George of Tessing

Half-length portrait of Bishop George III. von Tessing, Seckau basilica , bishop's chapel (depiction around 1595)

Georg von Tessing ( also Tessinger, Tässinger, Taffinger ; † June 4, 1541 ) was as Georg III. Bishop of Seckau .

Georg von Tessing came from Lauingen on the Danube . From 1522 to 1526 he studied in Ingolstadt . From 1531 to 1536 he worked as Chancellor in Salzburg . On November 25, 1536, the Archbishop of Salzburg, Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg, nominated him as Bishop of Seckau, Christoph von Lamberg was still at his side as coadjutor from the time of his predecessor, which put a heavy financial burden on the diocese. In 1540 he was seconded to the Worms Religious Discussion by King Ferdinand I.

Politically, Tessing hardly emerged, he must have limited himself to the spiritual administration of his diocese. He died on June 4, 1541, place of death and grave are unknown.

literature

• Erwin Gatz : The Bishops of the Holy Roman Empire 1448 to 1648 . Berlin 1996
• Salzburgwiki -Article Georg Ticinese

predecessor	Office	successor
Christopher III. Robber	Bishop of Seckau 1536–1541	Christoph IV of Lamberg