Johann VIII von Maltitz
Johann VIII von Maltitz (* in Dippoldiswalde ; † November 30, 1549 at Stolpen Castle ) was Bishop of Meißen from 1537 to 1549 .
Johann VIII came from the von Maltitz family . His father Sigismund was a ducal Saxon councilor, court marshal and bailiff of Schellenberg . Wendischbora and Colmnitz belonged to him . John VIII was a cousin of his predecessor, John VII, and was most recently a coadjutor at his side.
As a bishop, Johann VIII resisted the spread of the Reformation , but the sovereign Duke Heinrich “the Pious” , who has since converted to the new faith, celebrated the first Protestant service in the cathedral in Meissen in 1539 .
His epitaph in Meißner Dom is known from drawings around 1750. An almost identical epitaph was in the town church of Stolpen .
literature
- Matthias Donath : The grave monuments in Meißen Cathedral. Leipziger Universitätsverlag, 2005, ISBN 978-3-937209-45-6 , pp. 414-416.
- Eduard Machatschek : History of the bishops of the Meissen Monastery in chronological order […] . Dresden 1884, pp. 691-751.
- Bernhard Stasiewski: Maltitz, Johann. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 15, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1987, ISBN 3-428-00196-6 , p. 739 f. ( Digitized version ).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Johann VII von Schleinitz |
Bishop of Meissen 1537–1549 |
Nicolaus II von Carlowitz |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Johann VIII von Maltitz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Meissen |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15th century or 16th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dippoldiswalde |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 30, 1549 |
| Place of death | Stumble |