Andreas von Guttenstein

Andreas von Guttenstein (Czech: Ondřej z Gutenštejna ) († July 30, 1224 in Castellammare di Stabia , Italy ) was a Bohemian clergyman and Prague bishop .

Andreas was first provost of Boleslav , from 1201 canon and from 1207 provost of Prague . In this function he was a permanent guest at the royal court. In 1211 the king finally appointed him chancellor. He also owed his election as Bishop of Prague to the then ruler Ottokar I Přemysl , who hoped to buy the loyalty of the clergyman through his proposal.

When this "strict and inherently unyielding bishop" took over his office, he began to assert ecclesiastical power. The clashes between the king and the church lasted a total of five years and ultimately had a lasting impact on relations between the two camps. The main reason was the ongoing reformation of the church in western Europe at the time, which encountered the naturalized conditions in Bohemia, in which the builders and sponsors of the church still saw themselves as its owners.

Andrew received his episcopal ordination on November 22, 1215 during the fourth Lateran Council . The ordination took Pope Innocent III. in front. As a result of his ecclesiastical rule, Andreas tried above all to appoint the Prague diocese to the archbishopric in order to clearly demonstrate the dependence and affiliation with Rome. He began uncompromisingly to demand the fulfillment of church duties, which again angered the Bohemian rulers and the nobles.

In 1216 he was forced to leave Bohemia. He went to Rome and, with the consent of the Pope, proclaimed the interdict over Bohemia in 1217 . He further demanded the right to judge clergy through the church and to fill church positions with them and to remove them again. Eventually an agreement was reached between the Pope and the Bohemian King. This was finally announced in the presence of the Prague legate . Due to the privilege of the king, the Concordat was extended to all of Bohemia on May 10, 1222 . Andreas did not agree to the compromise and stayed in Italy. Hated in Bohemia and a nuisance to the papal curia because of his unwillingness to compromise , he died alone.

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• Ottova encyklopedie (czech.)

predecessor	Office	successor
Daniel II (Milík)	Bishop of Prague 1214–1224	Pilgrim