Heideke von Erffa

Heideke von Erffa (also: Heidenreich Erpitz , Erfa , Erpede ; † 1327 in Eisenach ) was a Catholic Archbishop of Magdeburg.

Life

According to historians of the 19th century, Heideke came from the ancient German family of the Erffa , which has its origins in Thuringia. As a doctor of spiritual law and master of liberal arts, the former barefoot monk was first cathedral scholastic of Magdeburg, then dean at Magdeburg Cathedral and, as an elderly man, was elected Archbishop of Magdeburg shortly after October 25, 1325 by the cathedral chapter that moved to Haldensleben .

In order to receive the pallium and communion from the Pope as Archbishop , Heideke set off on a trip to Avignon in early 1326 , where he was captured by Thuringian nobles near Eisenach and held for a year at Brandenfels Castle . After he was released in 1327, he wanted to continue his journey to Avignon, but fell ill in Eisenach , died there and was buried in the Eisenach Minorite monastery . According to other sources, he was only brought to Eisenach after his death.

literature

• Heinrich Rathmann: History of the city of Magdeburg from its first formation to the present day. Verlag Johann Adam Creutz, Magdeburg 1806, Vol. 4, Issue 1, p. 257 ( online )
• Ferdinand Albrecht Wolter: History of the city of Magdeburg from its origins to the present. Faberische Buchdruckerei, Magdeburg, 1901, 3rd edition, p. 51
• BHHR (2001) page 390, article by Michael Scholz

predecessor	Office	successor
Burchard III. from Schraplau	Archbishop of Magdeburg 1325–1327	Otto of Hesse