Andrew from Barby

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Coat of arms of Bishop Andreas von Barby (left) in the St. Annen Museum Lübeck (approx. 1556–1559)
Drawing of the epitaph in Roskilde

Andreas von Barby (born July 24, 1508 in Loburg , † August 3, 1559 in Roskilde ) was a Danish politician and bishop of Lübeck .

Life

Andreas von Barby was an illegitimate child of nobleman Nicolaus von Barby. In 1529 he enrolled at the University of Wittenberg , where he completed his studies with Hieronymus Schurff . He then entered the service of Duke Magnus von Sachsen-Lauenburg . Through the mediation of Melchior Kling , he became Christian III's Danish royal councilor in 1542 . In this position he could gain the trust of Christian III. and had great influence as German Chancellor . On November 8, 1543 he became provost of the cathedral in Roskilde and associated with it conservator of the University of Copenhagen . He later became provost of the cathedral in Viborg and provost of the Poor Clare monastery in Roskilde. Furthermore, he received some goods as a fief , was raised to the nobility in 1554 and was later Imperial Councilor.

After the resignation of Lübeck Bishop Dietrich von Rheden in 1555, Christian III recommended. emphatically Andreas von Barby as his successor. Although Barby did not receive papal confirmation, he was elected bishop by the cathedral chapter on November 20, 1556 . In Lübeck, however, he was hardly present because he was also doing Danish state business. He had never married, but he seems to have had illegitimate children, to whom he left a great fortune. A Hans Barby was killed in a duel in Nyborg in 1577. Andreas von Barby was buried in Roskilde Cathedral, where an epitaph was set for him.

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Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ It is also often noted that he died on August 12th, so this is a transcription error from the sources.
  2. ^ Karl Eduard Förstemann : Album Academiae Vitebergensis . Leipzig 1841, p. 133 entry April 1529 "Andreas Barbi de Loburg dioc Brandenburgen"
  3. ↑ Everhard Illigens : History of the Lübeck Church from 1530 to 1896 - that is the history of the former Catholic diocese and the current Catholic community, as well as Catholic bishops, canons and pastors in Lübeck from 1530 to 1896. Verlag Ferdinand Schöningh , Paderborn, 1896, p. 11 digitized
  4. ↑ The inscription on the epitaph identifies him as Reverendus in Christo Princeps, Reg. (Regis) Maj. (Majestatis) Consiliarius, electus episcopus Lubecensis, et hujus et Viburgensis ecclesiæ Præpositus
predecessor Office successor
Theodor von Rheden Bishop of Lübeck
1556 - 1559 		John IX Tiedemann
personal data
SURNAME Barby, Andreas von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Danish politician and Bishop of Lübeck
DATE OF BIRTH July 24, 1508
PLACE OF BIRTH Loburg
DATE OF DEATH August 3, 1559
Place of death Roskilde