Niclas, Graf von Abensberg

Niclas, Graf von Abensberg[a] (1441 – 28 February 1485) was a knight and nobleman under the reign of Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria.

Originating from an old family of considerable means ruling at Abensberg (Bavaria), Niclas came as a young man to the Court of Louis IX in Landshut. He excelled in the battle of Singen in 1462 and participated in most tournaments. He was assigned the tenures of Graisbach, Riedenburg and Kelheim.

In the dispute among the sons of Albert III, Duke of Bavaria, 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.

Notes

  1. ^ Regarding personal names: Graf was a title before 1919, but now is regarded as part of the surname. It is translated as Count. Before the August 1919 abolition of nobility as a legal class, titles preceded the full name when given (Graf Helmuth James von Moltke). Since 1919, these titles, along with any nobiliary prefix (von, zu, etc.), can be used, but are regarded as a dependent part of the surname, and thus come after any given names (Helmuth James Graf von Moltke). Titles and all dependent parts of surnames are ignored in alphabetical sorting. The feminine form is Gräfin.

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