Friedrich von Blankenheim

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Friedrich von Blankenheim (* around 1355 on the Kasselburg ; † 1423 at the Ter Horst Castle near Utrecht ) was as Friedrich II. Bishop of Strasbourg and then as Friedrich III. Bishop of Utrecht .

Friedrich von Blankenheim came from an old noble family in the Eifel , whose family castle is located above the town of the same name . The first knights of this name appear in the early 12th century. As a youth he became a canon in Strasbourg and studied law in Paris .

Bishop of Strasbourg

The diocese of Strasbourg, which he entered barely 20 years of age by virtue of a papal bull dated September 1373, has been in a desolate state, especially since 1369. There were both disputes between members of the cathedral chapter and armed conflicts with the city of Strasbourg over its civil liberties. The first decade of his time as bishop was marked by the devastation of 200 villages and the desertification of the country roads. On the other hand, he was able to successfully acquire important property rights for the diocese on the right bank of the Rhine; z. B. Haslach in the Kinzig valley and the Gengenbach silver mines .

Through an alliance with the Margrave of Baden , the Count of Württemberg , the Lord of Lichtenberg and other noble houses of the Rhine Valley, he tried to break the power of the city, which was ostracized by the emperor. In a wide area, north and south of Strasbourg, the villages were occupied, looted or burned; major and minor skirmishes and attacks, battles over the Strasbourg Rhine bridge mark the episodes of the protracted war. Since a victory over the city did not succeed and Frederick could not fulfill the obligations he had entered into towards his allies, his position became untenable.

Therefore he took over on behalf of King Wenceslas and Pope Boniface IX. 1393 the diocese of Utrecht .

Bishop of Utrecht

There he worked as Friedrich III. so beneficial that he has been called one of the most important bishops. He secured the secular and financial basis of the diocese and arranged the jurisdiction. To improve pastoral care, he held numerous synods, had new parish churches built, reformed the monasteries and supported the Windesheim canons . Here he renounced the county of Blankenheim in favor of a niece Elisabeth von Boer . Friedrich was an active prince whose qualities as a warrior and statesman benefited his country in many ways until his last years. From 1399 to 1405 he had the Maria Magdalena monastery built in Wijk bij Duurstede and settled it with sisters from the Schönensteinbach monastery .

The judgments of earlier and later chroniclers and historians of these prelates are highly divergent. There is agreement only about his knowledge of canon law and his affability. In the war against Strasbourg he was, it seems, ill-advised by his immediate surroundings.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Catalogus van de archieven van de kleine kapittelen en kloosters  - Internet Archive
predecessor Office successor
Imer from Ramstein Bishop of Basel
1391-1393 		Konrad Münch from Landskron
Florence from Wevelinghoven Bishop of Utrecht
1393–1423 		Zweder van Culemborg
personal data
SURNAME Blankenheim, Friedrich von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Blankenheim, Friedrich II. Von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bishop of Strasbourg and Utrecht
DATE OF BIRTH around 1355
PLACE OF BIRTH Kasselburg
DATE OF DEATH 1423
Place of death Utrecht