Tile Kolup

Tile Kolup († July 7, 1285 in Wetzlar ), also known as Dietrich Holzschuh, was an impostor who posed for the ( truth died in 1250) Emperor Frederick II.

Journey

Tile Kolup took advantage of the people's faith in the return of the Emperor and raised for the first time in 1284 in Cologne 's claim that he was in reality rex Fridericus. Here he was, however, abandoned the laughing stock of the people, immersed in a cesspool and chased out of town.

The fraudster who exhibited II own documents with a fake seal Frederick, found in Neuss - well over a year - strong backing and held court there, where the origin of the finances needed is unclear. He received high lords and legates, bishops and princes, gave certificates and confirmed privileges ( for example, the abbess to food). The rightful King Rudolf von Habsburg, at its opponents themselves Kolup joined sent, this city besieged in vain.

As the unrest grew larger, Tile Kolup dodged in summer 1285 to Wetzlar. The chronicle of the city noted:

When King Rudolf and the Archbishop of Cologne, with their armies against Wetzlar coated, provided the Wetzlar Tile Kolup out to the rightful king. The let him on July 7, 1285 burned as a heretic.

Follow

The criticism of Rudolf's sober -pragmatic method of government and its monetary claims in the cities ( vai Rhineland, Hesse, Alsace, Wetterau, Switzerland ) took place in Tile Kolups temporary success of a dramatic expression. Rudolf von Habsburg treated, after this experience the different cities and their representatives convened in 1290 to Nuremberg, where he consulted with them about the kingdom finances.

Literary treatments

  • Alexander von Gleichen- Russwurm: Tile Kolup. One incident from the interregnum. Mosaik Verlag, Berlin 1923
  • Emanuel Stickelberger: Tile Kolup. A beggar Comedy in 12 images. Steinkopf, Stuttgart 1934
  • Heinrich Lilienfein: Tile Kolup. The tragedy of an emperor in four acts. Cotta, Stuttgart 1935
  • Frieda Löhrer: Tile Kolup. In self- publishing, depths ( Appenzell ) 1954
  • Ingeborg Engelhardt: In the Shadow of Hohenstaufen. K. Thienemann, Stuttgart, 1962 ( reprinted several times )
  • Tilman Roehrig: as a lamb among lions. Bastion - Luebbe, Bergisch- Gladbach 1998, ISBN 3-7857-0955-2
  • Frank Kurella: The parchment of death. Gmeiner, Meßkirch 2007, ISBN 978-3-89977-722-2
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