Henry VI of Plauen (29 December 1536, Meissen – 22 January 1572 in Schleiz) was Burgrave of Meissen, Lord of Plauen and Lord of Schleiz and Lobenstein.
Henry VI was the younger of two sons of Henry IV, Burgrave of Plauen, from his marriage to Countess Margaret of Salm (1517–1573).
Biographyedit
After his father's death he and his older brother Henry V jointly ruled their extensive possessions. They also inherited a dispute with the Princely House of Reuss. However, they were both still minors, so a month after the death of their father, King Ferdinand of Bohemia promised to protect them against the Reuss family. In addition to the high debt they inherited from their father, they incurred new debt due to this court case against the Reuss family. In 1556, they lost the districts of Hof and Schauenstein by imperial arbitration.
In May 1559 the brothers had to pledge the Lordships of Plauen and Oelsnitz and the district of Schöneck to Elector August of Saxony. On 28 September 1560, the imperial court in Vienna ruled against them: they had to give the Lordship of Greiz to the Reuss family on 1 January 1561 and half each of the Lordships of Gera and Schleiz. All they had left were their Bohemian estates and the Bohemian fiefs of Úvalno (German: Lobenstein) and Posterstein Castle. The dispute with the Reuss family, however, reached a conclusion. It ended with a treaty, which was confirmed and sealed by the Emperor in Prague on 9 March 1562. On 14 March 1562, the brothers were invested by the Emperor.
In 1563 the brothers decided to divide their lands. Henry VI received the Lordships of Schleiz and Úvalno and the district of Pausa. When they had to repay the loan, they found that the money wasn't there (Henry VI was accused of having spent it) and as a result, the heartland of Plauen, the Lordships of Plauen and Oelsnitz and the district Schöneck were forever lost to Saxony.
In preparation for his marriage on 9 April 1564 at Fallersleben to Princess Catherine of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Gifhorn (born: 1548 in Gifhorn; died: 10 December 1565 in Schleiz) he pledged the district of Pausa to a citizen in Leipzig, who sold the claims in 1569 to Elector August of Saxony.
On 27 August 1566 Henry married again, this time with Anna of Pomerania-Stettin (born: 5 February 1531 in Stettin; died 13 October 1592 in Rosenburg). In constant shortage of money he pledged Úvalno in 1567 to the Schwarzburg family and 1569 to the Vitzthum of Eckstaedt family. He could not redeem this loan either, so he lost Úvalno as well.
Henry VI. died on 22 January 1572 in poverty as the last of the Vogts of Plauen. Both his marriages were childless. He was buried in the Mountain Church at Schleiz. His property passed to the Reuss family who contested control of the Lordship of Schleiz with Saalburg and Burgk with his widow for the next twenty years. Anna of Pomerania refused to leave her Wittum, which Henry had given her with the Emperor's confirmation, but without the consent of the Reuss family. Even after she remarried in 1576, Anne refused to give up Schleiz. The dispute was settled in 1590: Anna handed Schleiz over to the Reuss family, in exchange for a cash payment of 42250 guilders.[1]
Henry VI. was a member of the ancient Plauen line and is only remotely related with the Reuss of Plauen at Greiz line, who later were the Princes of Reuss Elder Line[2] Their common ancestor was Henry I, the founder of the House of Plauen, who lived in the 13th Century.
Referencesedit
Berthold Schmidt: Die Reußen, Genealogie des Gesamthauses Reuß älterer und jüngerer Linie, sowie der ausgestorbenen Vogtslinien zu Weida, Gera und Plauen und der Burggrafen zu Meißen aus dem Hause Plauen, Schleiz, 1903
Berthold Schmidt: Burggraf Heinrich IV. zu Meißen, Oberstkanzler der Krone Böhmens und seine Regierung im Vogtland, Gera, 1888
Berthold Schmidt: Geschichte des Reußenlandes half-volumes 1 and 2, Gera, 1923 and 1927
Johannes Richter: Zur Genealogie und Geschichte der Burggrafen zu Meißen und Grafen zum Hartenstein aus dem älteren Hause Plauen, in: Sächsische Heimatblätter, issue 5/1992
Johannes Richter: Burggraf Heinrich IV. von Meissen, Graf zu Hartenstein, Herr zu Plauen und Gera - "Der Eroberer von Hof", in: Geschichte am Obermain, vol. 19, Lichtenfels, 1993/94
Footnotesedit
^Chronik des fürstlichen Hauses der Reussen von Plauen, 1811, p. 153 ff
^A family tree and explanations can be found in: Johannes Richter: Zur Genealogie und Geschichte der Burggrafen zu Meißen und Grafen zum Hartenstein aus dem älteren Hause Plauen, in: Sächsische Heimatblätter, issue 5/1992
