Burkhard von Ellerbach

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Burkhard von Ellerbach († March 9, 1404 in Augsburg) was bishop of Augsburg from 1373 to 1404 .

Burkhard von Ellerbach was a scion of the ministerial family of the Lords of Ellerbach , originally from Erbach near Ulm , who were in the service of the Habsburgs . He was canon in Augsburg since 1355 and was after April 1, 1373 by Pope Gregory XI. elevated to the position of bishop there . This, however, required a personal initiative in Avignon to get Gregor's initial reservation out of the way.

Under Burkhard, the conflict between the Augsburg clergy and the common people reached a new high point after the patrician  - a nobleman who administered the city - was driven out. As a result, the guilds and guilds increasingly developed a position of power in Augsburg . Burkhard, however, continued to support the nobility . Tensions grew until 1381 some high-ranking clergymen were driven out of the city. When Burkhard continued to oppose the wishes of the people, an uprising broke out in 1388, in which the episcopal mint , the deanship and the bishopric were destroyed. The bishop subsequently lost almost all of his secular power.

From Burkhard it is also passed down that he resolutely opposed the influence of the Wyclifian doctrine, whose followers had reached a firm footing in Augsburg. It is known that Burkhard had five men executed who refused to renounce this doctrine.

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  1. ↑ Jörg Erdmann: The occupation of the German bishoprics. Total matrix 1294-1378 ; German Historical Institute in Rome (pdf, 283 kB); P. 29.
predecessor Office successor
John I. Schadland Bishop of Augsburg
1373-1404 		Eberhard II of Kirchberg
personal data
SURNAME Ellerbach, Burkhard von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bishop of Augsburg (1373–1404)
DATE OF BIRTH 14th Century
DATE OF DEATH March 9, 1404
Place of death augsburg