come to death 300 encampments.
On October 31, 1425 Meinhard fought at Kamenice against the united army of the encampments Prokop Holy and Bohuslav of Swan Mountain. Subsequently, the encampments are devastated several possessions of the rule Neuhaus and Počátky. In November 1426 agreed with Meinhard Prokop Holy a truce. Around this time, Meinhard reconciled with Jan von Neuhaus on Teltsch, son of the same father, who had been driven out of Ulrich V of Neuhaus to Telc, although he owned half of Neuhaus. 1427 moved Meinhard on the side of the encampments against the Crusaders in the Fourth Crusade, which ended with the Battle of Mies. 1428 came about an encounter between King Sigismund and the Hussite Prokop Holy, with the support of Meinhard.
1431 fought Meinhard below the castle Herštejn at Neugedein against the Crusaders at the Battle of Taus. By the Hussite defeat the willingness to negotiate grew under the temperate Utraquists and also on the royal Catholic side. Meinhard now turned to the public of the encampments from and demanded on the Kuttenberger parliament posting educated men to the Council of Basel, where they should be used for the recognition of Prague compacts. The resulting disappointment Taborite besieged then the Catholic Pilsen, but saw with the battle of Lipan their 1434 final defeat.
After the return of King Sigismund Bohemia Meinhard was in 1437 appointed Colonel Viscount of Bohemia and entrusted with the Office of Verwesers, he had to hold during Sigismund's absence. After Sigismund's death Meinhard supported the candidacy of his son Albrecht of Habsburg, who was in mid 1438 crowned King of Bohemia. With him Meinhard went against Tabor, which had opposed the election of Albert. After his death in October 1439 Meinhard with Georg von Podiebrad, Ulrich II von Rosenberg, Hynek Ptáček of Pirkstein belonged among others nobles in 1440 to a delegation that the Bavarian Duke Albrecht III. the Bohemian crown antrug, but he refused.
The subsequent throne vacancy, which thereby came about, the Albrechts widow Elisabeth claims for the posthumous son Ladislaus Postumus submitted by Luxembourg, the religious conflicts between Catholics and moderate Utraquists on the one hand and the strict Utraquists on the other side broke again on. To the leaders of the Utraquists the captain of the Bunzlauer circle, Georg rose from Podiebrad. In 1448, he succeeded in taking the capital city of Prague and the castle and to be recognize by military pressure to Landesverweser.
On September 9, 1448 Meinhard was captured in the Old Town and initially detained at the Old Town Hall, where he was brought to the castle Poděbrady. The office of Colonel Viscount was transferred to Zdeněk of Sternberg on Konopischt. By letter dated September 20, 1448 called My son Hards Ulrich von Neuhaus ( † 1453), the release of his father. George of Podiebrad refused to share with the indication that Meinhard was to be brought before a court of law.
During the subsequent civil strife ill Meinhard and was finally released on February 1, 1449 with the commitment to face whenever he is asked. On the way to Karlstejn Castle, he died two days later at Říčany. His body was brought to Neuhaus, where he was buried in the parish church.
On February 6, was formed Strakonice Alliance, whose members, among others Henry IV of Rosenberg, Zajíc Hasenburg, Johann von Lichtenburg, Zdeněk of Sternberg, William was the younger of Ryzmberk and Zdeněk Kostka of Postupic. In the State Assembly on 3 August 1450 Alliance alleged that George of Podiebrad have poisoned Meinhard. However, this allegation could not be proved.
Family
Meinhard was married to Margaret of Walsee. The couple had children
- Johann / Jan died in childhood
- Ulrich / Oldrich († 1453), married to Margaret / Markéta pot of stone
- Heinrich / Jindřich, died in child Altar