Erich I of Munster

Erich von Hoya (* around 1410; † 1458 ) was administrator of the Osnabrück diocese from 1437 to 1441 or 1442 . Between 1450 and 1457 he claimed the diocese of Münster for himself. As counter-bishop to Walram von Moers , he was one of the main characters in the Munster collegiate feud .

Life

He came from the Counts of Hoya . Erich was the son of Count Erich I (Hoya) and Helene von Braunschweig-Lüneburg . He was the brother of the Bishop of Minden Albrecht von Hoya . He studied at the University of Erfurt . In 1437 he became provost in Cologne . He held this office until 1457.

After his election as administrator of the Diocese of Osnabrück, Erich von Hoya did not prove to be capable of directing the fortunes of the Diocese and the monastery. Instead, his brother Johann von Hoya robbed the country. Johann was captured by the city of Osnabrück and imprisoned for six years. Erich was also in dispute with the cathedral chapter and the city of Osnabrück. In the power struggle between the Moers and Hoya houses for supremacy in the region, the Archbishop of Cologne, Dietrich II von Moers, was able to easily convince the Basel Council of Erich's removal. Instead, the Münster bishop Heinrich II von Moers was appointed administrator.

After the death of Bishop Heinrich II von Moers, Walram von Moers was elected Bishop of Münster, supported by his brother, Archbishop Dietrich. On the other hand, there was resistance from the camp of the Counts of Hoya, the city of Münster and some canons. This group made Johann von Hoya the canons administrator. The aim was to make Erich Bishop of Munster. The bloody Münster collegiate feud arose from the conflict between the two camps. Johann von Hoya was the actual leader, while Erich hardly played an independent role. Even after the death of Walram von Moers in 1456, Erich maintained his claim to the bishop's seat next to Konrad von Diepholz. He even moved into Munster, but the majority of the cathedral chapter chose Konrad. Both sides asked the Pope to confirm their candidates. Erich had little chance from the start, as he was a declared opponent of Pope Calixt III.

He then appointed Johann von Pfalz-Simmern, a person who was not affected by the conflict. Erich was compensated with an annual pension equal to the income of the Provost of Cologne.

literature

• Wilhelm Kohl: The dioceses of the church province Cologne. The diocese of Münster 7.3: The diocese. Berlin, 2003. Germania sacra New Series Volume 37.3 ISBN 978-3-11-017592-9 , pp. 482, 494, 764
• Wilhelm Kohl: The dioceses of the church province Cologne. The diocese of Münster 7.1: The diocese. Berlin, 1999. Germania sacra New Series Vol. 37.1 ISBN 978-3-11-016470-1 , pp. 172, 184

Web links

• Biography on erfurt-web.de ( Memento from December 17, 2007 in the Internet Archive )

predecessor	Office	successor
Johann III. from Diepholz	Bishop of Osnabrück (administrator) 1437–1442	Heinrich II of Moers
Heinrich II of Moers	Counterbishop of Munster 1450–1457	Johann von Pfalz-Simmern