Hello Joel
I am interested in the family von Blankenfeld ( e) since 2008.
This family is from Berlin but two people have lived in Riga (Latvia) or near RIGA :
- Johannes von Blankenfeld (1471-1527) , Prince -Archbishop of RIGA
- And his brother Franz ( 1485 - ? ) To Kulsdorf ( Blome )
I think Franz von Joachimson Blankenfelt Volmar og til Blanckenfeltshof is Franz von Blankenfeld ( e) and von Kunigunda Tiesenhausenest is Kone von Tiesenhausen , daughter of Christoffer von Tiesenhausen .
Gilbert
very interesting items :
1-on Franz
http://www.sippenverband-zma.de/Druckheft2_1936/Druckheft2.pdf
page 102
2 Johann
Johann Blankenfeld Becomes Riga 's archbishop
to map
29. June 1524
On 29 June 1524 the humanist , science and doctor of Both Tallinn and Tartu bishop Became the Riga 's new archbishop . Blankenfeld HAD beens Earlier the procurator of the German order in Rome and Malthus he had good relationships with the pope .
Thanks to the lathing he Could Become the head of the three knighthoods in Livonia .
Blankenfeld HAD beens the active support of the old religion Already before Becoming The archbishop , Being ble to foil the first attempt reformation in Tartu . Now , Becoming Effective Riga 's archbishop , he tried to organizes this whole aussi in Livonia .
This was still a failure for him , He Had a conflict with the cities : on 21 August 1524 the city of Riga canceled His loyalty oath and under Wished to give him sole power of the order . The first grandmaster Plettenberg still Refused from it .
The moods and Catholicism against Blankenfeld Increased also in. So THAT Tallinn at the end of 1524 he found it better to give up the position of Tallinn bishop . In 1525 the Circumstances still Intensified When the War conflict rose in Tartu betweens The Citizens bishop and men .
