Niclas, Graf von Abensberg (1441 – 28 February 1485) was a knight and nobleman under the reign of
Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria
Louis IX (german: Ludwig IX, Herzog von Bayern-Landshut, also known as Louis the Rich; 23 February 1417 – 18 January 1479) was Duke of Bavaria-Landshut from 1450. He was a son of Henry XVI the Rich and Margaret of Austria. Louis was the ...
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Originating from an old family of considerable means ruling at
Abensberg
Abensberg () is a town in the Lower Bavarian district of Kelheim, in Bavaria, Germany, lying around southwest of Regensburg, east of Ingolstadt, northwest of Landshut and north of Munich. It is situated on the river Abens, a tributary of the ...
(Bavaria), Niclas came as a young man to the Court of Louis IX in
Landshut
Landshut (; bar, Landshuad) is a town in Bavaria in the south-east of Germany. Situated on the banks of the River Isar, Landshut is the capital of Lower Bavaria, one of the seven administrative regions of the Free State of Bavaria. It is also t ...
. He excelled in the battle of Singen in 1462 and participated in most tournaments. He was assigned the tenures of
Graisbach,
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– ...
and
Kelheim
Kelheim () is a town and municipality in Bavaria, Germany. It is the capital of the district Kelheim and is situated at the confluence of the rivers Altmühl and Danube. Kelheim has a population of around 16,750 (2020).
History
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In the dispute among the sons of
Albert III, Duke of Bavaria
Albert III the Pious of Bavaria-Munich (; 27 March 1401 – 29 February 1460), since 1438 Duke of Bavaria-Munich. He was born in Wolfratshausen to Ernest, Duke of Bavaria and Elisabetta Visconti, daughter of Bernabò Visconti.
Life
Albert was ...
, Niclas took side for the elder son Duke
Albert IV and arrested the younger
Duke Christof while he was bathing. The quarrel was settled, but reemerged fourteen years later. Once more, Niclas led the troops of Albrecht IV, conquering
Päl,
Weilheim and
Landsberg without meeting resistance. However, as Niclas and the other noblemen returned home, they were ambushed by Duke Christof. Niclas was dismounted from his saddle and surrendered, but was stabbed by a
varlet and died.
As Niclas was childless, he was the last of the family of
von Abensberg
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Notes
Sources
* ''Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie'' -
online version at
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1441 births
1485 deaths
Counts of Germany
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