Johannes Pirckheimer
Johannes Pirckheimer (* around 1440 ; † May 3, 1501 ) was a German humanist , Nuremberg councilor and Roman Catholic Franciscan and priest .
Life
Pirckheimer was born the son of Hans Pirckheimer and came from Nuremberg. In 1463 he became consilarius of the German nation in Padua. In 1465 he became Dr. utr. iuris. In 1466 he became secretary of the Bishop of Eichstätt , Marquard II Schenk von Castell . In 1467 he became adviser to the city of Nuremberg and in 1478 counselor to Duke Albrecht IV of Bavaria , and later to Duke Siegmund of Tyrol . After the death of his wife he spent the last years of his life in the Franciscan barefoot monastery and was ordained a priest four years before his death in 1497 .
children
Johannes Pirckheimer had 12 children together with his wife Barbara, néeöffelholz . Of these, one son and seven daughters reached adulthood. Six daughters entered the Poor Clare or Benedictine convent .
- Caritas Pirckheimer (born Barbara Pirckheimer), abbess of the Klarakloster in Nuremberg (1467–1532)
- Willibald Pirckheimer (1470–1530), humanist, councilor
- Clara Pirckheimer, Abbess of the Klarakloster in Nuremberg (1480–1533)
- Sabina Pirckheimer (1481–1529), abbess of the Bergen Benedictine monastery (1521–1529)
- Euphemia Pirckheimer (1486–1547), Abbess of the Benedictine convent Bergen (1530–1547)
- Juliana Pirckheimer, married Geuderin
Web links
- Pirkheimer, Johannes, index entry : German biography, August 7, 2017
Individual evidence
- ↑ bavarikon | Bavaria's culture and knowledge. Retrieved August 7, 2017 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pirckheimer, Johannes |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pirckheimer, Johann; Pirkheimer Johannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German humanist, Nuremberg councilor, priest |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1440 |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 3, 1501 |