George III Agmann
George III Agmann (* in Tachau ; † November 20, 1547 in the Walderbach Monastery ) was abbot of the Waldsassen Monastery from 1531 to 1537 .
George III was the last abbot of the Waldsassen monastery before the monastery was first abolished. He obtained his master's degree from the University of Leipzig . His resignation from the Palatinate protectorate and the election of Johann von Pflug, the Chancellor of Bohemia, as the new patron of the monastery, brought him into great difficulties.
When the abbot wanted to withdraw from the influence of the Count Palatine Friedrich and place himself under the protection of the Crown of Bohemia , he was captured in 1537 on the orders of the Count Palatine in Amberg and brought in chains to the stone tower. After his stay in prison he was only allowed to take refuge in the Cistercian monastery of Walderbach , where he was elected abbot. He died of the plague in 1547 . This Waldsassen abbot was followed by the administrators Johannes von Weeze , Heinrich Rudolf von Weeze and finally Count Palatine Reichard . In 1571 the administration of the monastery also ended. First Abbot Albert Hausnercontinued the tradition of the monastery over 150 years later, after the Thirty Years' War in the course of re-Catholicization by the Electorate of Bavaria .
literature
- Rudolf Langhammer : Waldsassen - monastery and town . Waldsassen 1936, p. 214.
- Josef Weinmann: Egerländer Biographical Lexicon with selected people from the former Reg.-Bez. Eger ( Cheb ), Volume 1 Männedorf / ZH, 1985, page 45, complete production: Druckhaus Bayreuth, Verlagsgesellschaft mbH Bayreuth, ISBN 3-922808-12-3
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| George II Schmucker |
Abbot of Waldsassen 1531–1537 |
Johannes von Weeze administrator |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Agmann, Georg III. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Abbot of the Waldsassen Monastery (1531–1537) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15th century or 16th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tachau |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 20, 1547 |