Hugo von Schärfenberg

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Hugo von Schärfenberg († 1359 ) was bishop of Chiemsee in 1359 .

Life

Hugo came from the family of the Lords of Schärfenberg (now Svibno / Slovenia ), who gained importance as ministerials of the Counts of Görz . Hugo's year and place of birth are not known. It is documented that he was domicellar around 1320 and canon of Salzburg in 1357 .

After the death of the Chiemsee Bishop Gerhoh von Waldeck in 1359, the Salzburg Archbishop Ortolf von Weißeneck appointed Hugo von Schärfenberg as his successor. A short time later, Bishop Hugo died. It is not known where his body was buried.

literature

  • Manfred Heim: Hugo von Schärfenberg († 1359) . In: Erwin Gatz : The Bishops of the Holy Roman Empire 1198-1448 . ISBN 3-428-10303-3 , p. 131
predecessor Office successor
Gerhoh from Waldeck Bishop of Chiemsee
1359 		Ludwig Radlkofen
personal data
SURNAME Hugo von Schärfenberg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bishop of Chiemsee
DATE OF BIRTH 13th century or 14th century
DATE OF DEATH 1359