Grillenburg Saxony-Anhalt Mansfeld Südharz Grillenburg im
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The village of Grillenberg was mentioned as early as 880/890 in
the Hersfeld tithe register (Hersfelder
Zehntverzeichnis). At that time there is no indication of a
castle, however. The latter was first recorded when, in 1217, a
certain Tidericus de Grellenberch is named as a vassal of
the Archbishopric of Magdeburg. The
lower parts of the walls of the ruin, made of large rusticated ashlars, must date back to the
original Romanesque fortification. In 1286 the
marshals
(Burgmannen) from the Muser and von Morungen families are
named.
In 1347 the Margrave
of Meißen, Frederick the Serious, purchased the
estate back from the Duke of Brunswick who by then were the
joint landlords together with the Margraviate of Landsberg. During the
Halberstadt Bishops' Feud, which was prosecuted by Bishop Albert II of Brunswick
(1325-1358) against territorial lords within the Harz region,
mainly against the counts of Regenstein, the castle was
fought over. It was captured by the Count of
Mansfeld in 1362. It is possible that the fieldwork about 100
metres east of the castle was established at that time as a
counterwork (Gegenbefestigung).
The second phase of construction recognisable in the wall
materials and characterised by brickwork is assessed by the sources
as dating to the 14th century.
In 1366 Duke Magnus of Brunswick was
the owner of the castle. He exercised from here his rights of
patronage over Sittichenbach Abbey. In 1485 the castle
once more belonged to the prince-elector, Ernest of Saxony. From him it went into the
hands of the Count of Mansfeld.
From at least 1486 the lords of Morungen were vassals at the
castle. In 1547 on the death of George of Morungen the lordship
fell as an expired fief to the Saxon district (Amt of Sangerhausen. At that
time the castle was already falling into decay. The date when it
was finally abandoned is unknown.
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