Jakob von Liebenstein

Jakob von Liebenstein (printmaking from the 17th century)

Grave monument, Mainz Cathedral

Jakob von Liebenstein (* 1462 ; † September 15, 1508 in Mainz ) was elector and archbishop of Mainz from 1504 until his death .

Live and act

Jakob von Liebenstein came from the family of the Lords von Liebenstein and was the son of Peters II. Von Liebenstein and Agnes nee. from Kaltental .

In 1470 he came to the Hochstift Mainz as canon and studied at the University of Basel from 1474 . Here he was rector in 1480, in 1482 he acquired the licentiate of rights, in 1497 he became dean of the Mainz cathedral .

After the death of Archbishop Berthold von Henneberg in 1504, he was unanimously elected Elector and Archbishop of Mainz against his will. During his reign, the Archdiocese of Mainz added some smaller territories . Like his predecessors, he is committed to the reform of the Reich and in particular to the financial security of the Reich Chamber of Commerce and the register for the Reich tax. On June 3, 1507, he ordered a general expulsion for his archbishopric of the Jews who had already been expelled from the city of Mainz ( Magenza ) in 1470 . In the chronicles the bishop is described as morally pure, selfless, well educated and sickly. He was keen to reform the monasteries and was accepted into the Bursfeld Congregation in 1506 .

Jakob von Liebenstein died on September 15, 1508 in Mainz and was buried in the cathedral . His grave monument was designed by Hans Backoffen .

literature

• Anton Philipp Brück : The consecration of the Archbishop of Mainz Jakob von Liebenstein 1505 . In: Archive for Middle Rhine Church History . Vol. 6 (1954), pp. 204–207 ( digitized version )
• Anton Philipp Brück:  Jakob von Liebenstein. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 10, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1974, ISBN 3-428-00191-5 , p. 315 ( digitized version ).
• Friedhelm Jürgensmeier : Jakob von Liebenstein . In: Erwin Gatz (ed.), With the assistance of Clemens Brodkorb: The Bishops of the Holy Roman Empire 1448 to 1648. A biographical encyclopedia. Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1996, ISBN 3-428-08422-5 , pp. 425-426.
• Elisabeth Zipperlen: Liebenstein and the Liebensteiner , in Ludwigsburg history sheets 18/1966

Web links

Commons : Jakob von Liebenstein  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Brief biography and coat of arms

Individual evidence

1. ^ Website of the University of Basel

predecessor	Office	successor
Berthold von Henneberg	Elector Archbishop of Mainz 1504–1508	Uriel of Gemmingen