Friedrich III. from Zollern
Friedrich III. von Zollern († July 29/30, 1436 in Gottlieben ) was Bishop of Constance from 1434 to 1436 .
family
Friedrich von Zollern was one of six children from the marriage of Count Friedrich XI. von Hohenzollern-Hechingen and Adelheid, daughter of Count Hugo von Fürstenberg in Zindelstein. Well-known brothers were Friedrich XII. and Eitel Friedrich I.
Life
Friedrich von Zollern was the imperial councilor of Sigismund , the emperor's envoy to the Grand Master of the Teutonic Order Paul von Rusdorf in 1433 and canon in Strasbourg. Friedrich was able to convince the Constance canons with a "considerable personal thing", who on November 15, 1433 agreed to a transfer of the heavily indebted diocese. On September 6, 1434, the approval was given by Pope Eugene IV.
He succeeded Otto III on September 6, 1434 . von Hachberg in the episcopate. In accordance with the order issued by the Council of Basel in 1433 , he invited the clergy to a diocesan synod in Constance on May 30, 1435. It is not known whether Zollern held the announced second synod in May 1436 or not. Just three months later on 29./30. In July 1436 he died at Gottlieben Castle. Friedrich von Zollern was buried in the Constance Minster .
On August 4, 1436, Heinrich von Hewen succeeded him as Bishop of Constance.
coat of arms
In addition to the diocese coat of arms, the quartered Zollern shield in black and silver and the golden Zollern deer in red.
Individual evidence
- ↑ G. Braun: "Journal for the History of the Upper Rhine, Volume 100", 1952, page 70
- ↑ Elmar L. Kuhn : "The Bishops of Konstanz, Volume 1", Gessler 1988
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Otto III. from Hachberg |
Bishop of Constance 1434–1436 |
Heinrich von Hewen |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zollern, Friedrich III. from |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Constance (1434–1436) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 14th century or 15th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 30, 1436 |
| Place of death | Love God |