Johann II of Reisberg

Johann II von Reisberg († September 30, 1441 ) was an Archbishop of Salzburg in the 15th century.

biography

origin

The Lords of Reisberg were originally of Styrian origin, but had been important Salzburg ministers for a long time and provided the burgraves of the archbishopric Reisberg Castle near Wolfsberg in the Lavant Valley . Johann II. Studied in Vienna , was in Salzburg in 1403 vicar general and ex officio and in 1405 provost . The famous gold window in the pilgrimage church of St. Leonhard near Tamsweg , donated by Johann II, shows an authentic portrait of the archbishop.

Hussite Wars

The execution of the Bohemian reformer Johannes Hus in 1415 did not extinguish his doctrine, but rather led to a new self-image and national self-confidence in Bohemia. After severe defeats on the Catholic side, the Pope issued a crusade bull, which was also proclaimed in Salzburg. Archbishop Johann took on his own mercenary troops to fight the Hussites , headed by Wiguleius von Volkersdorf and Jörg von Nussdorf . After many successes, the Hussites were finally defeated in 1436 near Lipan east of Prague. In the dispute over further funds for the Hussite campaign of Albrecht V of Austria, Johann II had to undertake in 1437 to pay a further 7,000 guilders to Albrecht.

Basel Council

In preparation for the Basel council , Johann II invited to a provincial synod in Salzburg in 1431 . In addition to the fight against the Hussites, the demands of the synod concerned the appointment of visitors, the clergy who are too numerous in many places a spiritual proletariat, the minimum age of 18 years for members of the order, and other abuses of the church such as the accumulation of offices, concubinage , simony , Usury, alcoholism , violent crime, and gambling . The demand that clerics not be subordinate to a secret court (Feme) was made. The council itself ended with a break with Pope Eugene IV , who even declared the Pope to be deposed in 1439.

Last schism

In the dispute between Pope Eugene IV and Antipope Amadeus of Savoy ("Felix V"), the Archbishop cautiously sided with Felix V and the Council. Two further Salzburg Provincial Synods in 1439 and 1440 also dealt with the dispute between the two parties. Johann II did not experience the end of the schism.

Secret Westphalian Vime Courts

Emperor Sigmund tried in vain to counter the increasing feuds by enacting civil peace laws. Johann II himself was also affected by the Veme Courts and had to send representatives to Westphalia and explain his position. The hateful argument lasted, with interruptions, for a very long time. First Emperor Friedrich III. In 1481, the Archbishop of Salzburg banned from taking legal action in the Westphalian secret courts and two years later extended this ban to all subjects of the Prince Archbishopric.

death

Johann von Reisberg died on September 30, 1441 in Salzburg and was buried in the St. Martin's Chapel in Salzburg Cathedral . The gold window he donated to the pilgrimage church of St. Leonhard ob Tamsweg , which depicts him in full regalia, is the oldest authentic portrait of a Salzburg archbishop.

literature

• Heinz Dopsch , Hans Spatzenegger (ed.): History of Salzburg, city and country. Pustet, Salzburg 1988, ISBN 3-7025-0243-2 .

predecessor	Office	successor
Eberhard IV of Starhemberg	Archbishop of Salzburg 1429–1441	Friedrich IV. Truchsess von Emmerberg