Gijsbrecht van Brederode
Gijsbrecht van Brederode (* 1416 ; † August 15, 1475 in Breda ) was bishop of Utrecht and provost of St. Donatius in Bruges and St. Servatius in Maastricht .
Gijsbrecht, from the noble family of the van Brederode , was a son of Walraven I and Johanna van Vianen. His older brother was Reinoud II. Van Brederode , hereditary burggrave of Utrecht, with whom he was drawn into the political disputes of Utrecht.
Gijsbrecht was Provost of the Utrecht Cathedral; as a supporter of the Hoeksen party ( hook and cod war ), he initiated the fight against the Utrecht bishop Rudolf von Diepholz . On April 7, 1455, the cathedral chapter appointed him bishop. But under pressure from the Burgundian Duke Philip the Good , Pope Calixt III appointed. Philip's illegitimate son David of Burgundy became bishop. Philip of Burgundy was able to put down the burgeoning resistance by force of arms.
In 1456 van Brederode renounced his office as a bishop after receiving rich compensation. Furthermore, he was appointed provost of Sint-Donaas in Brugge with the associated honorary office of chancellor of Flanders . He continued to oppose David of Burgundy and was arrested in 1470 along with his brother Reinoud II. After 1470, Charles the Bold gave them freedom again.
literature
- W. Jappe Alberts: Gisbert van Brederode. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 6, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1964, ISBN 3-428-00187-7 , p. 412 ( digitized version ).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Rudolf von Diepholz |
Bishop of Utrecht 1455 - 1456 |
David of Burgundy |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brederode, Gijsbrecht van |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brederode, Gisbert von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch nobleman and bishop of Utrecht |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1416 |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 15, 1475 |
| Place of death | Breda |