Heinrich von Hewen (bishop, 1491)

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Heinrich von Hewen, Prince-Bishop of Chur 1491–1505
Coat of arms of Bishop Heinrich V of Chur

Heinrich von Hewen , even Heinrich von Höwen , (* 15th century; † 1519 / 1520 in Strasbourg , Alsace ) was a Roman Catholic archbishop of the diocese of Chur .

Life

Heinrich von Hewen came from a Swabian baron family from Hegau. He was the son of Friedrich von Hewen († 1461/65), Lord of Engen ( Hohenhewen ruins ) " Burg Neuhewen " and the Adelheid Countess von Eberstein , nephew of Heinrich IV. , Bishop of Konstanz (1436–1482) and Apostolic Administrator von Chur (1441–1456). His aunt was Anna von Hewen , abbess of the Frauenmünster in Zurich.

Already a canon in Konstanz in 1472, he studied in Freiburg im Breisgau , he was canon at Beromünster Abbey , 1478 canon in Strasbourg , 1485 canon in Constance and canon in Chur.

On August 8, 1491, he was elected bishop by the cathedral chapter in Chur. Pope Innocent VIII confirmed this election on September 9, 1491; the imperial regalia of Emperor Friedrich III. were awarded to him on December 13, 1491. On October 16, 1491 he was enthroned as Heinrich V, Bishop of Chur, in his diocese. The place and date of the episcopal ordination and the consecrator are not known. In 1495 he was elected to the committee for advice on imperial reform at the Reichstag in Worms . There were always disputes between the Bündnerland and the Kaiser in Innsbruck . Bishop Heinrich V had to flee and sought refuge in the Fürstenburg Fortress in Vinschgau . Because of his participation in the "Glumser Agreement" about him and his subjects on February 5, 1499 by King Maximilian I , the imperial ban imposed. During the Swabian War of 1499 ( Battle of the Calven ) imperial troops occupied the Vinschgau, Bishop Heinrich managed to escape to Strasbourg.

In January 1500 he returned to Switzerland to take over his diocese again through the mediation of the City of Zurich , whose citizenship he had. The men who administered the diocese in the absence of the bishop did not resign. From the Vinschgau he consented to the appointment of a diocesan administrator and in March 1504 transferred the secular power of the diocese to the cathedral chapter. This was only confirmed by the Holy See after the bishop's resignation and Pope Julius II appointed Paul Ziegler as Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Chur. With the promise of an annual pension, Heinrich von Hewen went to Strasbourg as cathedral curator .

Between November 16, 1519 and June 30, 1520, the emeritus bishop of Chur died in Strasbourg and was buried there.

Episcopal coat of arms

The four-part coat of arms shows in fields 1 and 4 on a white / silver background a black Alpine ibex , placed on the right / left, the coat of arms of the Principality of Chur (Association of Churches ); in field 2 and 3 divided in two black / gold, in the upper black field a six-pointed silver star, the coat of arms of the noble family von Engen-Hewen. Cross, miter, crosier and sword, insignia of spiritual and secular power.

Web links

Commons : Heinrich von Hewen V.  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "Burgruine Hohenhewen" , Göttingen Academy of Sciences, viewed on July 20, 2009
  2. ^ Andreas Meyer: Hewen, Anna von. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
  3. ↑ Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recentioris Aevi. Volume 2, p. 141
  4. ↑ Albert Fischer: Heinrich V. von Heven 1491-1505.
predecessor Office successor
Ortlieb from Brandis Bishop of Chur
1491–1505 		Paul Ziegler
personal data
SURNAME Hewen, Heinrich von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Heinrich V of Chur; Höwen, Heinrich von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bishop of Chur
DATE OF BIRTH 15th century
DATE OF DEATH around 1520
Place of death Strasbourg , Alsace