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Fretwork around the Shrine of Elisabeth in the Teutonic Order Elisabethkirche in Marburg, Hesse, Germany, 1301-1350AD.


Larger image of the left of this Teutonic Order Fretwork, Elisabethkirche, Marburg.	Larger image of the right of this Teutonic Order Fretwork, Elisabethkirche, Marburg.

Bekrönung des Gitters um den Elisabethschrein – Südseite	Crowning of fretwork around the Elisabeth Shrine - south side
Marburg, Elisabethkirche - 1301/1350	Marburg, Elisabeth Church - 1301-1350
Foto	Photo
Fotograf: unbekannt	Photographer: unknown
Aufnahmedatum: um 1920/1939?	Date of recording: c.1920-1939?
Sammlung: Bildarchiv Foto Marburg, Konvolut: Archiv Dr. Franz Stoedtner	Collection: Image archive Photo Marburg, mixed lot: archive Dr. Franz Stoedtner
Datensatz von: Bildarchiv Foto Marburg	Data record from: Bildarchiv Foto Marburg

Judging by the people depicted, the fence was built in memory of their meeting at the grave of St. Elizabeth in 1326, that is, about a church mass of political significance similar to that celebrated in 1236 (see pages 43–44). Present (starting from the upper left corner): Johann von Dembach, Burggraph Frederick IV of Nuremberg, musician with wind instrument, Landgrave Otto of Hesse, musician with a bagpipe, Comtur of the German Order in Marburg Kuno von Dudelsdorf, musician with wind instrument, Landgraf Heinrich of Hesse, Margrave Ludwig of Brandenburg, King Ludwig of Bavaria, musician with two wind instruments, King Frederick the Handsome and Count Johann I von Ziegenhain. Johann von Dembach was a Hessian official in Marburg in 1326, the burggraph of Nuremberg provided all-round assistance to King Ludwig, the landgrave Otto at first sided with the rival of Ludwig, King Frederick the Handsome, but later switched to the side of Ludwig. Henry of Hesse was the son of Otto, and the Margrave of Brandenburg was the son of King Ludwig. Since 1325, King Frederick was recognized as co-ruler of King Ludwig - which is probably why he is depicted on the fence, although in 1326 he was probably not in Marburg. Count von Ziegenhain was the nephew of Landgrave Otto on the maternal side. In 1323, he sided with King Ludwig, but at the end of 1326, like Otto’s landgrave, he crossed over to the side of the Pope. The visit of King Ludwig still did not provide the King with a lasting alliance with the participants in the meeting. Knights of the German Order in the XIII-XIV centuries wore cloaks with the image of a small cross on their left shoulder (ill. 4). On the contrary, the Comtur of the German Order is depicted with a large cross on his chest. Unusually, the ends of the cross are curved.
Source: a history of the german order by Hartmut Bockmann