Egeno II of Konradsburg
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Egeno II of Konradsburg was a free knight of Konradsburg
, in the northeast of the Harz region in Central Germany, near Ermsleben.
Egeno II may have been the son or grandson of Egeno I of Konradsburg
. Around 1080 (after 1076, before 1083) Egeno II killed Count Adalbert II of Ballenstedt from the House of Ascania at Westdorf
near Aschersleben
. Adalbert was the advocate
of Nienburg and Hagenrode
and had been imprisoned from 1075 to 1077. The reasons for the murder are not particularly clear. There may have been political motives or Egeno may have acquired Ascanian estates during Adalbert's time in captivity and the two parties ended up feuding. Egeno was made to give up his family seat of Konradsburg
to atone for the murder and the castle was turned into a Benedictine
or Augustinian monastery. According to legend, the stone cross of Westdorf recalls the crime.
From 1115 the lords of Konradsburg destroyed the old Falkenstein castle and built the new Falkenstein Castle
, where the Saxon Law or Sachsenspiegel
was probably written a hundred years later on behalf of Count Hoyer of Falkenstein. In 1142, the lords of Konradsburg are referred to for the last as "von Konradsburg", thereafter they were "von Falkenstein".
Konradsburg
The Konradsburg is a former castle, monastery and manor house near Ermsleben in the German federal state of Saxony-Anhalt.- Castle :Konradsburg was first mentioned in 1021 and was originally built to protect the imperial estate of the Harz...
, in the northeast of the Harz region in Central Germany, near Ermsleben.
Egeno II may have been the son or grandson of Egeno I of Konradsburg
Egeno I of Konradsburg
Egeno I of Konradsburg was one of the free knights of Konradsburg, in the northeast of the Harz region of Germany, near Ermsleben....
. Around 1080 (after 1076, before 1083) Egeno II killed Count Adalbert II of Ballenstedt from the House of Ascania at Westdorf
Westdorf
Westdorf is a village and a former municipality in the district of Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2009, it is part of the town Aschersleben....
near Aschersleben
Aschersleben
Aschersleben is a town in the Salzlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated approx. 22 km east of Quedlinburg, and 45 km northwest of Halle .-Pre-20th century:...
. Adalbert was the advocate
Vogt
A Vogt ; plural Vögte; Dutch voogd; Danish foged; ; ultimately from Latin [ad]vocatus) in the Holy Roman Empire was the German title of a reeve or advocate, an overlord exerting guardianship or military protection as well as secular justice...
of Nienburg and Hagenrode
Alexisbad
Alexisbad is a small spa town of Germany, in the municipality of Harzgerode, and the district of Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, lying in the outskirts of the Harz Mountains, 1000 ft. above sea level. It has its own station on the narrow-gauge steam railway from Gernrode to Harzgerode...
and had been imprisoned from 1075 to 1077. The reasons for the murder are not particularly clear. There may have been political motives or Egeno may have acquired Ascanian estates during Adalbert's time in captivity and the two parties ended up feuding. Egeno was made to give up his family seat of Konradsburg
Konradsburg
The Konradsburg is a former castle, monastery and manor house near Ermsleben in the German federal state of Saxony-Anhalt.- Castle :Konradsburg was first mentioned in 1021 and was originally built to protect the imperial estate of the Harz...
to atone for the murder and the castle was turned into a Benedictine
Benedictine
Benedictine refers to the spirituality and consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century for the cenobitic communities he founded in central Italy. The most notable of these is Monte Cassino, the first monastery founded by Benedict...
or Augustinian monastery. According to legend, the stone cross of Westdorf recalls the crime.
From 1115 the lords of Konradsburg destroyed the old Falkenstein castle and built the new Falkenstein Castle
Falkenstein Castle (Harz)
Falkenstein Castle is a German castle in the Harz mountains dating to the High Middle Ages period. It is located in the town of Falkenstein/Harz between Aschersleben and Harzgerode.- Location :...
, where the Saxon Law or Sachsenspiegel
Sachsenspiegel
The Sachsenspiegel is the most important law book and legal code of the German Middle Ages. Written ca...
was probably written a hundred years later on behalf of Count Hoyer of Falkenstein. In 1142, the lords of Konradsburg are referred to for the last as "von Konradsburg", thereafter they were "von Falkenstein".