Aleksander Ziemowit
Alexander Ziemowit ( also: Aleksander Mazowiecki ; * 1400 in Płock , Poland , † June 4, 1444 in Vienna ) was a cardinal of the Catholic Church .
origin
Alexander was the fourth son of Ziemowit IV († April 30, 1426), Duke of Mazovia , and of Alexandra of Lithuania († June 19, 1434, 19th child of Olgierd ), a sister of King Władysław II Jagiełło of Poland . His sister Cimburgis was married to (Arch) Duke Ernst I of Austria .
Life
Alexander studied at the University of Krakow . In 1424 he became Prince Bishop of Trento . Antipope Felix V appointed him cardinal ( pseudocardinal ) on October 12, 1440 with the titular church of San Lorenzo in Damaso .
From 1442 until his death, Alexander was Provost of St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna. A few days before his death, on June 2, 1444, he was made Patriarch of Aquileia . After his death, Alexander found his final resting place in the women's choir of St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna.
literature
- Erwin Gatz (ed.): The bishops of the Holy Roman Empire 1198 to 1448. A biographical lexicon. Berlin 2001, vol. 1, p. 786f.
Web links
- Mazowiecki, Aleksander (pseudocardinal). In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed June 25, 2017.
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.stephanskirche.at/index.jsp?langid=1&menuekeyvalue=61 , accessed on May 13, 2017
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Heinrich IV. Flechtel |
Bishop of Trento 1424–1444 |
Benedict |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Ziemowit, Aleksander |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ziemowit, Alexander; Mazowiecki, Aleksander |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish cardinal of the Catholic Church |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1400 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Plock |
DATE OF DEATH | June 4, 1444 |
Place of death | Vienna |