Bernhard von Kraiburg

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Bernhard von Kraiburg (* 1412 as Bernhard Kramer in Kraiburg am Inn ; † October 17, 1477 in Herrenchiemsee ) was 1467–1477 Bishop of Chiemsee and auxiliary bishop in Salzburg . In addition, as a humanist he was also active in literature.

Life

Bernhard's father was Friedrich Kramer , although it is not known whether it is a family name or a job title. Bernhard studied canon law in Vienna from 1437 , where he worked as Dr. iur. can. is occupied. Around 1447 he joined the chancellery of Salzburg Archbishop Friedrich IV. Truchsess von Emmerberg and was ordained a year later . Over the years he has had several benefices :

In 1452 Bernhard and his archbishop attended the wedding of Duke Ludwig the Rich of Bavaria-Landshut and in 1454 negotiated with the Viennese court about the Salzburg trade in salt. In 1460 he was proposed by the Brixen prince-bishop Nikolaus von Kues as administrator of the diocese Brixen , but turned it down because he feared difficulties with the Tyrolean sovereign Siegmund . On October 11, 1461, he was appointed nuncio in Germany by Pope Pius II , and in 1463 he was promoted to head of the Salzburg chancellery.

After the death of the Chiemsee Bishop Ulrich von Plankenfels , Bernhard was appointed as his successor by the Salzburg Archbishop Bernhard von Rohr . The episcopal ordination by Archbishop von Rohr took place on July 5, 1467. Since Chiemsee was an own diocese of Salzburg, he worked there like his predecessors as auxiliary bishop and held the office of vicar general . In 1475 he took part in the wedding of George the Rich of Bavaria-Landshut. Presumably until 1476 he remained Chancellor of Salzburg. After his death a year later he was buried in the cathedral of Herrenchiemsee in front of the St. Stephen's altar.

Literary activity

In addition to his church and political activities, Bernhard also worked literarily. As a member of the Vienna Artist Faculty, he wrote rhetoric that has been preserved in fragments. He was in contact with the humanist group of Enea Silvio Piccolomini, who in 1458 became Pope as Pius II. Seven of Bernhard's sermons and speeches have survived. a. those for the episcopal ordination of Regensburg Bishop Friedrich III. von Plankenfels 1450 and one to greet the cardinal legate Nikolaus von Kues at the Salzburg Provincial Synod in 1451. Bernhard was friends with Nikolaus von Kues and appears in his work on the essence of God "De possest" as one of the three interlocutors. The underlying dialogue, which presumably took place at Andraz Castle in 1460 , is the interpretation of a passage in Romans that Bernhard asked for .

Also known are a letter written by Bernhard in 1453 to the Chiemsee Bishop Silvester Pflieger about the conquest of Constantinople and a report on the Turkish defeat at Belgrade in 1456. In 1457 he wrote a letter of complaint on the death of the Bohemian King Ladislaus Postumus . As early as 1454 he had turned to his patron saint Rupert von Salzburg with a fictitious complaint and also wrote the corresponding answer.

About 100 volumes of manuscripts have been preserved from Bernhard's rich library, which are recorded in libraries in Munich, Salzburg and Vienna.

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predecessor Office successor
Ulrich von Plankenfels Bishop of Chiemsee
1467–1477 		Georg Altdorfer
personal data
SURNAME Bernhard von Kraiburg
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kramer, Bernhard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bishop of Chiemsee, Chancellor of the Archbishop of Salzburg
DATE OF BIRTH 1412
PLACE OF BIRTH Kraiburg am Inn
DATE OF DEATH October 17, 1477
Place of death Herrenchiemsee