Friedrich III. from Leuchtenberg

Friedrich III. in the Pontifical Gundekarianum

Friedrich III. von Leuchtenberg († March 27, 1329 at Holnstein Castle near Berching ) was Prince-Bishop of Eichstätt from 1328 to 1329.

origin

Friedrich III. came from the dynasty of the Landgraves von Leuchtenberg . The name-giving headquarters in Leuchtenberg is today in the district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab in the Upper Palatinate . Friedrich III. was the son of Friedrich II and Elisabeth, a daughter of Count Rapoto II von Ortenburg .

Life

Friedrich was first abbot of the Ebrach monastery and was taken over by Pope Johannes XXII. appointed the new bishop of Eichstätt. After his return from the curia , Eichstatt citizens and clergy prevented the bishop's entry. He was therefore forced to choose Holnstein Castle near Berching as his stay .

He died in the castle and was buried in the crypt of the Leuchtenbergers in the Waldsassen monastery church . The tombstone, which no longer exists, was described by Kaspar Brusch and Wiguleus Hund in the 16th century .

literature

• Alfred Wendehorst : The diocese of Eichstätt. Volume 1: The row of bishops until 1535 . Berlin 2006, ISBN 978-3-11-018971-1 , pp. 157–158 (= Germania Sacra - New Series 45).

predecessor	Office	successor
Hermann II.	Abbot of Ebrach 1306-1328	Albert von Anfeld

predecessor	Office	successor
Gebhard III. from Graisbach	Bishop of Eichstätt 1328–1329	Heinrich V. Schenk von Reicheneck