Burchard von Oberg
Burchard von Oberg († February 23, 1573 ) was Prince-Bishop of Hildesheim from 1557 to 1573 .
Life
Oberg came from a family of ministers , the Lords of Oberg . His father was the knight of the same name. He fell in 1522 during the Hildesheim collegiate feud . His mother came from the von Steinberg family . Before the Reformation took hold in the city of Hildesheim in 1542, Oberg was dean of the St. Andreas monastery . From 1553 he officiated as cathedral dean . Contrary to the advancing Reformation movement, he remained Catholic. Favored by Duke Heinrich the Younger from Brunswick , who did not want a bishop from a powerful family, he was elected bishop on March 31, 1557.
Due to disputes with the city of Hildesheim and the cathedral chapter , it did not move into the city at first. Instead, he lived at Wohldenberg Castle . With the help of the ducal he conquered the Marienburg from the cathedral chapter in 1559 . It was not until 1562 that an agreement was reached with the chapter. In the election surrender , however, he had to acknowledge the control of the chapter over the Marienburg.
Burchard tried hard to maintain the remnants of Catholicism against the background of a divided clergy and a small number of believers and to build it up again. He officially gave up the possessions that had already been completely lost by Protestantism in order to secure those still in Catholic hands. He tried to restore the discipline in the monasteries and monasteries.
He managed to win Steuerwald back for the monastery. The city of Peine and the Great Abbey were lost. The latter became Protestant from 1568.
He promised the city of Hildesheim that Protestant services would be held. The dispute arose in 1562 over a beer excise . The citizens successfully appealed to Emperor Maximilian , which resulted in a compromise. Freedom of belief was also guaranteed in 1562 and 1564 for the areas outside the city of Hildesheim. In order to restore the state order, he issued a new police order.
From 1567, Oberg made contact with the Duchy of Bavaria . His aim was to find a coadjutor and a possible successor. Indeed, the cathedral chapter elected Bavarian princes as bishops for the next two centuries. Last but not least, the ties to Bavaria made it possible to retain the Catholic monastery in a predominantly Protestant environment.
Individual evidence
literature
- Wilhelm Wachsmuth: History of the bishopric and city of Hildesheim. Hildesheim, 1863 p. 162ff.
- Konrad Algermissen: Burchard von Oberg. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1957, ISBN 3-428-00184-2 , p. 25 f. ( Digitized version ).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Frederick of Denmark |
Bishop of Hildesheim 1557 - 1573 |
Ernst of Bavaria |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Burchard von Oberg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Hildesheim |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15th century or 16th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 23, 1573 |