Dietrich III. from Bocksdorf
Dietrich III. von Bocksdorf (also Boxdorf, Bogsdorf, Buxtorff, Bucksdorff, Buchesdorf, Buckenstorff, Buckensdorf, Buckinsdorff) (* in Zinnitz ; † March 9, 1466 in Zeitz ) was rector of the University of Leipzig in 1439 and bishop of Naumburg from 1463 to 1466 .
Life
Dietrich III. came from the noble von Bocksdorf family . Zinnitz Castle also belonged to the family . He first studied in Leipzig and continued his legal studies in Perugia . As rector of the University of Leipzig , he tried to reform from 1439 and was probably involved in the formulation of the oldest statutes of the law faculty. Dietrich III. was a wealthy person: In addition to his family property, he received income from his work at the university and also from benefices . He was also very active as a lawyer, arbitrator and consultant. In the negotiations of the Kunz von Kauffungenwith the elector Friedrich II. , who preceded the Saxon prince robbery, he took an influential position in favor of the elector as legal advisor and judge. In 1448 he bought a piece of land in the city of Leipzig . The building he built at Burgstrasse 19, later part of the Thüringer Hof , was one of the city's most important architectural monuments and was destroyed in the Second World War.
With the support of the Saxon Elector Friedrich II , he was elected Bishop of Naumburg, where he had been a canon since 1445 . There was a permanent close relationship with the Wettins .
He died of a stroke in the early afternoon of March 9, 1466 . Preparations were made to bury him in Zeitz, and finally he found his burial place in Naumburg Cathedral . Parts of his bronze grave plate have been preserved.
literature
- Gertrud Schubart-Fikentscher : Dietrich III. from Bocksdorf. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1957, ISBN 3-428-00184-2 , p. 683 ( digitized version ).
- Theodor Muther : Bocksdorf, Dietrich von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 2, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, p. 789 f.
- Heinz Wießner: The Diocese of Naumburg 1 - The Diocese 2 . (= Germania Sacra ; NF 35.2). Berlin / New York 1998, pp. 909-919 ( digitized version ).
- Marek Wejwoda: Dietrich von Bocksdorf (1405 / 10–1466). A Niederlausitzer as a legal scholar and university professor. In: Niederlausitz Studies . Issue 35, 2009, pp. 26–59.
- Marek Wejwoda: Dietrich von Bocksdorf and his books. Reconstruction, development and content focus of a late medieval scholarly library. Leipzig 2014 ( writings from the university library 31) ISBN 978-3-86583-785-1 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Regina Röhner : The Saxon prince robbery - The story of Kunz of Kauffungen . Chemnitz 1993, ISBN 3-928678-11-6 , p. 67 ff.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Georg von Haugwitz |
Bishop of Naumburg 1463–1466 |
Heinrich II. Von Stammer |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dietrich III. from Bocksdorf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Naumburg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 14th century or 15th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zinnitz |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 9, 1466 |
| Place of death | Time |