Eckard von Dersch
Eckard von Dersch , often also Ders (* around 1324 ; † 14 May 1405 in Ladenburg ) was Bishop of Worms from 1371 until his death in 1405 .
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He came from the north Hessian noble family von Dersch and acquired the academic degree of a baccalaureus in theology. He became friends with the French Cardinal Raymond de Canillac (1300-1372).
In the 1360s Dersch is mentioned as a member of the cathedral chapters of Mainz and Speyer, he was also the monastery propst of St. Viktor in front of Mainz and had a benefice at the monastery of St. Peter and Alexander in Aschaffenburg .
When the Worms Bishop Johann Schadland moved to Augsburg in 1371 , the cathedral chapter chose him as his successor. At that time he was also the provost of St. Paul in Worms . Pope Gregory XI. then appointed Eckard von Dersch on August 11, 1371 Bishop of Worms. He was a preferred candidate of the Pope and also of Emperor Charles IV. When his son Wenzel was elected German King on June 10, 1376 in Frankfurt am Main, Bishop Dersch was personally present and was subsequently twice as consiliarius (commissioner) of the king sent to the Pope. During the second trip to Rome, the Bishop of Worms witnessed the tumultuous riots on the occasion of the election of Pope Urban VI. , 1378.
The bishop found himself in violent disputes with the city of Worms because of deliberately levied duties and taxes for the clergy. In this context, urban mercenaries plundered the Cyriakus pen and abused clergy in 1385 , which is why the Pope imposed the interdict on the city. In 1386 there was an agreement between the two parties and the interdict was extinguished, but was renewed by the bishop after the conflict flared up in 1404 and continued after his death.
Nikolaus von Wiesbaden , who later became Bishop of Speyer, was under Eckard von Dersch Domkustos von Worms; both were friends. Nikolaus von Wiesbaden, advisor to Elector Ruprecht I of the Palatinate , initiated the so-called Urban Federation together with him at the Frankfurt Reichstag in 1376. He served in support of Pope Urban VI. against his adversary Clemens VII in the Great Western Schism . Eckard von Dersch also belonged to this group, published a pamphlet in support of the Pope in 1383 and ordained Nikolaus von Wiesbaden on July 12, 1388, after the pontiff had appointed him pastor of Speyer.
The theologian Heinrich von Langenstein (1325-1397), a strong defender of Pope Urban, was also friends with Bishop Dersch. Because of the schism he had to leave the Paris Sorbonne University , since it was affiliated with the other side, and found refuge in the diocese of Worms in 1383 and 1384, respectively.
From the circle around Nikolaus von Wiesbaden, Heinrich von Langenstein and Eckard von Dersch apparently the suggestion for the foundation of the University of Heidelberg (1386) by Elector Ruprecht I came from. It should be a spiritual center in the struggle against the schism and the Avignon antipapacy. The Chancellery of the new university was in the dignity of the Worms cathedral dean coupled, at that time, Conrad of Gelnhausen (1320-1390), a confidant of the bishop Dersch and the same school of thought as belonging. The magazine Ruperto Carola , an official publication of the Heidelberg University, names Eckard von Dersch an intellectual co-founder and sponsor of the university.
Dietmar Wale von Waldeck, the nephew of Bishop Eckard, acted as his vicar general, later also as canon in Speyer. Two other nephews of the Worms shepherd, Johannes and Heinrich von Dersch, also officiated as canons in Speyer.
Bishop Eckard von Dersch died on May 14, 1405. The Wormatiensis Chronici by Georg Helwich 1614 names Ladenburg as the place of death. He was buried in silence, without any external celebrations, in the choir of the Worms Cathedral , as the interdict was still ongoing over the city. He was succeeded by Matthew of Krakow , also a strict defender of Roman obedience to the Pope .
literature
- Friedhelm Jürgensmeier: The diocese of Worms from Roman times to its dissolution in 1801 , pages 113-122, Echter Verlag, Würzburg, 1997, ISBN 3-429-01876-5
- Georg Helwich : Wormatiensis Chronici , 1614, page 40; Scan from the source
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Individual evidence
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Johann I. Schadland |
Bishop of Worms 1371–1405 |
Matthew of Krakow |
Raugraf Eberhard I. | Raugraf Friedrich I. | Simon von Schöneck | Eberhard II von Strahlberg | Raugraf Emicho I. | Eberwin I. von Kronberg | Emmerich von Schöneck | Henry III. by Daun | Conrad IV of Schöneck | Gerlach von Erbach (double election: candidate for the cathedral chapter) | Salmann Cleman (double election: candidate of the Pope) | Dietrich Bayer von Boppard | Johann I. Schadland | Eckard von Dersch | Matthew of Krakow | Johann II of Fleckenstein | Eberhard III. from Stettenberg | Friedrich II. Von Domeneck | Ludwig von Ast | Reinhard I. von Sickingen | Johann III. by Dalberg | Reinhard II of Rüppurr | Heinrich IV., Count Palatine near the Rhine | Dietrich II of Bettendorf | Georg von Schönenberg | Philip I of Rodenstein | Philip II. Kratz von Scharfenstein
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dersch, Eckard von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ders, Eckard von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Worms |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1324 |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 14, 1405 |
| Place of death | Ladenburg |