Henry III. of stone

Henry III. von Stein († August 1346 in Eichstätt ) was counter-bishop of Regensburg and prince-bishop of Regensburg from 1340 to 1345.

The election of the successor to Bishop Nikolaus von Ybbs led to a schism . The majority of the cathedral chapter opted for Friedrich von Zollern , a minority for Heinrich III. and another minority for Hiltpolt von Haimberg, who immediately gave up voluntarily.

While Friedrich von Zollern could rely on the support of the Regensburg Council and the Pope, Heinrich III. Emperor Ludwig of Bavaria and the majority of the ministerials behind him. In the following years, both bishops tried to exert influence in the bishopric and were tempted to undertake debts and pledges wherever they found suitable partners in this uncertain constellation. Donaustauf was pledged by Friedrich, for example, to the caretaker there, while Heinrich III. succeeded in taking the castle, where he was subsequently taken prisoner, but with the help of the emperor could be ransomed. As a precaution, Weltenburg Abbey had its rights confirmed by both bishops. The Hochstift was thus financially ruined. Finally, Heinrich III renounced. In 1345 he became a bishop and retired to Eichstätt, where he died a year later. The emperor did not appoint a new counter-bishop, but accepted Friedrich von Zollern.

Foundations go back to the bourgeoisie, which had come to prosperity through trade. Ordinances in the Schönthal monastery indicate the fight against the free church beguines and begarden .

literature

• Michael Buchberger (Ed.): 1200 years of the diocese of Regensburg . Regensburg 1939. p. 41.
• Josef Staber: Church history of the diocese of Regensburg . Regensburg 1966, pp. 69-72.