Burchard III. (Magdeburg)

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Burchard III. , also Burkhard III. , († September 21, 1325 in Magdeburg ) was Archbishop of Magdeburg from 1307 to 1325 . He was Count von Schraplau .

Life

Burchard came from the Schraplau branch of the noble lords of Querfurt . His father of the same name died in 1303, his mother Oda was a Countess von Buchau. Both father and son were nicknamed Lappe .

After the death of Archbishop Heinrich in 1307, Burchard, who is documented as a Magdeburg scholastic in 1301 and had been a member of the cathedral chapter since at least 1294 , was elected archbishop. When he received the pallium from Pope Clement V , he returned to Magdeburg at the beginning of May 1308. He is considered a man of ruthless energy, whose endeavor was to raise and strengthen the power of the archbishopric and the archbishop in every way outward and inward. The city of Magdeburg soon got into violent problems with him because of the imposition of new taxes, especially on beer, despite the fact that it had given him handsome gifts immediately after his election and then again after his return and also supported him on a procession against the archbishopric ministers to Neugattersleben Dispute. His ruthless behavior also caused him difficulties from other quarters.

As early as 1308 he and the archbishops of Mainz, Cologne and Trier had been commissioned by Pope Clemens V to initiate an investigation into the temple lords. The bull of December 10, 1310 stipulated that he should sequester the goods of the temple masters located in and near the Magdeburg diocese until further orders.

In 1311 new disputes must have broken out between him and the city of Magdeburg. A large part of the salt pans in Salt , about two miles away, belonged to citizens of Magdeburg. Until then, salt manufacture and export had been tax-free. Burchard now charged both with a levy, built a fortress in Salze and from here damaged the Magdeburg residents in many ways. Festivals were also set up in other towns close to Magdeburg. Many citizens were captured by him and only set free for a high ransom.

As Burchard III. On August 29, 1325, coming from his Wolmirstedt Castle , entered Magdeburg, he was tied up and carefully guarded in his palace. On the night of September 21st, at the instigation of the council, he was taken to the new council cellar, where his guards killed him. The city of Magdeburg was banned for this act. - The body of Burchard was not buried until August 19, 1326 in Magdeburg Cathedral.

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predecessor Office successor
Heinrich II of Anhalt Archbishop of Magdeburg
1307–1325
Heideke von Erffa