Johannes Cardinalis von Bergreichenstein

Johannes Cardinalis von Bergreichenstein ( Jan Kardinál z Rejnštejna ) (* around 1375 , † after 1428 ) was a scholar and rector of Charles University in Prague, diplomat of the Bohemian king and supporter of the Hussites .

Life

Johannes von Bergreichenstein studied law at the Charles University in Prague from 1394 . Ten years later he passed the examination for master of the seven liberal arts with Jan Hus , in 1407 the examination for the baccalaureus of law. Two years later he was sent to the Council of Pisa by King Wenceslaus IV, together with Christian von Prachatitz and Petrus de Mladoniovicz . As followers of Jan Hus they should for the lifting of sanctions against this excommunication use. A year later he defended Hus against the Prague Archbishop Zbynko Zajíc von Hasenburg and accompanied Hus as a representative of the university, together with Peter z Mladoňovic, on his trip to the Council of Constance . However, there he received no support from King Sigismund .

After returning to Prague in 1417 he was appointed rector of Charles University. Under his guidance, the chalice as the symbol of the Hussites became firmly established in the minds of scholars. During his tenure, Johannes spread the Hussite Communion doctrine of Hus and protested his innocence and integrity. On March 10, 1417, he issued a decree confirming the doctrine as being applicable to all Christians. He also sent this petition to the Council in Constance, which saw it as confirmation of the Hussite heresy. The Pope went so far that he no longer recognized the University of Prague.

During the Hussite Wars , Johannes and Jan z Příbrami belonged to the moderate wing, which sought a compromise with the old church. Because of his diplomatic skills, John became a member of a delegation in 1421 that offered the Bohemian throne to King Władysław II Jagiełło of Poland . At the end of the year he was one of the administrators of the chalice theory with Johann von Seelau , Jakobellus von Mies and Peter Payn . He was later banished from Prague. In 1425 he represented the Prague Hussites in negotiations with the Taborites . The last written mention comes from the year 1428, when he was the archbishop's administrator.

Works (selection)

• Utrum omnia encia citra primum existencia desiderio naturali ad obediendum uni principi semper et continue inclinentur

literature

• František Michálek Bartoš : The reform program of Mag. Johannes Cardinalis von Bergreichenstein, the envoy of the Charles University in Prague, for the Council of Konstan. In: FS Hermann Heimpel II, Göttingen 1972