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Henry VI of Plauen 29 December 1536 Meissen 22 January 1572 in Schleiz was Burgrave of Meissen Lord of Plauen and Lord of Schleiz and Lobenstein Henry VI of PlauenBorn29 December 1536MeissenDied22 January 1572 1572 01 22 aged 35 SchleizSpouseCatherine of Brunswick Luneburg GifhornAnna of Pomerania StettinFatherHenry V Burgrave of PlauenMotherCountess Margaret of Salm Contents 1 Life 2 Biography 3 References 4 Footnotes 5 External linksLife editHenry VI was the younger of two sons of Henry IV Burgrave of Plauen from his marriage to Countess Margaret of Salm 1517 1573 Biography editAfter his father s death he and his older brother Henry V jointly ruled their extensive possessions They also inherited a dispute with the Princely House of Reuss However they were both still minors so a month after the death of their father King Ferdinand of Bohemia promised to protect them against the Reuss family In addition to the high debt they inherited from their father they incurred new debt due to this court case against the Reuss family In 1556 they lost the districts of Hof and Schauenstein by imperial arbitration In May 1559 the brothers had to pledge the Lordships of Plauen and Oelsnitz and the district of Schoneck to Elector August of Saxony On 28 September 1560 the imperial court in Vienna ruled against them they had to give the Lordship of Greiz to the Reuss family on 1 January 1561 and half each of the Lordships of Gera and Schleiz All they had left were their Bohemian estates and the Bohemian fiefs of Uvalno German Lobenstein and Posterstein Castle The dispute with the Reuss family however reached a conclusion It ended with a treaty which was confirmed and sealed by the Emperor in Prague on 9 March 1562 On 14 March 1562 the brothers were invested by the Emperor In 1563 the brothers decided to divide their lands Henry VI received the Lordships of Schleiz and Uvalno and the district of Pausa When they had to repay the loan they found that the money wasn t there Henry VI was accused of having spent it and as a result the heartland of Plauen the Lordships of Plauen and Oelsnitz and the district Schoneck were forever lost to Saxony In preparation for his marriage on 9 April 1564 at Fallersleben to Princess Catherine of Brunswick Luneburg Gifhorn born 1548 in Gifhorn died 10 December 1565 in Schleiz he pledged the district of Pausa to a citizen in Leipzig who sold the claims in 1569 to Elector August of Saxony On 27 August 1566 Henry married again this time with Anna of Pomerania Stettin born 5 February 1531 in Stettin died 13 October 1592 in Rosenburg In constant shortage of money he pledged Uvalno in 1567 to the Schwarzburg family and 1569 to the Vitzthum of Eckstaedt family He could not redeem this loan either so he lost Uvalno as well Henry VI died on 22 January 1572 in poverty as the last of the Vogts of Plauen Both his marriages were childless He was buried in the Mountain Church at Schleiz His property passed to the Reuss family who contested control of the Lordship of Schleiz with Saalburg and Burgk with his widow for the next twenty years Anna of Pomerania refused to leave her Wittum which Henry had given her with the Emperor s confirmation but without the consent of the Reuss family Even after she remarried in 1576 Anne refused to give up Schleiz The dispute was settled in 1590 Anna handed Schleiz over to the Reuss family in exchange for a cash payment of 42250 guilders 1 Henry VI was a member of the ancient Plauen line and is only remotely related with the Reuss of Plauen at Greiz line who later were the Princes of Reuss Elder Line 2 Their common ancestor was Henry I the founder of the House of Plauen who lived in the 13th Century References editBerthold Schmidt Die Reussen Genealogie des Gesamthauses Reuss alterer und jungerer Linie sowie der ausgestorbenen Vogtslinien zu Weida Gera und Plauen und der Burggrafen zu Meissen aus dem Hause Plauen Schleiz 1903 Berthold Schmidt Burggraf Heinrich IV zu Meissen Oberstkanzler der Krone Bohmens und seine Regierung im Vogtland Gera 1888 Berthold Schmidt Geschichte des Reussenlandes half volumes 1 and 2 Gera 1923 and 1927 Johannes Richter Zur Genealogie und Geschichte der Burggrafen zu Meissen und Grafen zum Hartenstein aus dem alteren Hause Plauen in Sachsische Heimatblatter issue 5 1992 Johannes Richter Burggraf Heinrich IV von Meissen Graf zu Hartenstein Herr zu Plauen und Gera Der Eroberer von Hof in Geschichte am Obermain vol 19 Lichtenfels 1993 94Footnotes edit Chronik des furstlichen Hauses der Reussen von Plauen 1811 p 153 ff A family tree and explanations can be found in Johannes Richter Zur Genealogie und Geschichte der Burggrafen zu Meissen und Grafen zum Hartenstein aus dem alteren Hause Plauen in Sachsische Heimatblatter issue 5 1992External links edithttps web archive org web 20110527163142 http www vogtlandkreis de shownews php id 224 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henry VI Burgrave of Plauen amp oldid 1130242967, 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