Eberhard II of Hirnheim

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Bishop Eberhard II of Hirnheim

Eberhard II von Hirnheim (* 1494 - † July 4, 1560 ) was bishop of the Eichstätt diocese and prince-bishop of the Eichstätt diocese from 1552 to 1560.

origin

Eberhard II came from the Swabian noble family von Hürnheim . The headquarter that gives it its name is Hürnheim with Niederhaus Castle , today part of the Ederheim community in the Swabian district of Donau-Ries . Family members were already in close contact with the Hohenstaufen as noble free ones in the 13th century . A few decades after Eberhard's death, the male line died out in 1585.

He was the son of Bero von Hirnheim and his wife Agnes von Ehingen , daughter of the knight Georg von Ehingen (1428–1508).

His brother Johann Sebastian von Hirnheim († 1555) worked as an assessor (judge) at the Imperial Court of Justice in Speyer and was buried in the cloister of the Speyer Cathedral . The brother Georg († 1537) held the dean of dean of the prince provost of Ellwangen .

A precious epitaph in the crypt chapel of the Catholic parish church Mariä Himmelfahrt zu Hochaltingen , a district of Fremdingen near Donauwörth, commemorates the paternal grandparents Eberhard von Hirnheim and Anna von Hohenrechberg .

Live and act

All three brothers mentioned enrolled in 1514 to study at the University of Bologna .

Eberhard embarked on a spiritual career, became archdeacon in the Archdiocese of Salzburg , as well as canons in Augsburg , Freising and Eichstätt. As a result of his work in the Archdiocese of Salzburg, he officiated from 1539 as pastor of Engelsberg near Traunstein , from 1547 also as pastor of Thalgau in the Salzkammergut. There the memory of him is cherished to the present; In 2012 a memorial concert was held in Thalgau in his honor.

On December 22, 1552, he was unanimously elected Bishop of Eichstätt. He was a patron of the liturgy and published a new diocesan brevier . With his assistance, a peace treaty was reached in 1556 between the Reich Prelature of Berchtesgaden (from 1559 Prince Provosty Berchtesgaden ) and the Prince Archbishopric of Salzburg , which became known as the "Eichstätter Compromise". In 1557 he acquired the Bechthal castle and lordship for the bishopric , of which it previously had only part ownership.

Epitaph and coat of arms

Episcopal coat of arms from its epitaph

The epitaph of the prince-bishop is in Eichstätt Cathedral . It shows crucifixion and resurrection as central motifs. The inscription indicates that the bishop died at the age of 65 years and 6 months.

The prince-bishop's coat of arms, which is also on the epitaph, is usually square as a personal coat of arms of a bishop . The coat of arms of the diocese with the crook and the family coat of arms of those of Hürnheim, a deer antler , are shown alternately . An unknown heart shield is still attached to the coat of arms .

literature

Web links

Commons : Eberhard II. Von Hirnheim  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ottmar Friedrich Heinrich Schönhuth: Collection for customers of German prehistory in all relationships , Schwäbisch Hall, 1848, page 34 (page 2 of the 3rd chapter); Digital scan
  2. ^ Konrad von Busch and Franz Xaver Glasschröder : Choir Rules and Younger Sea Book of the Old Speyer Cathedral Chapter , Speyer 1923, pages 283 and 284
  3. ^ Certificate of appointment to the pastor of Engelsberg, 1539
  4. ↑ Press release on the concert in honor of the bishop ( Memento from December 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  5. ↑ Manfred Feulner : Berchtesgaden. History of the country and its people. P. 92.
  6. ^ Johann Samuel Publication : General Encyclopedia of Sciences and Arts , Brockhaus Verlag Leipzig, 1831, Second Section, Part 8, Page 386; Digital scan
predecessor Office successor
Moritz von Hutten Bishop of Eichstätt
1552 - 1560 		Martin von Schaumberg
personal data
SURNAME Eberhard II of Hirnheim
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prince-Bishop of Eichstätt
DATE OF BIRTH 1494
DATE OF DEATH 4th July 1560