Heidenreich Wolf von Lüdinghausen

Heidenreich Wolf von Lüdinghausen († 1392 ) (contemporary also Heidenricus Wulf , Heydenrich de Wulf, also Heinrich I ) was the 39th Bishop of Münster from 1382 to 1392 .

Early years

He came from the Wolf von Lüdinghausen ministerial family . He began his church career as a pastor in Herzfeld . It was first mentioned as such in 1362. In 1373 he was named canon in St. Paulus Cathedral in Münster and canon of St. Patrocli in Soest . From 1376 he was a cathedral scholaster. In 1379 he was also provost of the cathedral. He was one of the familiars of the former Bishop of Florence von Wevelinghoven .

Monastery administrator

Already at the time of Potho von Pothenstein , who was not very familiar with the Westphalian situation , the cathedral chapter entrusted him with the administration of the diocese and the bishopric of Münster . During this time he renewed the alliance with the Archbishop of Cologne .

During this time the city of Telgte was conquered in 1381 and the Florence castle there was completed. He also got hold of Wolbeck Castle by force. He also forced the Counts of Tecklenburg to leave Rheda Castle to the Münster monastery as a pledge.

Time as a bishop

His position as administrator of the monastery and the good relationship with the Archbishop of Cologne were important reasons for choosing Heidenreich as the successor to Potho, who was transferred to Schwerin .

Before June 2, 1382 he was consecrated bishop. Heidenreich swore to comply with the election surrender with the same content as in Florence von Wevelinghoven.

politics

Bishop Heidenreich managed to get Count Otto von Hoya to clear Horstmar Castle . The Lords of Korff had to recognize the jurisdiction of Münster in 1382. Heidenreich finally concluded a protection and defense alliance with the Counts of Hoya. With the Bishop of Osnabrück he concluded a ten-year alliance against the Counts of Tecklenburg in 1385 . It was Lingen besieged and conquered Bevergern. In the same year a peace agreement was reached.

A land peace of 1384/85, which was finally joined by numerous clerical and secular princes, other nobles and the most important cities, initially secured peace in the Westphalian region. It was repealed by King Wenceslaus in 1387 , but was later renewed.

Inside, Heidenreich set about subjugating the disobedient pen nobility . One reason for the nobility's displeasure was that Heidenreich overruled privileges in times of need because of financial difficulties. Almost all of the income from the monastery was pledged.

The state peace prevented armed conflicts only briefly. An alliance of Heidenreich, the bishop of Osnabrück and the archbishop of Cologne turned against the Counts of the Mark .

Promotion of spiritual life

The plague epidemic of 1382 and the city fire of Münster in 1383 fell in the time of Heidenreich. Against this background, he founded the great procession in Münster, which is still held today. Because of the merits of the Minorites in fighting the plague, they were given certain privileges in the procession.

During his time in 1385/90 the construction of the large Gothic Marienkapelle on the cloister of the cathedral in Münster fell. After its completion, he himself carried the old, famous image of the Virgin from its old location there. Heidenreich was buried on April 10, 1392 in “his” chapel.

literature

• Wilhelm Kohl: The cathedral monastery of St. Paul in Münster . Berlin, New York 1987 (The Diocese of Munster 4 Germania sacra NF 17: The Dioceses of the Church Province of Cologne. 1) ISBN 3-11-011030-X
• Wilhelm Kohl: The dioceses of the church province Cologne . The diocese of Münster 7.1: The diocese. Berlin, 1999. Germania sacra New Series Vol. 37.1 ISBN 978-3-11-016470-1 pp. 162ff.
• Wilhelm Kohl: The dioceses of the church province Cologne. The diocese of Münster 7.3: The diocese. Berlin, 2003 Germania sacra New Series Vol. 37.3 ISBN 978-3-11-017592-9 p. 450ff.

predecessor	Office	successor
Potho from Pothenstein	Bishop of Münster 1382-1392	Otto IV of Hoya