Emich from Leiningen

Emich von Leiningen († April 20, 1328 ) was Bishop of Speyer from 1314 to 1328.

Emich von Leiningen, in some sources also Emicho , came from the Counts of Leiningen , who repeatedly provided bishops in Speyer. He was the son of Count Friedrich IV. Von Leiningen, royal bailiff in Speyergau .

Apparently, Emich was appointed bishop by the Archbishop of Mainz in order to reduce the influence of the Habsburgs in the diocese. Tensions with the cathedral chapter went so far that he had to force himself into the cathedral with armed servants.

Emich gave Ludwig to Bavaria on his Italian campaign together with the Eichstätter Bishop Gebhard III. von Graisbach the anointing as king of Lombardy . Since he was a partisan of Ludwig's judgments from Pope Johannes XXII. not published, he was excommunicated in 1327 .

The prince-bishop's coat of arms is usually quartered . The fields of the coat of arms alternate with the family coat of arms of the von Leiningen family and the coat of arms of the diocese of Speyer, a silver cross on a blue background. The family coat of arms of the Counts of Leiningen are three red-armored silver eagles (2: 1) on a blue background.

literature

Hans Ammerich : The diocese of Speyer and its history , Volume 2: From the Staufer period (1125) to the beginning of the 16th century ; Kehl am Rhein 1999; ISBN 3-927095-44-3 , pp. 23-24.
Friedrich Oswald: Leiningen, to. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 14, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1985, ISBN 3-428-00195-8 , pp. 142-144 ( digitized version ). (Family item)

Individual evidence

↑ Genealogical page of the University of Erlangen on the person
^ Alfred Wendehorst : The diocese of Eichstätt. Volume 1: The row of bishops until 1535 . Series: Germania Sacra - New Episode 45 . Berlin 2006. ISBN 978-3-11-018971-1 . Pp. 154-156.

predecessor	Office	successor
Sigibodo II of Lichtenberg	Bishop of Speyer 1314–1328	Berthold von Buchegg

personal data
SURNAME	Emich from Leiningen
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Emicho von Leiningen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Bishop of Speyer
DATE OF BIRTH	13th Century
DATE OF DEATH	April 20, 1328

[1] Genealogical page of the University of Erlangen on the person

[2] Alfred Wendehorst : The diocese of Eichstätt. Volume 1: The row of bishops until 1535 . Series: Germania Sacra - New Episode 45 . Berlin 2006. ISBN 978-3-11-018971-1 . Pp. 154-156.