Johann Thomas von Spaur

Johann Thomas von Spaur (* 1528 at Spaur Castle in Val di Non , Trentino-South Tyrol , † February 25, 1591 in Brixen ), was the Roman Catholic Prince-Bishop of Brixen .

Life

The son of Captain Ulrich Freiherr von Spaur and Katharina von Madrutz ( Italian Madruzzo ) was intended by his mother for the career of a cleric and she sent him to her brother Cristoforo Madruzzo , who was Prince-Bishop of Trento and Bressanone, in the cathedral school. The uncle was very committed to his nephew. He was allowed to accompany him, who was created cardinal in 1543, to the Reichstag in Augsburg in 1550 . In 1551 he became provost of the cathedral in Brixen and was then transferred to other offices.

In 1565 Pope Pius IV confirmed his appointment as coadjutor of his uncle. In 1578 he succeeded him as Prince-Bishop of Brixen. He was considered a great art patron . Velthurns Castle , which his uncle had begun shortly before his death, was built on his behalf . The interior is an impressive work of the late Renaissance . It was used as the summer residence of the prince-bishops of Brixen until 1803. For his predecessor Christoph Fuchs von Fuchsberg , he had the tomb commissioned by his uncle completed and erected in the cathedral cloister in 1580 .

His younger brother Christoph Andreas von Spaur (1543–1613) also became a cleric. He was Bishop of Gurk from 1573 to 1603 and Prince-Bishop of Brixen from 1601 to 1613.

Both were buried in the crypt of the Brixen Cathedral .

literature

Constantin von Wurzbach : Spaur, Johann Thomas . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 36th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1878, p. 99 ( digitized version ).
Ingrid von Skyhawk Adieu Diana - On the 400th birthday of Maria Isabella Countess Spaur 1607–2007 3. The sons of Ulrich von Spaur pp. 68–71 Books on Demand GmbH Norderstedt ISBN 978-3-8370-2636-8 .

Web links

Johann Thomas Spaur in gcatholic (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Ingrid from Skyhawk. Mühlhausen - The sons of Ulrich von Spaur
^ History of Velthurn Castle

predecessor	Office	successor
Cristoforo Madruzzo	Prince-Bishop of Brixen 1578–1591	Andreas of Austria

personal data
SURNAME	Spaur, Johann Thomas von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Roman Catholic Prince-Bishop of Brixen
DATE OF BIRTH	1528
PLACE OF BIRTH	Val di Non , Trentino-South Tyrol
DATE OF DEATH	February 25, 1591
Place of death	Brixen

[1] Ingrid from Skyhawk. Mühlhausen - The sons of Ulrich von Spaur

[2] History of Velthurn Castle