Individual Details
Gotfried I von Hohenlohe
(Est 1214 - )
Gottfried was the son of Heinrich von Hohenlohe zu Hohenlohe und Weikersheim, and Adelheid (von Gundelfingen). He and his brother were the only two of the five sons of Heinrich who were not destined for an ecclesiastical career. Gottfried and Konrad were the heads of the house of Hohenlohe in the time of the Hohenstaufen, and they were supporters of Emperor Friedrich II, who rewarded them with counties for their services. From 1230 the brothers both held the title of Count of the Romagna.
Before 21 November 1223 Gottfried married Richza von Krautheim, daughter of Wolrad I von Krautheim and Adelheid von Bocksberg. They had five children all of whom married, but only their sons Albrecht, Konrad and Kraft I are known with certainty to have had progeny. By an unknown mistress Gottfried also fathered a son Hermann who was legitimated by Pope Innocent V on 21 April 1297.
A family contract from the year 1230 regulated, inter alia, the division of the jointly held fiefs. Gottfried received the western parts of their lands with the castle of Hohlach (from which the family's name derives) as his main seat. He also received from Emperor Friedrich II the rule over Langenburg as a Würzburg fief; the lords of Langenburg, who were related to the house of Hohenlohe, had joined the Teutonic Order. Gottfried was a mentor and advisor to Friedrich's son Konrad IV von Hohenstaufen, king of the Germans (emperor-elect). In 1250 Konrad IV survived an alleged assassination plot in Regensburg, said to have been masterminded by its bishop. The king transferred fiefs in Regensburg to Gottfried in thanks for his assistance. These included the stewardship over the abbey of Öhringen founded in 1037, and the lands of Neuenstein and Waldenburg.
It is not recorded when Gottfried died.
Source: Leo van de Pas
Before 21 November 1223 Gottfried married Richza von Krautheim, daughter of Wolrad I von Krautheim and Adelheid von Bocksberg. They had five children all of whom married, but only their sons Albrecht, Konrad and Kraft I are known with certainty to have had progeny. By an unknown mistress Gottfried also fathered a son Hermann who was legitimated by Pope Innocent V on 21 April 1297.
A family contract from the year 1230 regulated, inter alia, the division of the jointly held fiefs. Gottfried received the western parts of their lands with the castle of Hohlach (from which the family's name derives) as his main seat. He also received from Emperor Friedrich II the rule over Langenburg as a Würzburg fief; the lords of Langenburg, who were related to the house of Hohenlohe, had joined the Teutonic Order. Gottfried was a mentor and advisor to Friedrich's son Konrad IV von Hohenstaufen, king of the Germans (emperor-elect). In 1250 Konrad IV survived an alleged assassination plot in Regensburg, said to have been masterminded by its bishop. The king transferred fiefs in Regensburg to Gottfried in thanks for his assistance. These included the stewardship over the abbey of Öhringen founded in 1037, and the lands of Neuenstein and Waldenburg.
It is not recorded when Gottfried died.
Source: Leo van de Pas
Events
| Birth | Est 1214 | ||||
| Marriage | Bef 21 Nov 1223 | Richza von Krautheim |
Families
| Spouse | Richza von Krautheim ( - ) |
| Child | Kraft I von Hohenlohe-Weikersheim (1230 - 1313) |
| Father | Heinrich von Hohenlohe (1180 - 1212) |
| Mother | Adelheid ( - ) |