Johann Georg I. Zobel of Giebelstadt
Johann Georg I. Zobel von Giebelstadt († 1580 ) was Prince-Bishop of the Bamberg Monastery from 1577 until his death .
Johann Georg I. Zobel von Giebelstadt in the family context
Johann Georg I. Zobel von Giebelstadt came from the Frankish imperial-free noble family of the Zobel zu Giebelstadt (see also list of Franconian knight families ). The reference place Giebelstadt for this branch of the family is today a market in the Lower Franconian district of Würzburg .
Another important member of this family was Melchior Zobel von Giebelstadt . There are only 20 years between the reign of Johann Georg in Bamberg and Melchior as Bishop of Würzburg (1544–1558). Other church dignitaries also came from the family, e. B. the Würzburg canon Philipp Franz Johann Adolf Christoph Friedrich Zobel von Giebelstadt and Ferdinand Zobel von Giebelstadt (see Holzkirchen Monastery ).
Biographical data
At the time of the appointment of Johann Georg I. Zobel von Giebelstadt as Prince-Bishop, Gregor XIII was. Pope and Rudolf II Emperor. Like his successor, Johann Georg was only granted a short term of office that was marked by illness.
He had an extensive park laid out south of the Geyerswörth residential palace , which no longer exists today. Associated buildings have been converted.
Grave monument in Michaelsberg Monastery
His grave monument by the sculptor Hans vom Wemding has been in the Michaelskirche since the style restoration of the Bamberg Cathedral. There it can be found in the left aisle of the church (see also Michelsberg Monastery ). It shows the person of the bishop between two columns, above an ancestral specimen consisting of eight coats of arms.
Individual evidence
Web links
- Portrait of Johann Georg I. Zobel von Giebelstadt in the story of the Klosterbräus ( memento from March 13, 2002 in the Internet Archive )
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Veit II of Würtzburg |
Prince-Bishop of Bamberg 1577–1580 |
Martin of Eyb |
Albrecht von Wertheim | Friedrich III. by Aufseß | Anton von Rotenhan | George I of Schaumberg | Philipp von Henneberg | Henry III. Groß von Trockau | Veit I. Truchseß of Pommersfelden | George II Marshal of Ebnet | George III Gift of Limpurg | Weigand von Redwitz | Georg IV. Fuchs of Rügheim | Veit II of Würtzburg | Johann Georg I. Sable of Giebelstadt | Martin von Eyb | Ernst von Mengersdorf | Neidhardt von Thüngen | Johann Philipp von Gebsattel | Johann Gottfried I of Aschhausen | Johann Georg II. Fuchs von Dornheim | Franz von Hatzfeld | Melchior Otto Voit of Salzburg | Philipp Valentin Voit von Rieneck | Peter Philipp von Dernbach | Marquard Sebastian Schenk von Stauffenberg | Lothar Franz von Schönborn
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sable from Giebelstadt, Johann Georg I. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Bamberg (1577–1580) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15th century or 16th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1580 |