Albert III from Stauffenberg

Albert III von Stauffenberg († July 10, 1421 ) was the 38th Bishop of Regensburg and Prince-Bishop of the Regensburg Monastery from 1409 to 1421.

Bishop Albert III. von Stauffenberg saw the Pope Alexander V elected by the Council of Pisa and his successor, John XXIII, elected in 1409 . for the rightful head of the church. After his election, he also got his recognition from Alexander V, but he had to meet Pope Gregory XII, who was favored by King Ruprecht . recognize. Around 1410 he had the cathedral cloister rebuilt in Regensburg Cathedral . Albert III stands for a thrifty court management, it was possible to pay off debts and buy back lost possessions for the bishopric. In the feud between the two Bavarian dukes Heinrich von Landshut and Ludwig von Ingolstadt , he held Landshut in the hope of territorial gains for the bishopric through the rule of Hohenburg im Nordgau. The Knight League, allied with Ludwig, devastated the country in 1416.

literature

Michael Buchberger (Ed.): 1200 years of the diocese of Regensburg. Regensburg 1939, p. 42.
Karl Hausberger : Albert von Stauffenberg. In: Erwin Gatz (Ed.): The Bishops of the Holy Roman Empire 1. 1198–1448. Berlin 2001, p. 634 f.
Josef Staber: Church history of the diocese of Regensburg. Regensburg 1966, pp. 77-80.

Individual evidence

^ The Notthaft family in connection with Bishop Albert. Retrieved September 28, 2012 .

predecessor	Office	successor
Johann von Moosburg	Bishop of Regensburg 1409–1421	Johann II von Streitberg

personal data
SURNAME	Albert III from Stauffenberg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Bishop of Regensburg
DATE OF BIRTH	14th century or 15th century
DATE OF DEATH	July 10, 1421

[1] The Notthaft family in connection with Bishop Albert. Retrieved September 28, 2012 .