Johann von Luxemburg-Ligny
Johann von Luxemburg-Ligny (* around 1342; † April 4, 1373 in Eltville ) was bishop of Strasbourg from 1365 , from 1371 archbishop of Mainz and Reichsland vogt in the Wetterau .
Life
Johann came from the Ligny sidelines of the House of Luxembourg . His father was Count Johann von Luxemburg-Ligny († 1364), his mother was Alix von Flanders († 1346) from the Dampierre family .
Johann entered the clergy early and received a cathedral dean in Trier in 1355 . In the Mainz Chronicle he is portrayed as an insignificant and unskilled person in government. It was primarily a political instrument of Charles IV from the House of Bohemia-Luxemburg. At the instigation of the emperor, Johann became bishop in Strasbourg in 1365 . Later Charles IV tried to make Johann archbishop of Trier in place of Kuno II von Falkenstein . This failed because of Kuno's resistance. The attempt to make Johann Archbishop of Cologne also failed.
The emperor, on the other hand, succeeded in enforcing Johann as Archbishop of Mainz in 1371. He was also appointed Reichslandvogt in the Wetterau. In this area and in Thuringia he appeared on behalf of the emperor as a peacemaker.
After about two years in office as archbishop, he died. Because of his unexpected death, rumors of a poisoning by Adolf von Nassau arose . Johann was buried in Eberbach Monastery , probably in the nave of the monastery church in front of the steps of the choir. A grave slab showed the archbishop in the regalia of his office with a miter on his head and a crosier. The portrait was destroyed in the 1830s.
literature
- Anton Philipp Brück : Johann I. von Luxemburg-Ligny. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 10, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1974, ISBN 3-428-00191-5 , p. 496 ( digitized version ).
- Marco Innocenti: Luxemburg-Ligny, Johann von. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 17, Bautz, Herzberg 2000, ISBN 3-88309-080-8 , Sp. 695-698.
Web links
- Johann von Luxemburg-Ligny in the personal register of the Germania Sacra online
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Gerlach of Nassau |
Elector Archbishop of Mainz 1371–1373 |
Ludwig of Meissen |
| Johann II of Lichtenberg |
Bishop of Strasbourg 1365-1371 |
Lamprecht von Brunn |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Johann von Luxemburg-Ligny |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Strasbourg, Archbishop of Mainz |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1342 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 4, 1373 |
| Place of death | Eltville |