Dietrich von Stechow

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Grave slab in the Museum for Brandenburg Church and Cultural History of the Middle Ages in Ziesar with a representation of Bishop Dietrich III.

Dietrich von Stechow († 1472 ) was called Dietrich III. Bishop of the Diocese of Brandenburg and as this prince-bishop of the Hochstift Brandenburg . He ruled from 1459 until his death.

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Dietrich IV's episcopal seal, museum for Brandenburg church and cultural history of the Middle Ages in Ziesar

Dietrich came from the Brandenburg noble house von Stechow . He had a brother Henning von Stechow. In 1435 Dietrich von Stechow was a student ( scholis ) at an unnamed university . For the winter semester of 1439/40 he was enrolled as frater and canonicus Brandenburgensis at the University of Leipzig .

In 1451 von Stechow was described as provost of the Brandenburg Cathedral and councilor of the Elector of Brandenburg Friedrich II . Around 1453 provost Dietrich von Stechow excommunicated the archbishop of Magdeburg Friedrich III together with the Stendal provost Johann Eichendorf as conservators of the Havelberg monastery . , after he had previously excommunicated the bishop of the diocese of Havelberg Konrad von Lintorff because of the Wilsnacker miracle hosts. Pope Nicholas V intervened and lifted the excommunications.

Ziesar Bishop's Castle

After the death of Bishop Stephan Bodecker on February 15, 1459, Elector Friedrich II made use of his papal nomination privilege and appointed his adviser and loyal Dietrich von Stechow bishop without having him formally elected by the cathedral chapter . The appointment was confirmed by Pope Pius II on April 27, 1459. The coronation took place in Cölln . The consecration of Bishop Dietrich IV took the Magdeburg Archbishop Friedrich III. in front. Main residence of Dietrich III. was the episcopal castle Ziesar . In the following years he issued several episcopal statutes . In 1460, Bishop Dietrich III declared that those who contributed to the construction of the church of St. Nikolai in Berlin , which was in danger of collapsing, would be granted a 40-day indulgence within a year .

In the War of the Szczecin Succession between Brandenburg and Pommern-Wolgast , which lasted from 1464 to 1472, Dietrich von Stechow was one of the ambassadors of Brandenburg Elector Friedrich II and Margrave Albrecht Achilles . 1466 belehnte the bishop the Saxon Elector Ernst example, with the castles and places Gottau and Elbenau and became lord of the Saxon electors. Dietrich IV was granted a dispensation in 1470 by Pope Paul II for his participation in military campaigns in the War of the Szczecin Succession and for "raids and raids, as well as arson in holy places" . In May 1470, after Frederick II's abdication in the spring of 1470, he was appointed one of the governors of the Mark Brandenburg for the margrave and from October 1470 new elector Albrecht Achilles, who was in business at Plassenburg in Kulmbach , Franconia , as long as he was not in Country was. Albrecht Achilles asked Dietrich III. in October 1470 for a loan of 2000 guilders to cover war-related costs. Dietrich III granted at least 1000 guilders , which were repaid in 1471.

Dietrich von Stechow died in 1472. The exact date of death is not known. The last certificate he issued is dated January 31st. Bishop Dietrich III. was the only Brandenburg bishop whose burial place was usually the Brandenburg Cathedral to be buried in the castle chapel of St. Peter and Paul in Ziesar , which he built.

Bishop named Dietrich

  • Dietrich (Brandenburg) is only mentioned as Dietrich in the Germania-sacra . Although he won the election as Bishop of Brandenburg, but received papal approval, some researchers still call him Dietrich I.
  • Dietrich von Kothe is mentioned in the Germania-sacra as Dietrich I., but is called Dietrich II by some researchers
  • Dietrich von der Schulenburg is mentioned in the Germania-sacra as Dietrich II, but is called Dietrich III by some researchers. called
  • Dietrich von Stechow is named Dietrich III in the Germania-sacra . called, but is called Dietrich IV by some researchers
  • Dietrich von Hardenberg is mentioned in the Germania-sacra as Dietrich IV, but is called Dietrich V. by some researchers

literature

  • Mario Müller: Dietrich von Stechow, Bishop of Brandenburg 1459–1472. Regesta on the Vita and the episcopate. In: Sascha Bütow, Peter Riedel, Uwe Tersp (eds.): The Middle Ages ended yesterday. Contributions to the national, cultural and religious history. Heinz-Dieter Heimann on his 65th birthday. Lukas Verlag, Berlin 2014, ISBN 978-3-86732-188-4 , pp. 89-120.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Germania-scara , accessed on July 6, 2017
predecessor Office successor
Stephan Bishop of Brandenburg
1459–1472 		Arnold
personal data
SURNAME Dietrich von Stechow
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dietrich III.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bishop of Brandenburg (1459–1472)
DATE OF BIRTH 14th century or 15th century
DATE OF DEATH 1472