Gebhard von Hoym
Gebhard von Hoym (* before 1428; † December 17, 1484 ) was Bishop of Halberstadt from 1458 to 1479 .
Gebhard came from the Anhalt noble family of the Counts of Hoym . He was first mentioned in 1428 as a Halberstadt canon on the occasion of his matriculation at the University of Erfurt . He was probably provost of the Liebfrauenstift in Halberstadt and in 1445 became provost of Walbeck .
In March 1458 he was elected Bishop of Halberstadt, the confirmation by the Pope took place on August 9th, 1458. Gebhard resided in Gröningen and cared little about his official duties, which was considered with mockery during his lifetime. He did not succeed in protecting the cities of his diocese from attacks by the neighboring Counts of Hohnstein , Schwarzburg and Henneberg . In the conflict with the Saxon dukes over Quedlinburg , he lost all rights in the city. In 1479 he resigned from his office, received a pension of 500 guilders and the Wegeleben Castle . After his death in 1484 he was buried in the Huysburg monastery .
literature
- Josef Pilvousek : Hoym, Gebhard von . In: Erwin Gatz (Ed.): The Bishops of the Holy Roman Empire 1448 to 1648 . Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1996, ISBN 3-428-08422-5 , pp. 321-322 .
- Friedrich W. Ebeling: The German bishops until the end of the sixteenth century . tape 1 . Otto Wigand, Leipzig 1858, p. 473–474 ( online at archive.org ).
Web links
- Bishop Gebhard von Hoym. In: catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 6, 2015 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Burchard von Warberg |
Bishop of Halberstadt 1458–1479 |
Ernst II of Saxony |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hoym, Gebhard von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Halberstadt (1458–1479) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1428 |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 17, 1484 |