Friedrich von Zollern
Friedrich von Zollern (* before 1325; † before February 21, 1368 ) was Prince-Bishop of Regensburg from 1340 to 1365.
origin
Friedrich von Zollern came from the Frankish Zollern , who were burgraves of Nuremberg . His parents were Friedrich IV and Margaret of Carinthia . Margarethe's father was Albrecht of Carinthia († 1292). While his brother Johann succeeded his father as burgrave, his brother Berthold became Bishop of Eichstätt . This meant a significant increase in influence south of the burgraviate.
Bishop of Regensburg
Friedrich von Zollern was provost of St. Gumbertus in Ansbach. The election of the successor to Bishop Nikolaus von Ybbs led to a schism . The majority of the cathedral chapter opted for Friedrich von Zollern, a minority for Heinrich III. von Stein and another minority for Hiltpolt von Haimberg, who immediately gave up voluntarily.
While Friedrich von Zollern could rely on the support of the Regensburg Council and the Pope, Heinrich III. as counter-bishop Emperor Ludwig the Bavarian and the majority of the ministerials behind him. Both bishops tried to exert influence in the bishopric in the following years and were tempted to enter into debts and pledges wherever they found appropriate partners in this uncertain constellation. Donaustauf was pledged by Friedrich, for example, to the caretaker there, while Heinrich III. succeeded in taking the castle, where he was subsequently taken prisoner, but with the help of the emperor could be ransomed. As a precaution, Weltenburg Abbey had its rights confirmed by both bishops. The Hochstift was thus financially ruined. Finally, Heinrich III renounced. In 1345 he became a bishop and retired to Eichstätt, where he died a year later. The emperor did not appoint a new counter-bishop, but accepted Friedrich von Zollern.
The sale of Donaustauf Castle to Emperor Charles IV , who wanted to consolidate his position in Bavaria as King of Bohemia, caused an uproar at the cathedral chapter . After all, the castle remained as his pledge.
In 1349 the plague raged in the diocese, which led to the fact that the population in smaller villages died out completely.
literature
- Michael Buchberger (Ed.): 1200 years of the diocese of Regensburg . Regensburg 1939. p. 41.
- Josef Staber: Church history of the diocese of Regensburg . Regensburg 1966, pp. 69-72.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Nicholas of Ybbs |
Bishop of Regensburg 1340–1365 |
Conrad VI. from Haimberg |
Konrad V. von Luppurg | Nikolaus von Ybbs | Heinrich (III.) Von Stein (counter-bishop) | Friedrich I. Burgrave of Zollern-Nuremberg | Sedis vacancy (1365-1368) | Conrad VI. by Haimberg | Theodoric von Abensberg | Johann I of Moosburg | Albert III from Stauffenberg | Johann II of Streitberg | Conrad VII of Soest | Friedrich II of Parsberg | Friedrich III. from Plankenfels | Ruprecht I of Pfalz-Mosbach | Henry IV of Absberg | Ruprecht II of Pfalz-Simmern | Johann III. from the Palatinate | Pankraz von Sinzenhofen | Georg Marschalk von Pappenheim | Veit von Fraunberg | David Kölderer von Burgstall | Philipp Wilhelm Duke of Bavaria | Sigmund Friedrich von Fugger | Wolfgang II of Hausen | Albert IV of Toerring | Franz Wilhelm Count of Wartenberg | Johann Georg Graf von Herberstein | Adam Lorenz Count von Törring | Guidobald Graf von Thun and Hohenstein
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zollern, Friedrich von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zollern-Nuremberg, Burgrave Friedrich von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prince-Bishop in Regensburg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1325 |
| DATE OF DEATH | before February 21, 1368 |