Werntho Schenk von Reicheneck

Werntho Schenk von Reicheneck († April 8, 1335 ) was elector of the bishopric of Bamberg from 1329 to 1335.

Life

After Wendehorst, the family originally came from the Lower Maing area , until they went into the Staufer ministry and named themselves after Reicheneck Castle near Hersbruck . She was dott in the retinue of the Counts of Hirschberg . Werntho's nephew Heinrich V. Schenk von Reicheneck was almost at the same time Prince Bishop in Eichstätt .

Werntho Schenk von Reicheneck was elected Bishop of Bamberg on April 16, 1328 in a battle vote of the cathedral chapter . He was made bishop by Pope John XXII. only appointed on May 8, 1329, after the death of his opponent, Johann von Nassau . However , he never received episcopal ordination. He gave the Carinthian town of Wolfsberg the city charter . He also gave the order for the city fortifications of Vilseck , built between 1332 and 1380 .

Web links

Werntho in the history of Bamberg
Overview with the life data of the Bamberg bishops ( MS Word ; 81 kB; accessed 2012)

Individual evidence

^ Alfred Wendehorst : The diocese of Eichstätt. Volume 1: The row of bishops until 1535 . Series: Germania Sacra - New Episode 45 . Berlin 2006. ISBN 978-3-11-018971-1 . Pp. 158-159.

predecessor	Office	successor
Johann of Nassau	Prince-Bishop of Bamberg 1329–1335	Leopold II of Egloffstein

personal data
SURNAME	Werntho Schenk von Reicheneck
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Bishop of Bamberg
DATE OF BIRTH	13th century or 14th century
DATE OF DEATH	April 8, 1335

[1] Alfred Wendehorst : The diocese of Eichstätt. Volume 1: The row of bishops until 1535 . Series: Germania Sacra - New Episode 45 . Berlin 2006. ISBN 978-3-11-018971-1 . Pp. 158-159.