Friedrich von Laubenberg

Friedrich von Laubenberg , as Prince Abbot: Friedrich VII. Von Laubenberg OSB (* possibly on Alt-Laubenberg ; † May 6, 1434 ) was Prince Abbot of the Prince Abbey of Kempten from 1405 until his death .

Life

Monk & Custos

Friedrich von Laubenberg was born as a child of Elisabeth von Wal (also: von Waal ) and Heinrich von Laubenberg - Vogt of the Kempten Monastery. He was probably accepted into the Kempten monastery at the behest of his father. In 1389 Friedrich von Laubenberg was appointed custodian . From then on, he was responsible for organizing the choral service , visiting the monastery buildings and taking care of their maintenance.

Appointment as Prince Abbot of Kempten

On October 25, 1405, Prince Abbot von Kempten Friedrich von Hirschdorf died . The convent , consisting of the capitulars Dietrich von Raitnau (or: von Haitnau), Friedrich von Laubenberg, Erhard von Schwabelsberg, Heinrich von Laupheim and Johann von Wiler (or: Johanna von Weiler), elected Friedrich von Laubenberg on October 26, 1405 new prince of Kempten. Together with Dietrich von Raitnau, the representative of the convent, he went to Bishop Marquard von Randegg in Constance to have the election confirmed. He confirmed the choice and instructed the dean of Isny to take care of the appointment of the new prince abbot of Kempten. Finally, the then Roman-German King Ruprecht of the Palatinate appointed Friedrich von Laubenberg as Prince Abbot of Kempten.

On January 8, 1406, Pope Innocent VII declared the election null and void "since he had reserved the occupation of the abbey himself if it was done". After the confirmation of the election was discovered in the Roman Curia , the Pope finally appointed Friedrich von Laubenberg as Prince Abbot of Kempten, "so that the abbey does not come to harm through lengthy settlement". Before that, he had to swear before the bishops of Constance and Augsburg to be obedient to the Pope in Rome . The tax for the appointment should be paid in installments to the Vatican , since the abbey was heavily in debt.

Prince Abbot of Kempten

In the early years of Friedrich von Laubenberg as Prince Abbot of Kempten, up to three popes were in office in Rome at the same time. Friedrich von Laubenberg turned to Alexander V and later to Johannes XXIII with his concerns . , both of which are later counted as antipopes . Alexander V ordered the bishop of Chur , the abbot of Petershausen and the dean of St. Moritz in Augsburg to prevent the Kemptner abbot "from being impaired in his rights and property." From John XXIII. In 1413 he was given the privilege to carry a portable altar with him.

Friedrich von Laubenberg took an active part in the Council of Constance , at which, through his influence, the provincial chapter of the Benedictine order in the Mainz church province was decided. The chapter took place from February 28 to May 19, 1417 in Petershausen Monastery. A reform of the relaxed morals of all monasteries of the order was discussed. The Kemptner prince abbot promised to accept this reform within a year and took over the chairmanship of the next chapter of the Benedictine monasteries of the Diocese of Constance . However, there was no fundamental reform because the convent lords were unwilling to "give up their own apartments, which they lived in contrary to the rules of the order, and to return to life together".

The high standard of living of the canons brought financial hardship to the Kempten prince abbey. With the support of King Sigismund , Friedrich von Laubenberg applied to Pope Martin V for the incorporation of the parishes Heimertingen and Woringen in order to improve the financial situation of the prince abbey. This was granted on March 7, 1418 by the Pope and the material situation of the monastery was improved. At the same time, the Pope took the monastery under his protection.

In 1419 the monastery was exempted by Pope Martin V and thus placed directly under the Vatican. That is, the prince abbey was no longer under the jurisdiction of the diocesan bishop. From then on, the administration of internal monastery affairs was subject only to the abbot. The bishop was only allowed to visit the monastery with the abbot's approval.

Conflicts with the imperial city

Friedrich von Laubenberg always tried to increase the ownership of the monastery and to protect his rights, which led to conflicts with the neighboring imperial city of Kempten . Already in the early years of his term of office there were disputes between both sides when the imperial city broke recently concluded contracts through innovations. In 1417 Friedrich negotiated a reconciliation between the collegiate city and the imperial city. In 1418 the parish church of St. Mang incorporated in the imperial city , which again sparked a dispute. The imperial city was ultimately allowed to provide the parish sacristans and saints .

A short time later, Friedrich von Laubenberg complained that the imperial city was at a disadvantage. The imperial district court in Nuremberg declared the imperial city of Kempten under the imperial ban , from which it was not released again until 1434. She submitted to the judgment of an imperial commission, in which all encroachments on the abbot's rights were disapproved. The constant trials with the imperial city during his tenure meant a significant financial expense for Friedrich von Laubenberg. Many of the monastery's goods had to be sold.

In 1430 he received from King Sigismund the right to have courts in the villages of Buchenberg , Krugzell , Martinszell and Reicholzried and to appoint judges and lay judges in order to correct the financial losses caused by the negotiations. In 1431 he received the same rights for Probsried .

literature

• Ludwig Scheller: Contributions to the local history of the community Grünenbach, 1959. The Lords of Laubenberg.
• Herbert Mader: Grünenbacher Chronicle from the beginning to the present. Friedrich von Laubenberg - Prince Abbot of Kempten.