Johann III. from Grumbach

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Johann III. von Grumbach, tomb in the Würzburg Cathedral
Increased prince-bishop's coat of arms in the Ingeram Codex
Family coat of arms of those of Grumbach after the Scheibler coat of arms book , Johann III. continues it in an increased coat of arms.

Johann von Grumbach († April 11, 1466 in Würzburg ) was called Johann III. Prince-Bishop of Würzburg from 1455 until his death in 1466.

Johann von Grumbach in the family context

Johann von Grumbach came from the Franconian noble family of Wolfskeel von Grumbach, which later referred to itself as von Grumbach in this line . More than a hundred years before Johann III took office. were with tungsten Wolfskeel of Grumbach and Otto II. of Wolfskeel two members of this family prince bishops of Würzburg. The Wolfskeel family and their Grumbach line appeared again and again in the history of the Würzburg Monastery, not least because of their numerous estates in the Würzburg area , including the reformer Argula von Grumbach or Wilhelm von Grumbach in the feud against the later Bishop Melchior Sable from Giebelstadt .

Biographical data

Johann was canon of Würzburg in 1408 and provost in 1432 . He played an oppositional role towards Prince-Bishop Gottfried IV. Schenk von Limpurg , whose successor he later became. While this was characterized by restraint and the safeguarding of financial interests, Prince-Bishop Johann III appeared. von Grumbach in a very combative position. From the beginning of his term in office he was involved in feuds in which he asserted himself against local noble families. He intervened in the conflicts between the growing territorial states under the Margraves of Brandenburg from the House of Hohenzollern and the Bavarian-Palatinate Wittelsbachers . At the end of his reign in 1463 an increasing dispute began with the neighboring bishopric of Bamberg , in which old alliance constellations threatened to lead to a new escalation. However, his death prevented the continuation of these disputes. His body was buried in the Würzburg Cathedral . That of Johann III. The ceremonial sword commissioned by Grumbach , the Franconian duke's sword instead of the crook, seemed to reflect his tendency towards warlike solutions.

coat of arms

The Prince-Bishop's coat of arms is quartered . Fields two and three take up the Wolfskeel-Grumbach family crest, a striding Moor with three red roses. The crest consists of a closed flight in black and gold. The first field contains the Franconian rake for the Duchy of Franconia and the fourth field a racing flag in red and silver for the Diocese of Würzburg . The keystone of the knight's chapel in Haßfurt bears his coat of arms, a sign of the completion of the building under his direction. The coat of arms is also on the Franconian ducal sword .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Marcel Moning: Kur- und Ehrenschwerter ; in: Werner Paravicini (ed.): Courtyards and residences in the late medieval empire. Images and terms ; Residency research 15 II, vol. 1 + 2; Thorbecke Verlag, Ostfildern 2005.
  2. ^ House of Bavarian History: KulTour Path Franconia: Haßfurt
predecessor Office successor
Gottfried IV Schenk of Limpurg Prince-Bishop of Würzburg
1455–1466 		Rudolf II of Scherenberg
personal data
SURNAME Grumbach, Johann III. from
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Grumbach, Johann von; Johann III.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prince-Bishop of Würzburg
DATE OF BIRTH 14th century or 15th century
DATE OF DEATH April 11, 1466
Place of death Wurzburg