Johann Sobieslaus of Luxembourg-Moravia

Johann Sobieslaus of Luxembourg-Moravia (Czech: Jan Soběslav ; * 1352 ; † October 12, 1394 in Udine ) was postulated bishop of Olomouc , bishop of Leitomischl and patriarch of Aquileja .

Origin and career

Johann was the third son of the Moravian margrave Johann Heinrich and came from his second marriage to Margarete von Troppau-Jägerndorf (1330–1363), daughter of Duke Nicholas II. Johann's brothers were Jobst of Moravia and Prokop of Moravia . Emperor Charles IV was her uncle.

Since 1368 Johann was provost of the collegiate monastery of Vyšehrad . In 1370 he was ordained a deacon .

Postulated bishop of Olomouc

After the death of the Olomouc bishop Johannes von Neumarkt , Johann Sobieslaus tried to succeed him. Although he was not elected by the Olomouc cathedral chapter and received no papal confirmation, he is documented as the postulated bishop of Olomouc for 1380.

Bishop of Leitomischl

In the same year he was elected as his successor by the cathedral chapter after the death of the Leitomischler bishop Albert von Sternberg . During his tenure, he granted the city of Litomysl an important privilege. After a three-year dispute with the Prague Archbishop Johann von Jenstein , Johann Sobieslaus was excommunicated from him in 1384. Nevertheless, Johann Sobieslaus called himself Bishop of Leitomischl until May 1388.

Once again postulated Bishop of Olomouc

After the death of Olomouc bishop Peter Jelito in 1387, Johann Sobieslaus tried again to get the Olomouc bishopric with the support of his cousin King Wenceslaus IV . Although this time he was neither elected by the cathedral chapter nor confirmed by the pope, he is twice recorded as postulated bishop in 1387 and 1388.

Patriarch of Aquileia

On November 27, 1387, Pope Urban VI appointed Johann Sobieslaus as Patriarch of Aquileja. There he soon got caught up in the clashes and riots in which the Savorgnano family played the main role and which ultimately led to Sobieslaus being murdered on October 12, 1394. His body was buried in the Udine Cathedral.

literature

• Zdeňka Hledíková , Jan Bistřický : Johanes Sobieslaus (1352-1394) . In: Erwin Gatz : The Bishops of the Holy Roman Empire 1198 to 1448 . ISBN 3-428-10303-3 , p. 513
• Franz von Krones:  Johann Soběslaw . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 14, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1881, p. 119 f.
• Marco Innocenti:  Johann Sobeslav of Luxembourg-Moravia. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 17, Bautz, Herzberg 2000, ISBN 3-88309-080-8 , Sp. 703-709.

predecessor	Office	successor
Albrecht von Sternberg	Bishop of Leitomischl 1380–1388	John IV of Bucca
Philip II of Alençon	Patriarch of Aquileia 1387-1394	Antonio I. Gaetani