Heinrich von Banz

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Heinrich von Banz (also Heinrich von Bantsch, Bancz, Banck and bank ; † 1365 /66) was from 1353 to 1365/66 Bishop of Lebus .

Life

Heinrich von Banz came from the Breslau patrician family Banz , which has been in the Duchy of Silesia since 1252 . In 1328 he became canon with St. Aegidius in Breslau, in 1336 canon there and in 1339 canon of Lebus. As a canon of the monastery in Glogau , he had other benefits . In 1346 he became archdeacon of Liegnitz .

On January 7, 1353 he was called to be Bishop of Lebus. From 1354 he resided in Frankfurt (Oder) . In the conflict over the ownership of the cities of Drossen and Fürstenfelde , which had been waged by his predecessors for decades, he was able to pacify as early as 1354 with the Brandenburg margrave, the Wittelsbacher Ludwig VI. bring about. The corresponding agreement came about with the help of Duke Heinrich V of Glogau . While Heinrich returned the controversial cities and lifted the interdict imposed on Ludwig, Margrave Ludwig paid him compensation of 6,000 marks. After that, both maintained friendly relations. Heinrich often accompanied the margrave, whom he now served as an advisor, to the Reichstag and stayed several times at his court. When Margrave Ludwig transferred the government of the Mark to the Archbishop of Magdeburg Dietrich von Portitz for a period of three years in 1362 , he also brought Heinrich in.

Heinrich, who made the Lubusz claims against the Polish King Casimir III. could claim died between August 30, 1365 and mid-1366.

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predecessor Office successor
Apetzko Deyn von Frankenstein Bishop of Lebus
1353–1365 / 66 		Peter of Opole
personal data
SURNAME Heinrich von Banz
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Heinrich von Bantsch; Heinrich von Bansch; Heinrich von Bancz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bishop of Lebus
DATE OF BIRTH 14th Century
DATE OF DEATH 14th Century