Ulrich II, Lord of Hanau

Ulrich II von Hanau ( * ca 1280/1288, † September 23, 1346 ) was between 1305/1306 and 1346 Lord of Hanau.

Childhood

From his childhood nothing is known. It was not until his reign he is attested in documents. The year of birth is not certain. The earliest time (about 1279 ) it is calculated from the wedding date of his parents, Ulrich I of Hanau and Countess Elisabeth von Rieneck, 1278th The last date for his birth (about 1288) arises from the fact that he obviously at the throne was of age, which entered at this time at the age of 18 years. Since he married only four years after his accession, everything points to a late year of birth.

Family

Ulrich II married in 1310 Agnes of Hohenlohe ( * before 1295, † November 29, 1346 ), daughter of the force I of Hohenlohe. The marriage produced ten children are known. The order of the sons resulting from certificates. How to assign the daughters is unknown. The sons are therefore preceded by:

For the first time Ulrich II decreed in 1339 primogeniture in Hanau. This is one of the oldest house legal provisions to this effect in Germany. The principle of primogeniture was repeated several times, eg 1343 and 1375th Despite this family statute it should but when it was politically opportune, several more times to come in the future divisions of the county, such as 1456 and 1685.

Government

Political Activities

1310 made ​​Ulrich II, King John of Bohemia, a son of Emperor Henry VII military assistance, for which he pledged by the emperor, the Jews in the cities of the rule Hanau ( Babenhausen, Hanau, Steinau and Windecken ) worth 600 pounds Heller obtained.

1314 there is Ulrich II in the wake of the Elector and Bavarian Duke Ludwig at the royal election in Frankfurt.

Ulrich II took an active part in the pacification policy for the region by the peace.

Shortly before his death - the reasons are not known - there was Ulrich II in outlawry. Kaiser Ludwig commissioned Friedrich von Hutten as bailiff of the Wetterau with enforcement. The matter seems to have been soon and settled amicably. Further details are not known.

Acquisition of territory

1316 bought Ulrich II, the Court Brandenstein and half of the court Schlüchtern of Rieneck. It was a fief of the Bishop of Würzburg, who agreed this sale. The second half of Schlüchtern received Hanau in 1377 in exchange for the castle Büttert. The monastery Schlüchtern went finally in 1457 the patronage of Hanau.

1320 pledged King Louis IV the Bornheimer mountain of Ulrich II, payment for services rendered during a campaign in Alsace. Renewed in 1351 Emperor Charles IV, these mortgage shaft. 1434 Count Reinhard II was then invested with the Bornheimer mountain.

1326, finally in 1349, the imperial city of Gelnhausen was pledged by King Louis IV of Hanau, 1330 released the citizens of their oath of allegiance to the emperor and this regard in Hanau.

1333 died the mother of Ulrich II, Count Ludwig V of Rieneck brother, so this line of the Counts of Rieneck went out. Through an agreement between the deceased and Ulrich I of Hanau Hanau of 1296 were transferred to the feudal entitlements of Rien Ecker. However, Ludwig V. 1329 had decreed that his daughter Udelhilt should inherit the legacy. This constellation, there was considerable dispute over inheritance, to which also participate in other lines of Rienecker house and the biggest feudal lords, and the Bishopric of Würzburg Kurmainz developed. Ultimately, however, the profit for Ulrich II is significant, namely:

  • Half of the court Bieber;
  • The major part of the Office Lohrhaupten;
  • Half of the Office Partenstein;
  • A quarter of the castle and Office Rieneck;
  • Half of the castle Prozelten;
  • One-third of the castle and court Grumbach ( the other two thirds belonged since 1309 to the Archbishopric of Mainz);
  • A proportion of the castle Rothfels;
  • Castle and town Lauda;
  • Osterburken (castle home );
  • Advocacy of Dörnigheim;
  • The Court Blackrock
  • Numerous active fiefs and rights.

Death

As mortality data for two different Ulrich II are known in the literature. September 2, 1346 and September 23, 1346, he was buried in the monastery Arnsburg, the family grave lay the house Hanau to the 15th century.

Already in the year 1343 is a document handed down in his daughter Adelheid is granted to be allowed twice a year to visit his father's grave, which was in the cloister of the monastery Arnsburg so I was not freely accessible.

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