Joachim (Münsterberg-Oels)

Joachim von Münsterberg (also: Joachim von Podiebrad ; Joachim von Münsterberg-Oels , Czech: Jáchym z Minstrberka ; born January 18, 1503 in Oels ; † December 27, 1562 in Breslau ) was Duke of Münsterberg and 1536–1542 Duke of Oels . He also carried the title of Count von Glatz . 1545–1560 he was Bishop of Brandenburg .

Life

Joachim came from the Münsterberger family branch of the Bohemian noble family Podiebrad . His parents were Karl I von Münsterberg and Oels and Anna (1480 / 83–1541), daughter of Duke Johann II von Sagan . At the instigation of his father, Joachim was raised by Johann Heß from 1515–1517 , who at the time owned a canonical in Neisse . Hess went with him to the University of Prague for two years .

After the death of their father Karl I in 1536, the brothers Joachim, Heinrich II , Johann and Georg II ruled together. On June 25, 1536, in a joint document, the city of Silberberg, which belongs to the Duchy of Münsterberg, was granted the rights of a free mining town .

In contrast to their father, Joachim and his brothers professed Lutheran teaching. In 1537 they expelled the Catholic clergy from Münsterberg and appointed Protestant preachers. In the same year Joachim received in Bautzen from Brandenburg Elector Joachim II. The promise of the right to the diocese of Lebus or Brandenburg , as soon as one would become free. In return, Joachim and his brothers renounced their claims to the Duchy of Crossen .

In 1542 Joachim and his brothers pledged the indebted Duchy of Münsterberg to their uncle, Duke Friedrich II of Liegnitz. Johann continued the government in the Duchy of Oels and Heinrich II ruled the part of the Duchy of Bernstadt until 1548 .

Against the resistance of the cathedral chapter , which resisted the implementation of the Reformation , the Brandenburg Elector Joachim II transferred the diocese of Brandenburg to Joachim von Münsterberg on November 6, 1545, in accordance with his promise from 1537, who now publicly converted to Lutheran doctrine. With the appointment he reached the rank of imperial prince and was thus equal to the Brandenburg margraves. In 1560 he renounced secular rule over the diocese in favor of the Brandenburg Elector Johann Georg . After the death of Elector Joachim II in 1571, it was incorporated into the Electorate.

literature

• Hugo Weczerka (Hrsg.): Handbook of the historical places . Volume: Silesia (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 316). Kröner, Stuttgart 1977, ISBN 3-520-31601-3 , pp. 322 and 506 as well as family tables on pp. 602-603.
• Gustav Abb, Gottfried Wentz: The dioceses of the ecclesiastical province of Magdeburg: The diocese of Brandenburg, part 1 (= Germania Sacra . AF Abt. 1). De Gruyter, Berlin 1929, p. 19 u. 112 f.

Web links

• Entry about Joachim on catholic-hierarchy.org
• "Joachim von Münsterberg" (GSN: 002-02748-001) , in: Germania Sacra online
• Genealogy Podiebrad

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from July 20, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ Friedrich Nösselt: Breslau and its surroundings: description of everything worth knowing for locals and friends. Korn, Breslau 1833, p. 73 ( digitized in the Google book search).
3. ^ Document from 1537 Secret State Archives Prussian Cultural Heritage
4. ^ Karl Friedrich Pauli : General Prussian State History, including all associated kingdoms, electoral duchies, duchies, principalities, counties and lordships, from proven writers and documents up to the current government. Volume 8. CP Francken, Halle 1769, p. 549 ( digitized in the Google book search).

predecessor	Office	successor
Matthias von Jagow	Bishop of Brandenburg 1545–1560	Johann Georg, Prince Elector of Brandenburg