Heinrich von Streitberg

Heinrich I von Streitberg (also: Heinrich von Strateich ) († after October 12, 1274 ) was a German knight and Roman Catholic bishop of Warmia and later of Samland .

Life

Heinrich came from the Frankish family of the Streitbergers .

In 1248, at the behest of the Archbishop of Riga, he became the first bishop of the newly created Diocese of Warmia. He remained only Elekt , because as a result of a dispute between the Archbishop of Riga and the Grand Master of the Teutonic Order , he was ordained bishop , but could not take possession of his diocese. In 1250 he finally resigned and Anselm von Meißen became bishop.

After leaving the Diocese of Warmia, he served as auxiliary bishop in the dioceses of Bamberg and Würzburg . He consecrated the St. Stephen's Altar in St. Sebaldus Church, Nuremberg . He also consecrated the church and three altars of the Speyer Franciscan monastery in 1256.

On May 7, 1254 he was appointed Bishop of Samland with the bishopric in Königsberg (Prussia) . Heinrich was not the first appointed bishop of this diocese, but his predecessors had not been able to take over the rule. He too rarely stayed in the diocese. But he managed to organize the life of the local church, which in 1258 also led to the secular episcopate through his mediation.

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^ Ernst Friedrich Mooyer: Onomastikon Chronographikon Hierarchiae Germanicae. Directories of the German bishops since the year 800 AD. Geb. Selbstverlag, Minden 1854, p. 37 ( digitized version of the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek).
^ Johannes Voigt : History of Prussia. From the oldest times to the fall of the rule of the Teutonic Order , Volume 3: The time from peace in 1249 to the subjugation of the Prussians in 1283 . Bornträger, Königsberg 1828, p. 601 ( digitized version of the Bavarian State Library).
↑ Konrad Eubel : On the history of the Minorite monastery in Speier . In: Zeitschrift für die Geschichte des Oberrheins (ZGO), vol. 45 (NF 6), 1891, pp. 675–698, here p. 677 ( digitized version ).

predecessor	Office	successor
-	Bishop of Warmia 1248–1250	Anselm von Meissen
Dietrich I.	Bishop of Samland 1254–1274	Hermann I.

personal data
SURNAME	Heinrich von Streitberg
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Heinrich I.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German knight and Roman Catholic bishop of Warmia and later of Samland
DATE OF BIRTH	12th century or 13th century
DATE OF DEATH	after October 12, 1274

[1] Ernst Friedrich Mooyer: Onomastikon Chronographikon Hierarchiae Germanicae. Directories of the German bishops since the year 800 AD. Geb. Selbstverlag, Minden 1854, p. 37 ( digitized version of the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek).

[2] Johannes Voigt : History of Prussia. From the oldest times to the fall of the rule of the Teutonic Order , Volume 3: The time from peace in 1249 to the subjugation of the Prussians in 1283 . Bornträger, Königsberg 1828, p. 601 ( digitized version of the Bavarian State Library).

[3] Konrad Eubel : On the history of the Minorite monastery in Speier . In: Zeitschrift für die Geschichte des Oberrheins (ZGO), vol. 45 (NF 6), 1891, pp. 675–698, here p. 677 ( digitized version ).