Job von Dorbenck
Job von Dorbenck , also Job - called the Iron Man - (* around 1450 ; † May 25, 1521 in Riesenburg ) was Bishop of Pomesania from 1501 to 1521 .
Life
Job came from the Vogtland noble family von Dorbenck . His father was Johannes von Dorbenck, his mother a née von Zedtwitz . Job studied at the University of Erfurt . From 1489 he was provost of the Zschillen monastery . He was one of the envoys who prepared the election of Grand Master Friedrich von Sachsen and became one of his advisors. In 1501 he was elected Bishop of Pomesania, who had his seat in Riesenburg Castle since 1276 . In 1507 he took over the government of Prussia. He also continued to exercise his offices under Grand Master Albrecht of Prussia . He rejected the provisions of the Second Peace of Thorn . The humanist Helius Eobanus Hessus worked as Chancellor in the service of Job. Job von Dobenck was involved in the peace negotiations in 1521, which ended the equestrian war. He was buried in Marienwerder Cathedral .
literature
- Alban von Dobenck : History of the von Dobenck family. Schöneberg-Berlin 1906. pp. 252-269.
- Kurt Forstreuter : Dorbenck, Job von. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 4, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1959, ISBN 3-428-00185-0 , p. 4 f. ( Digitized version ).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Johannes Christiani von Lessen |
Bishop of Pomesania 1501–1521 |
Achille Grassi |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Job von Dorbenck |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Job from Dorbenck |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Pomesania (1501–1521) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1450 |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 25, 1521 |
| Place of death | Giant castle |