Adolf von Eppstein
Adolf von Eppstein († 1433 or 1434 in Mainz ) was Bishop of Speyer from 1430 to 1433/34 .
Life
Adolf von Eppstein comes from the noble family of the Lords of Eppstein , which provided four Archbishops of Mainz . He was canon in Mainz and provost of the Frankfurt Bartholomäusstift , became a canon and archdeacon in Trier in 1422 . On May 22nd, 1430 Pope Martin V appointed him the successor of the Speyer Bishop Raban von Helmstatt , who became Archbishop of Trier . Raban, who was unable to prevail against his rival Ulrich von Manderscheid in Trier , was entrusted by the Pope with the administration of the Speyer diocese. Adolf von Eppstein, who never received episcopal ordination, died in Mainz in 1433 or 1434 and was buried in the cloister of Mainz Cathedral .
literature
- Hans Ammerich : Adolf, Count of Eppstein . In: Erwin Gatz (ed.): The Bishops of the Holy Roman Empire 1198 to 1448 . Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-428-10303-3 , pp. 751 .
- Franz Xaver Remling : History of the bishops of Speyer. Volume 2 . Franz Kirchheim, Mainz 1584, p. 59 ff . ( Full text in Google Book Search).
Web links
- Joachim Conrad: Eppstein Adolf II of. In: Saarland biographies. Retrieved December 28, 2013 .
Remarks
- ↑ Gatz: Bishops ... names 1433, Anton Ph. Brück: Konrad III., Wild and Rhine Count of Daun. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 12, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1980, ISBN 3-428-00193-1 , p. 512 ( digitized version ). 1434, the Saarland biographies February 24, 1434
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Raban from Helmstatt |
Bishop of Speyer 1430–1433 |
Reinhard von Helmstatt |
Conrad III. by Scharfenberg | Ringers of Entringen | Conrad IV of Tann | Konrad V. von Eberstein | Henry II | Friedrich von Bolanden | Sigibodo II of Lichtenberg | Emich | Berthold von Buchegg | Walram from Veldenz | Baldwin of Luxembourg (administrator) | Gerhard von Ehrenberg | Eberhard von Randeck (Elekt) | Lamprecht von Brunn | Adolf I of Nassau-Wiesbaden | Nicholas I of Wiesbaden | Raban von Helmstatt | Adolf von Eppstein | Reinhard von Helmstatt | Siegfried III. from Venningen | Johannes II. Nix von Hoheneck | Matthias von Rammung | Ludwig von Helmstatt | Philip I of Rosenberg | George of the Palatinate | Philip II of Flersheim | Rudolf von und zu Frankenstein | Marquard von Hattstein
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Adolf von Eppstein |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Speyer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 14th century or 15th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1433 or 1434 |
| Place of death | Mainz |