Boemund II of Saarbrücken

Trier Cathedral Treasury, ring from the grave of Archbishop Boemund II, with portrait medallion on the reverse

Boemund von Saarbrücken († February 10, 1367 in Saarburg ) from the Alsatian family von Ettendorf was from 1354 to 1362 as Boemund II. Archbishop and Elector of Trier .

Life

After Baldwin of Luxemburg's death, he was unanimously elected as his successor. Only after several weeks of hesitation did he accept the election and received confirmation from Pope Innocent VI on May 2, 1354 . , although this had reserved the occupation of the Trier chair. Already at an advanced age, he was more interested in peace and piety than in the business of war. The grace of the Pope and the Emperor, especially the aftermath of Baldwin's powerful regiment, seemed to favor him. In fact, he protected the calm of his electorate through land peace alliances and agreements with Gerlach of Mainz , Wilhelm of Cologne , Ruprecht of the Palatinate , with the Lords of Lorraine , Luxembourg and other neighboring princes, concluded settlements with Count Heinrich von over disputes and war indemnities Veldenz , with Wenzel von Luxemburg , with the lords of Blankenheim , von Schöneck , von Monclair, with Johann I. von Westerburg and many others. He preserved the great feudal power of his church, built new fortresses, for example the Theurenburg ("Mouse") over Wellmich . He also took part in imperial business, took part in the Diets of 1356 in Nuremberg and Metz when the golden bull was erected . This confirmed the archbishops of Trier, the Elector dignity and Erzamt the arch-chancellor of Burgundy . In 1360 he allied himself with Charles IV against Herr zu Wirtenberg and in 1362 opposed the Duke of Austria in Nuremberg because of their anti-imperial activities (forgery of the Privilegium Maius ). He was also active in spiritual matters, supported by the Auxiliary Bishop Nikolaus von Akkon, reformed several monasteries and urged the clergy to "behave piscally". Despite his efforts for peace he had to fight against Count Johann III. von Sponheim , against Arnold von Blankenheim, against Philipp von Isenburg and others to take up arms. Because of increasing weakness he appointed Kuno von Falkenstein to his coadjutor on April 4, 1360 and resigned in his favor in May 1362 with the archbishopric. He died on February 10, 1367 in Saarburg and was buried in Trier Cathedral.

literature

• Alexander Dominicus:  Boemund II of Saarbrücken . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1876, p. 29 f. (Based on this Wikipedia article)
• Richard Laufner:  Boëmund II of Ettendorf-Warnesberg (Warsberg). In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 2, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1955, ISBN 3-428-00183-4 , p. 402 f. ( Digitized version ).
• Michael Pezold: The pontificate of Archbishop Boemund II of Trier (1354-1362) and the monastery system after his resignation (1362-1367). Studies on imperial, territorial and administrative history . (= European university publications; series 3; vol. 806). 2nd Edition. Lang, Frankfurt am Main 2007, ISBN 978-3-631-56349-6 (also dissertation, Fernuniversität Hagen 1997)

Web links

• Boemund II of Saarbrücken in the Saarland biographies

predecessor	Office	successor
Baldwin of Luxembourg	Elector Archbishop of Trier 1354–1362	Kuno II of Falkenstein