Codex Manesse 318r Burggraf von Regensburg

The Burggraf von Regensburg (died after 1185) was a

Middle High German Middle High German (MHG; german: Mittelhochdeutsch (Mhd.)) is the term for the form of German spoken in the High Middle Ages. It is conventionally dated between 1050 and 1350, developing from Old High German and into Early New High German. High ...

lyric poet who wrote '' Minnelieder''. In his four surviving stanzas, love is not yet

courtly love Courtly love ( oc, fin'amor ; french: amour courtois ) was a medieval European literary conception of love that emphasized nobility and chivalry. Medieval literature is filled with examples of knights setting out on adventures and performing vari ...

. In one, strongly contrary to later courtly convention, the woman serves the man. All his stanzas are preserved in two manuscripts, the 13th-century Kleine Heidelberger Liederhandschrift and the 14th-century Codex Manesse. The Burggraf von Regensburg belonged to the family of the counts of Stevening and

Riedenburg Riedenburg () is a town in the district of Kelheim, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Altmühl, northwest of Kelheim and northeast of Ingolstadt. Prunn Castle ( de) is located in Riedenburg. The town is on the Rhine–Main– ...

, who held the burgraviate of

Regensburg Regensburg or is a city in eastern Bavaria, at the confluence of the Danube, Naab and Regen rivers. It is capital of the Upper Palatinate subregion of the state in the south of Germany. With more than 150,000 inhabitants, Regensburg is the f ...

from 970 until 1185. This was a

fief A fief (; la, feudum) was a central element in medieval contracts based on feudal law. It consisted of a form of property holding or other rights granted by an Lord, overlord to a vassal, who held it in fealty or "in fee" in return for a for ...

of the

Duchy of Bavaria The Duchy of Bavaria (German: ''Herzogtum Bayern'') was a frontier region in the southeastern part of the Merovingian kingdom from the sixth through the eighth century. It was settled by Bavarian tribes and ruled by dukes (''duces'') under Fr ...

.Here
in . He may be identified with Henry III, attested between 1130 and 1177 and burgrave from 1143, or perhaps with one of his sons.On the sons, see . He is depicted in the Codex Manesse performing a judicial function as burgrave while wearing a fur-lined cap and robe associated with princely rank. The coat of arms depicted is that of the city of Regensburg, not that of the Burggraf personally. He seems to have died shortly after 1185. He was probably the elder brother of the

Burggraf von Rietenburg The Burggraf von RietenburgFor other spellings, see and (died after 1185) was a Middle High German lyric poet in the ''Minnesang'' tradition. He was probably the younger brother of the Burggraf von Regensburg. All seven of his surviving stanzas ...

. He and his brother are usually grouped with Der von Kürenberg, Dietmar von Aist and Meinloh von Sevelingen as the Danubian poets, part of the first generation of Minnesingers who were active along the

Danube The Danube ( ; ) is a river that was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire and today connects 10 European countries, running through their territories or being a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , pa ...

. The Burggraf von Regensburg probably wrote around 1170, making his works the earliest known Bavarian songs.

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* * {{Authority control 1180s deaths Bavarian nobility Burgraves of Germany 12th-century German poets German male poets Minnesingers