Johann VI. von der Leyen

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Johann von der Leyen (* around 1510 in Saffig ; † February 10, 1567 in Koblenz ) was from 1556 as Johann VI. von der Leyen Archbishop and Elector of Trier .

Johann VI. von der Leyen, Elector Archbishop of Trier

Life

Johann came from the von der Leyen family . His father was the Chancellor of the Electorate of Cologne, Bartholomäus von der Leyen zu Saffig , where his residence and residence was, which is why it is reasonable to assume that Johann was born there, his mother's name was Katharina von Pallandt. During his studies in Leuven he became domicellar in 1528 and then in 1532 cathedral capitular in Trier . Since Johann also held canons in Würzburg and Munster , he had enough money to complete his studies in Paris , Freiburg , Orléans and Padua . In 1535 he was Kapellan at the Trier cathedral chapter and in 1548 he became archdeacon in Trier cathedral . After Archbishop Johann V von Isenburg fell seriously ill, Johann was appointed coadjutor by the cathedral chapter on October 22, 1555 . After his death he took over the management of the electoral state after his election as Archbishop of Trier on February 18th. On April 25, 1556 he was enthroned in Trier Cathedral. Johann VI. Since he was not a priest, von der Leyen did not receive an episcopal ordination . Nevertheless, the pastoral care of his wards, which he always looked after, was very important to him. During his reign he managed to reverse the occupation of Trier, which had caused the politics of his predecessor. At the Diet of Augsburg in 1559, he spoke out against the lifting of the spiritual reservation . An attempt by Caspar Olevian to advance the Reformation in Trier was prevented by Johann in the same year with the support of the cathedral dean and successor in the office of Jakob von Eltz . Since some counties in the neighborhood of Kurtrier had joined the Reformation, he undertook visitations and, in the fight against the new religion and to renew the Philosophical and Theological Faculty of the University of Trier, changed all Reformation-oriented persons to teaching positions for those from the Jesuit order . After the failed attempt at the Reformation, Johann's relationship with Trier was very tense. In 1562 the Jesuit grammar school in Trier was founded under his aegis, which ensured that the next generation of university graduates would be suitable. In 1560 he was also in dispute with Koblenz over the question of imperial immediacy . In order to secure his power in the city, he expanded the old castle further. The local From the Leyensche yard is probably back to him.

The Archbishop and Elector of Trier, Johann VI. von der Leyen, was a man of integrity with a comprehensive, excellent education, a high level of knowledge and an exemplary way of life, with which he was often convincing. Although he had never been ordained a priest or therefore not a bishop, he was a religiously oriented personality who felt responsible for the pastoral care of his subjects. He died with the rank of archdeacon preparing for the priesthood.

After his death he was buried in the Florinskirche in Koblenz. After the monastery of St. Florin was profaned and dissolved by the French occupation in 1808, and its tomb was destroyed, his remains were buried in the family crypt "von der Leyen" in St. Kastor .

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predecessor Office successor
Johann V of Isenburg Archbishop Elector of Trier
1556–1567 		Jacob III from Eltz
personal data
SURNAME Leyen, Johann VI. of the
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Leyen, Johann von der; Johann VI.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Archbishop and Elector of Trier (1556–1567)
DATE OF BIRTH around 1510
PLACE OF BIRTH Saffig
DATE OF DEATH February 10, 1567
Place of death Koblenz