George III Gift of Limpurg
George III Schenk von Limpurg († May 31, 1522 at Altenburg Castle ) was Prince-Bishop of the Bamberg Monastery from 1505 until his death in 1522 .
George III Schenk von Limpurg in a family context
George III Schenk von Limpurg came from the Swabian - Franconian noble family, the Schenk von Limpurg . The Limpurg Castle, which gives it its name, is now part of the town of Schwäbisch Hall in the Stuttgart region . The title of nobility of gift giving was integrated into the name as the original court office . Name variants are Erbschenk and Limburg .
Biographical data
At the time of the appointment of George III. The donation from Limpurg to the prince-bishop was Julius II Pope and Maximilian I Emperor.
The name of this 39th bishop is associated with the Bamberg neck court order ( Constitutio Criminalis Bambergensis ), which shaped the further development of German law. His court master Johann von Schwarzenberg was entrusted by him with the constitution of the legal framework. It was published in 1507 by Hans Pfeil . It contains humanistic ideas from Italian law schools. It gave the church and state courts binding rules on how the embarrassing questioning (torture) of the accused should be carried out. Since this made it possible to punish the arbitrariness of the judicial organs, the neck court order was an essential step forward in a procedural law that continued to tolerate torture.
George III Schenk von Limpurg was also a trusted advisor to Emperor Maximilian I , especially at the Diet of Augsburg in 1518, corresponded with famous scholars, including Martin Luther, and forbade the publication of the papal bull against him.
His grave monument was made by Loy Hering .
In the play Götz von Berlichingen by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe he is the contemporary figure of the Bishop of Bamberg .
Web links
- Portrait of George III. Legacy of Limpurg in the history of the Klosterbräu
- Description of the coat of arms of the Prince-Bishop's multiple coat of arms
- Stories about the bishop
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| George II Marshal of Ebnet |
Prince-Bishop of Bamberg 1505–1522 |
Weigand von Redwitz |
Albrecht von Wertheim | Friedrich III. by Aufseß | Anton von Rotenhan | George I of Schaumberg | Philipp von Henneberg | Henry III. Groß von Trockau | Veit I. Truchseß of Pommersfelden | George II Marshal of Ebnet | George III Gift of Limpurg | Weigand von Redwitz | Georg IV. Fuchs of Rügheim | Veit II of Würtzburg | Johann Georg I. Sable of Giebelstadt | Martin von Eyb | Ernst von Mengersdorf | Neidhardt von Thüngen | Johann Philipp von Gebsattel | Johann Gottfried I of Aschhausen | Johann Georg II. Fuchs von Dornheim | Franz von Hatzfeld | Melchior Otto Voit of Salzburg | Philipp Valentin Voit von Rieneck | Peter Philipp von Dernbach | Marquard Sebastian Schenk von Stauffenberg | Lothar Franz von Schönborn
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | George III Gift of Limpurg |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Georg Erbschenk of Limburg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Bamberg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 31, 1522 |
| Place of death | Altenburg (Bamberg) |