Heinrich II of Finstingen
Heinrich II. Von Finstingen (also Heinrich von Vinstingen ; * at Malberg Castle near Kyllburg ; † April 26, 1286 in Boulogne-sur-Mer ) was Heinrich II. Archbishop and Elector of Trier from 1260 to 1286 .
Life
Heinrich II von Finstingen came from the family of the lords of Malberg and Finstingen (French Fénétrange ), a noble family from the Eifel and Lorraine . He was a son of Merbodo von Malberg. Heinrich was first dean of the cathedral in Metz and was then appointed archbishop of Trier in August 1260 after the dubious election of Pope Alexander IV . The cathedral chapter had previously elected Arnold von Schleiden and Heinrich von Bolanden . The Pope did not recognize any of the elected and instead appointed Heinrich Archbishop. The first years of his reign were overshadowed by armed conflicts. So the citizens of Koblenz strove for more independence. From 1277 onwards, Heinrich had the Old Castle in Koblenz built as a fortress against the struggle for independence. As early as 1262 he besieged Schwarzenberg Castle near Wadern . In 1272 he founded a collegiate foundation in Kyllburg , which gained great importance as a spiritual pastoral care center in the West Eifel . In order to protect his interests against Kurköln , the Genovevaburg was built in Mayen from 1280 . In Münstermaifeld he completed the city fortifications begun in the middle of the 13th century by Elector Arnold II of Isenburg .
Heinrich II von Finstingen died on a pilgrimage to France and is buried in Trier Cathedral . In his grave, cathedral capitular Johann Nikolaus von Wilmowsky found the crook of a bishop's staff in 1851. Today it is part of the Trier Cathedral Treasury .
literature
- Leopold von Eltester : Heinrich II., Archbishop of Trier . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 11, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1880, pp. 623-625.
- Martin Persch : Heinrich II. Of Finstingen, Archbishop and Elector of Trier. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 15, Bautz, Herzberg 1999, ISBN 3-88309-077-8 , Sp. 697.
- Hermann Ries: Heinrich II of Finstingen. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 8, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1969, ISBN 3-428-00189-3 , p. 403 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Julien Théry-Astruc: 'Excès' et 'affaires d'enquête'. Les procédures criminelles de la papauté contre les prélats, de la mi-XIIe à la mi-XIVe siècle. Première approche . In: La pathologie du pouvoir: vices, crimes et délits des gouvernants , ed. Patrick Gilli, Leyden, Brill, 2016, pp. 164–236: pp. 176, 195.
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Individual evidence
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Arnold II of Isenburg |
Archbishop Elector of Trier 1260–1286 |
Boemund I of Warsberg |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Heinrich II of Finstingen |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Heinrich von Finstingen; Heinrich von Vinstingen; Henry II |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Archbishop of Trier |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 12th century or 13th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Malberg Castle |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 26, 1286 |
| Place of death | Boulogne-sur-Mer |