Christoph von Rotenhan
Christoph von Rotenhan (* before 1424; † September 22, 1436 ) was Bishop of Lebus .
Life
Christoph von Rotenhan had the academic degree of Dr. iur. and Dr. iur. can. and came from the Bamberg area. He was provost of St. Gumbertus in Ansbach . Although the Lubusz cathedral chapter had elected Peter von Burgsdorff as bishop, Rotenhan was able to assert himself as confidante of the Brandenburg Elector Friedrich I and obtained papal confirmation on October 11, 1424.
During his term of office, numerous villages, the Fürstenwalder Cathedral, the Carthusian monastery in Frankfurt (Oder) , the Müncheburg as well as the city and castle Lebus were destroyed by the Hussites . In 1433 he took part in the Basel Council and in 1434 consecrated his brother Anton von Rotenhan as Bishop of Bamberg . In 1435 he settled border disputes between the town of Landsberg an der Warthe and Poland. After his death he was buried in the Fürstenwald Cathedral.
literature
- Jan Copyc : Art. Christoph von Rotenhan († 1436). 1424–1436 Bishop of Lebus . In Erwin Gatz (ed.): The Bishops of the Holy Roman Empire 1198–1448. A biographical lexicon . Vol. 1: 1198-1448 . Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-428-10303-3 , p. 344.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Johann von Waldow |
Bishop of Lebus 1424–1436 |
Peter von Burgsdorff |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rotenhan, Christoph von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rotenhan, Christof von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Lebus |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1424 |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 22, 1436 |