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Conrad I Of Sanneck
Conrad I of Sanneck (german: Conrad von Sanneck, sl, Konrad Žovneški; ? – before 1255), Lord of Žovnek (Sanneck, in German), was a free noble in the March of Savinja in the Holy Roman Empire, in what is now Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an .... He was an ancestor of the House of Celje, founded by his grandson Frederick I of Celje, Frederick. He was born to the free noble (roughly equivalent to a baron) Gebhard II of Sanneck. Little is known of his youth. He flourished between 1220 and 1241, when his name is present in various sources,Fugger Germadnik Romanda et al. (2001): ''Razstava Grofje Celjski (1999; Celje)''. Celje, Pokrajinski muzej Celje, p. 13. showing that he was the owner of large allods in the Savinja Valley, then part of the March of Carn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Codex Manesse
The Codex Manesse (also Große Heidelberger Liederhandschrift or Pariser Handschrift) is a ''Liederhandschrift'' (manuscript containing songs), the single most comprehensive source of Middle High German ''Minnesang'' poetry, written and illustrated manuscript, illustrated between c. 1304 when the main part was completed, and c. 1340 with the addenda. The codex was produced in Zürich, for the Manesse family. The manuscript is "the most beautifully illumined German manuscript in centuries"; its 137 miniature (illuminated manuscript), miniatures are a series of "portraits" depicting each poet. Contents The Codex Manesse is an anthology of the works of a total of about 135 minnesingers of the mid 12th to early 14th century. For each poet, a portrait is shown, followed by the text of their works. The entries are ordered approximately by the social status of the poets, starting with the Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor, Henry VI, Kings Conradin and Wenceslaus II of Boh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |