List of the bishops of Naumburg

Coat of arms of the diocese of Naumburg according to Siebmacher's coat of arms book 1605

The list of the bishops of Naumburg contains an overview of the bishops of Zeitz and the bishops of Naumburg .

The center of the diocese was initially Zeitz . The Zeitz Cathedral is in the middle of Moritzburg Castle and was Moritz of Saxony-Zeitz converted into a chapel, the towers were demolished there. The bishopric passed from Zeitz to Naumburg in 1028 . The bond with Zeitz is also expressed in the fact that later Bishops v. a. buried in the Zeitz collegiate church. The Naumburg Cathedral was the new religious center . The bishop was temporarily supported by an auxiliary bishop (see list of auxiliary bishops in Naumburg ).

From the 14th century at the latest, the majority of the Naumburg bishops came from Thuringian or Saxon noble families. Families such as those of Colditz , Haugwitz , Schleinitz or those of Schönberg and their immediate surroundings provided bishops, sometimes several times, and also held other high spiritual positions. The neighboring bishops of Meissen also came partly from this circle.

At Siebmacher the coat of arms of the diocese shows a silver sword with a gold pommel and a silver key crossed diagonally . The key is over the sword. In the later bishops' coats of arms this coat of arms merges with that of the family coat of arms to form a foursome , but on the coats of arms depictions of the epitaphs of the Naumburg bishops these coats of arms often remain independent of each other. The family coats of arms shown in the list are taken from Siebmacher's coat of arms book from 1605.

Coat of arms over the gate of the Naumburg town hall

The Wettin Heinrich , Margrave of Meißen, placed the bishopric in the Treaty of Seusslitz under his patronage in 1259 . With the secularization of the diocese in 1564, the Albertines took over the administration of the associated bishopric. In the administrative structure of the Electorate of Saxony it remains an area not circled. It was not until 1814 that the monastery area was dissolved as part of the Kingdom of Saxony under Nikolai Grigoryevich Repnin-Volkonsky . In 1816, the royal Prussian government in Merseburg took the place of the monastery government .

Acting head or administrator Alexander von Sachsen (1564-1565) died at a young age, so that the management of the pen on his father and Elector Augustus of Saxony (1565-1586) passed. Christian von Sachsen (1586–1591) transferred the office to August von Sachsen (1591–1615). Johann Georg I (1615–1656) ordered in his will the establishment of the Duchy of Saxony-Zeitz in secondary education . The duchy had only two rulers: Duke Moritz (1656–1681) and his subsequent son, Duke Moritz Wilhelm (1681–1717). After this sideline died out, Friedrich August I of Saxony followed in 1717 . The other successors can be found in the list of electors, dukes and kings of Saxony .

List of the bishops of Naumburg

No.	Surname	Term of office	annotation	presentation	coat of arms
Bishops of Zeitz
1	Hugo I.	0968- 0979	In 968 the Archdiocese of Magdeburg was founded with the subdivision into the dioceses of Meißen , Merseburg , Brandenburg , Havelberg and Zeitz. On Christmas Day 968 the Benedictine monk Hugo was consecrated as the first Zeitz bishop. Hugo I's position was not unchallenged. He was expelled in 976 or 977 by a Bohemian army under the leadership of Count Dedo I of Wettin .
2	Friedrich	0979- 0990	Friedrich is mentioned in only one source during his time as bishop. Therefore, both the beginning of his term of office in 979 or 980 and the end with his death in 990 or 991 remain open. Friedrich is mentioned in the chronicle of Thietmar von Merseburg in autumn 981 on the occasion of the abolition of the diocese of Merseburg under Archbishop Giselher von Magdeburg .
3	Hugo II	0991-1002	Hugo II was present at the inauguration of Halberstadt Cathedral and took part in a synod in Hildesheim under Bishop Bernward . He was mentioned for the last time in the homage to Henry II.
4th	Hildeward	1003-1030	Hildeward was a contemporary of Thietmar von Merseburg and took part in his ordination. In 1027 he was among the participants in the Frankfurt Council . In 1028 the bishopric was evidently moved from Zeitz to Naumburg at the instigation of Hermann I and Ekkehard II .
Bishops of Naumburg-Zeitz
5	Kadeloh	1030-1045	Kadeloh made numerous acquisitions for the bishopric, including the royal court of Balgstädt . By actively promoting the settlement of merchants from Kleinjena near Naumburg Castle, he is considered the founding father of the city of Naumburg . As Chancellor of the Emperor, he moved several times in Italy and probably died on a diplomatic trip in Rome.
6th	Eberhard	1045-1079	Eberhard was one of the few imperial bishops who remained on the side of Heinrich IV during the Saxon War and the investiture dispute . He also accompanied him on the way to Canossa . On his return he could no longer enter the diocese and took over the administration in the diocese of Würzburg . He died in 1079 when he fell from his horse near Würzburg .
7th	Günther I. von Wettin	1079-1090	Günther I. was a son of Gero von Brehna . As a Wettiner , he stood against Heinrich IV and supported the rival kings Rudolf von Rheinfelden and later Hermann von Salm . The Wettins finally came to terms with Henry IV, but had strengthened their position lastingly.
8th	Walram	1091-1111	Walram participated in the mediation between the Eastern and Western churches . He was in correspondence with Anselm of Canterbury in this regard . Walram's works in the Abdinghof monastery testify to his devotion to Saint Leonhard .
9	Dietrich I.	1111-1123	Dietrich I sided with Pope Gelasius II in the investiture controversy and was at the Synod in Fritzlar in 1118 . He was attacked with a knife by a Wendish lay brother in Posa Monastery and later succumbed to his injuries. The tombstone erected there was restored after its destruction in the 15th century; its inscription has been handed down by Johann Tauchwitz in 1592.
10	Richwin	1123-1125	In his brief tenure, Richwin et al. a. documented at the funeral of Wiprecht von Groitzsch . His epitaph from around 1260 shows him as a scratched drawing and is in the Moritzkirche in Naumburg.	Metal tombstone (print from 1896)
11	Udo I of Thuringia	1125-1148	Udo was the fourth son of Count Ludwig der Springer . As an imperial prince, Udo was often near Emperor Lothar III. to meet and supported Konrad III. at his choice. He took part in the celebrations of the elevation of St. Gotthard . After he left for Jerusalem on the Second Crusade in 1147 , he was defeated at Laodicea in 1148 and died when his ship sank in the Mediterranean.
12	Wichmann of Seeburg-Querfurt	1148-1154	Wichmann was the son of Count Gero von Seeburg († 1122) and Mathilde, the daughter of Count Thimo von Brehna and thus a close relative of the Wettins . He was a follower of Conrad III. and found in Friedrich I a supporter in his candidacy as Archbishop of Magdeburg (1152 / 1154-1192). As an important prince of the church, he took part in imperial politics and expanded the archbishopric through conquests. In 1160 he attended the Council of Pavia , made a pilgrimage to Palestine in 1164 and attended the Würzburg Council in 1165. A significant influence in the development of Magdeburg law is ascribed to him.	Detail from the grave slab in Magdeburg Cathedral	Seal as Archbishop
13	Berthold I of Boblas	1154-1161	Berthold came from a noble family named after Boblas . When Wichmann von Seeburg rose to become archbishop, he took over the bishop's chair in Naumburg. In 1157 he stayed at the Archbishop's General Council in Merseburg . As a supporter of the Hohenstaufen he accompanied the emperor to Italy and died in the army camp outside Milan .
14th	Udo II of Veldenz	1161-1186	Udo came from the Ludowinger family and was the son of Count Gerlach I of Valdenz and Cäcilie († 1141), the daughter of Ludwig the Springer . He is often found in the retinue of the Emperor Barbarossa and took part in the campaign against Rome in 1167. In 1179 he took part in the Third Lateran Council in Rome.
15th	Berthold II.	1186-1206	Berthold is often at the government seats of Emperors Barbarossa and Heinrich VI. verifiable. He took an active part in the Diets of 1195 in Gelnhausen and Worms , and in 1196 in Würzburg . Presumably he took part in the fourth crusade from 1197 onwards . In 1206 he resigned and retired to the Schulpforte monastery . As auxiliary bishop in Naumburg , he was named in a document for the last time on September 1, 1219 at the inauguration of the chapel in Lausnitz monastery .		Spiritual bracteate as a bishop
16	Engelhard	1206-1242	Engelhard devoted himself primarily to imperial politics, initially on the side of Philip of Swabia and after his assassination in the wake of Otto IV. On the side of Frederick II he took part in the autumn campaign against the Saxons, started the Damiette crusade in 1217 and was during represented his absence by Auxiliary Bishop Konrad von Krosigk . A picture of him is on the so-called Apostle window in the west choir of Naumburg Cathedral.
17th	Dietrich II of Meissen	1243-1272	Dietrich II was an illegitimate son of Margrave Dietrich von Meißen and a member of the cathedral chapter as a child . With the help of his half-brother, Margrave Heinrich the Illustrious , he prevailed against Peter von Hagin, who was elected by the majority of the cathedral chapter, as Bishop of Naumburg. In the Thuringian War of Succession he supported Sophie von Brabant against the Wettin claims. On April 25, 1259 in Seusslitz he had to recognize the patronage of the Wettins for the diocese of Naumburg in a contract, and grind down the fortifications of the city of Zeitz and several castles. Dietrich II, who resumed the interrupted construction of the Naumburg Cathedral , is probably depicted as a tumba on the steps in the east choir of the Naumburg Cathedral.
18th	Meinher of Neuchâtel	1272-1280	Meinher came from the Meinheringer clan . His brother Meinher founded the line of the Burgraves of Meissen . In order to reduce the debts of his predecessor, he sold some goods of his diocese. He took part in the Second Council of Lyon in 1274 . Since he was entitled to the tithe by Pope Nicholas III. refused, he was put under the papal ban .
19th	Ludolf von Mihla	1280-1285	Ludolf came from the family of Truchsess von Schlotheim , which named itself as a line to Mihla near Eisenach . As a bishop, he was busy paying off debts. He gave indulgences to numerous monasteries and churches outside the diocese .
20th	Bruno von Langenbogen	1285-1304	Bruno came from the von Langenbogen ministerial family with headquarters in Langenbogen west of Halle . Bruno took part in the Reichstag in Würzburg in 1287 and in Erfurt in 1289. Several times he transferred or confirmed ownership to the monasteries Langendorf , Pforta and Bosau . The Klarissenkloster Weißenfels and the Dominican monastery Plauen were newly founded during his time as bishop.
21st	Ulrich I of Colditz	1304-1315	Ulrich I came from the von Colditz family , who provided the Meissen bishop almost at the same time as Withego II von Colditz . He was canon in Naumburg and pastor of the Naumburg town church St. Wenzel . In 1297, with the consent of Pope Boniface VIII, he still accepted Meissner canon pledges. As a bishop, he maintained a friendly relationship with the Wettins . He campaigned several times for the Cistercian Abbey of Pforta and other monasteries. The place of the burial of Ulrich I is unknown, the news of a pompous funeral in Naumburg Cathedral comes from the Taubesche Chronik of the history forger Johann Georg Rauhe .
22nd	Heinrich I. von Grünberg	1316-1335	Heinrich I came from a von Grünberg family who named themselves after a small castle complex in the hallway Krakau east of Magdeburg and was spoken of as a desert in the 14th century . As a bishop, he initially adhered politically closely to Friedrich the Freidigen , but in 1333 he joined a protective and defensive alliance of noble families, the majority of which would also oppose the Wettins in the Thuringian Count's War from 1342 . Burgraves of Dohna and von Wettin and a Truchseß of Borna were held captive by the bishop and the cathedral chapter during battles and released again for a ransom.
23	Withego I of Ostrau	1335-1348	Withego I came from the von Ostrau family, who named themselves after the place of the same name, which developed into a desert and was located in a corridor near Schkeuditz . He was the first Naumburg bishop to whom the cathedral chapter imposed an electoral capitulation , after which he made agreements with Frederick II that should contribute to a peaceful relationship. He was on several occasions in papal commissions, in which mostly marriage expenses were negotiated.
24	Johann I.	1348-1351	Johann I came from an unknown family, his assumed membership of the von Miltitz family is not tenable. Johann I was made bishop by the cathedral chapter. Pope Clement VI responded in 1349 by appointing Nicholas of Luxembourg as an opposing candidate, but gave in in 1351.
	Nicholas of Luxembourg	1349-1350	Nicholas was the counter-bishop of Pope Clement VI. , whom he appointed against Johann I from the election of the Naumburg cathedral chapter. Nikolaus even sealed the seal as Naumburg bishop, but made no further efforts to take possession of the diocese assigned to him. At the end of 1350 he was appointed Patriarch of Aquileia (1350-1358) by the Pope, and in 1351 the Pope finally relented with regard to Naumburg.
25th	Rudolf of Nebra	1352-1359	Rudolf came from the house of the Schenk von Nebra, a sideline of the Schenk von Vargula . As Naumburg provost, the cathedral chapter elected him bishop, albeit without the consent of the pope. Therefore, Clement VI appointed. 1352 in Avignon the Breslau canon Johannes von Neumarkt as the opposing candidate. When Johannes was made bishop of Leitomischl in 1353 , Rudolf saw himself confronted as a new opponent with the Franciscan Burchard Graf von Mansfeld . After Rudolf could not be ousted, the Pope installed Cardinal Guy de Boulogne to investigate the situation in Naumburg. A final decision in favor of Rudolf was not made until 1358. 26 documents date from Rudolf's time as bishop, 21 of which have been preserved in the original. He notarized several times in matters affecting the monasteries of his diocese.
	Johannes von Neumarkt	1352-1353	After the cathedral chapter Rudolf von Nebra without the consent of Pope Clement VI. had chosen, he appointed Johannes in Avignon in 1352 , who rose to Chancellor Charles IV in 1353 , as the opposing candidate. When John was raised to Bishop of Leitomischl (1353-1364) in 1353 , Rudolf was confronted as a new opponent with the Franciscan Burchard Graf von Mansfeld . After Rudolf could not be ousted, the Pope installed Cardinal Guy de Boulogne to investigate the situation in Naumburg. A final decision in favor of Rudolf was not made until 1358. Johannes von Neumarkt was later bishop of Olomouc (1364-1380) and of Breslau (1380). He was a writer of early humanist works.	Contemporary book illumination
26th	Gerhard I of Schwarzburg	1359-1372	Gerhard I came from the up-and-coming family of counts von Schwarzburg , for whose family interests he also stood up as a bishop. Despite the sale of the bishopric, the debt burden increased. He was on several diplomatic missions for the Pope and came to an agreement with Pope Gregory XI in 1372 . in Avignon on an exchange of dioceses with the Würzburg bishop Withego Hildbrandi . As Bishop of Würzburg (1372-1400) he had opposed the opposing Bishop Albrecht III. von Hessberg and during his relatively long term of office he repeatedly fought conflicts with the up-and-coming cities, some of which had organized themselves into city ​​leagues .	Detail from the epitaph in the Würzburg Cathedral
27	Withego II. Hildbrandi	1372-1381	Withego came from the middle-class Prague Hildbrandi family and is wrongly ascribed to the Thuringian noble family von Wolframsdorf in modern literature. The history forger Johann Georg Rauhe brought false information into circulation. The place of burial of Withego II is also unknown. As Elekt of Würzburg , he could not stand against his opponent Albrecht III in 1372 . von Heßberg prevail and exchanged with the consent of Pope Gregory XI. in Avignon the diocese with the oppressed Gerhard I von Schwarzburg . As a bishop he was forced to repay debts on pledges and sales.
28	Christian von Witzleben	1381-1394	Christian came from the noble family von Witzleben . He is considered the third oldest son of the knight Christian von Witzleben († 1374), who founded the Wendelstein line of the family. Father Christian stood in the Thuringian Graf war on the side of the victorious Frederick II. , And was landgräflicher Hofrichter and subsequent advice.
29	Ulrich II of Radefeld	1394-1409	Ulrich came from the von Radefeldt family and was a close relative of the previous bishop Withego I of Ostrau. Its epitaph in Naumburg Cathedral was still there in the 18th century, so its inscription has been passed down.
30th	Gerhard II of Goch	1409-1422	Gerhard II came from a widespread family that named itself after the town of Goch and was respected by the Wettins . Several close relatives held high ecclesiastical offices.	Epitaph in Naumburg Cathedral
31	Johann II von Schleinitz	1422-1434	Johann II came from the von Schleinitz family . His time as bishop was marked by the invasions of the Hussites . His bronze tombstone can still be found in Zeitz Cathedral today. He was succeeded by his nephew and since 1434 coadjutor Peter von Schleinitz .
32	Peter von Schleinitz	1434-1463	Like his predecessor, Peter came from the von Schleinitz family . The clashes with the Hussites decreased. He became involved in the Saxon fratricidal war that broke out among the Wettins . Peter tried to find a mediating position between the brothers Wilhelm III. and Friedrich II.
33	Georg von Haugwitz	1463-1463	Georg came from the von Haugwitz family . E died just twelve days after being elected bishop. In the course of his life he held high spiritual dignity and was also in the service of various princes, among others. a. he was Chancellor of the Saxon Elector Friedrich II.
34	Dietrich III. from Bocksdorf	1463-1466	Dietrich III. came from the von Bocksdorf family , whose possessions also included Zinnitz Castle . As a legal scholar he rose to the position of rector of the University of Leipzig and was also significantly involved in the negotiations between the elector and Kunz von Kauffungen , which preceded the Saxon prince robbery.
35	Heinrich II. Von Stammer	1466-1481	Heinrich II came from the von Stammern family . He increased the fortune of the diocese through income from silver mining on the Schneeberg.
36	Dietrich IV of Schönberg	1481-1492	Dietrich IV, like his successor and coadjutor Johann , came from the von Schönberg family . In addition to several high ecclesiastical dignities, he was also rector of Leipzig University in 1465 . The profitable mining of silver on the Schneeberg continued. Dietrich IV. Needed a coadjutor since 1483 and died after a long illness.
37	Johann III. from Schönberg	1492-1517	Johann III, from the von Schönberg family , had been the coadjutor of his uncle Dietrich IV von Schönberg since 1483 . After he held various high ecclesiastical dignities, Pope Innocent VIII appointed him bishop against the protest of the cathedral chapter. He put an unusually large number of family members in the spiritual offices around him.
38	Philip of the Palatinate	1517-1541	Philipp, a Wittelsbacher , was already Prince-Bishop of Freising (1498–1541) when he took the Naumburg bishop's seat. His main focus was the Freising diocese, where he successfully resisted the Peasants' War and the influence of the neighboring Bavarian dukes and developed a brisk building activity. He rarely visited the Naumburg diocese, tensions with the Reformation forces increased and he saw himself after the death of his patron Friedrich III. pushed into the strictly Catholic camp.	Contemporary work by Friedrich Hagenauer
39	Nikolaus von Amsdorf	1542-1546	Nikolaus came from the von Amsdorf family . He was the first Lutheran bishop to be installed in Germany. As a theological scholar he was the rector of the University of Wittenberg for a short time and during his time in Magdeburg he attracted attention with pamphlets against the Church loyal to the Pope, but also against the " enthusiasts " or the Baptist Melchior Hofmann . Although the cathedral chapter elected Julius von Pflug as the new bishop in 1541 , the Saxon Elector Johann Friedrich I appointed Nikolaus. The course of the Schmalkaldic War contributed to the renunciation of the bishopric. He died in 1565.	Replica of an undated painting
40	Julius von Pflug	1546-1564	Julius came from the von Pflugk family . The cathedral chapter elected him as early as 1541, but it was only after the influence of the Saxon Elector Johann Friedrich I had declined in the Schmalkaldic War that he was introduced to his office in Naumburg in 1546. At a time when opposites were raised, he was a man of balance and rapprochement, which in some cases earned him sharp criticism. He took part in religious discussions several times , helped formulate the Augsburg interim and attended the Council of Trent . He was the last bishop of Naumburg, the Bishopric was then only by Albertine Verwesern managed.

literature

• Carl Peter Lepsius : History of the bishops of the Naumburg bishopric before the Reformation. A contribution to the history of the Osterland . Verlag F. Littfas, Naumburg 1846 ( digitized version ).
• Ernst Friedrich Mooyer: Directories of the German bishops since the year 800 AD. Geb. , Minden 1854, p. 74f. ( Digitized version ).
• Friedrich Wilhelm Hermann Wagener : Article Naumburg pen . In: State and Society Lexicon 1863 . P. 241f. ( Digitized version ).
• Max Wilberg : Regent Tables - A compilation of the rulers of countries on all continents up to the beginning of the 20th century. 1987 by Transpress VEB publishing house for traffic, Berlin. Unchanged photomechanical reprint of the Frankfurt / Oder edition, 1906 ISBN 3-344-00094-2 ( digitized version of the 1906 edition ).
• Heinz Wießner: The Diocese of Naumburg 1, 2. The Diocese . In: Max Planck Institute for History (Ed.): Germania Sacra , NF 35,2, The Dioceses of the Church Province of Magdeburg . Berlin / New York 1998.

Web links

Commons : Bishops of Naumburg  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Overview of the list of bishops: Naumburg bishops (968–1564) in the Germania Sacra. In: http://naumburg.uni-goettingen.de/?page_id=250

Individual evidence

1. ^ Regina Röhner : The Saxon prince robbery - The story of Kunz of Kauffungen . Chemnitz 1993. ISBN 3-928678-11-6 , p. 67 ff.

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