Johannes von Ehrenberg

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Coat of arms of the von Ehrenberg family (Ernberg) according to Siebmacher's book of arms

Johannes von Ehrenberg , often Ernberg (* around 1485 ; † November 3, 1544 ) was a noble canon in the Archdiocese of Mainz , in the Principality of Speyer and in the Principality of Worms , and rector of the University of Heidelberg .

Origin and family

He came from the old noble family von Ehrenberg and was the son of Albrecht von Ehrenberg and his wife Brigitta nee. von Venningen , daughter of Siegfried von Venningen and Brigitta geb. from Enslingen . His brother Heinrich († 1540) served as canon in Speyer and Mainz , three of the father's brothers were also clergy; Johannes († 1513) Cathedral Capitular and Custodian in Speyer, Gerhard († 1498) Cathedral Capitular and Scholaster in Mainz and Heinrich († 1505) Canon in Worms and Speyer. The mother's siblings were Florenz von Venningen (1466–1538), Chancellor of the Electoral Palatinate , Siegfried von Venningen, Canon in Speyer and Margaretha von Venningen , from 1485 abbess of the Rosenthal monastery . His cousin Veronika (daughter of Florenz von Venningen) married Philipp von Bettendorf, the brother of the later Prince-Bishop of Worms Dietrich von Bettendorf .

Life

On December 5, 1505, Johannes von Ehrenberg was matriculated at the University of Heidelberg as Canon of Worms . Since August 13, 1509, he has also been the owner of the Speyer canons who were preparing for his deceased uncle Heinrich, on September 11 he acquired the academic degree of a bachelor's degree in both rights (ecclesiastical and secular) and entered May 21, 1513 as canon in Mainz, Speyer and Worms , the rectorate of the university.

In place of the late Thomas Truchsess von Wetzenhausen , Ehrenberg was promoted to cathedral dean in Speyer on July 18, 1523 . The same dignity and a canonical at the St. Viktor monastery in front of Mainz , he received after the death of the incumbent Lorenz Truchsess von Pommersfelden (1473–1543) in 1528 in Mainz. Bishop Philip of Flersheim ordered him in 1529 to Speyer Cathedral Provost . In 1530 he commissioned him, together with the court master Philipp von Helmstatt , to solemnly assign the municipal offices due to the diocese and to demand the public approval of the chartered rights from the council. In 1533 Johannes von Ehrenberg became deputy city ​​treasurer of Mainz, in 1538 he took over this position himself and in 1541 he resigned it. He promoted the later Merseburg bishop Michael Helding ; In 1531 he appointed him rector of the Mainz Cathedral School and in 1533 brought him to the Mainz Cathedral as a clergyman . Helding, also called Sidonius , was to become one of the most important German reform bishops of his time.

Ehrenberg died in 1544 and was buried in the cloister of Mainz Cathedral . The Latin epitaph has been handed down. Georg Göler of Ravensburg (1465–1558), the brother of Canon David Göler of Ravensburg (1463–1539) , was elected as his successor as Provost of Speyer .

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  1. ^ Journal for the history of the Upper Rhine , Volume 1, Karlsruhe, 1860, p. 155; (Digital scan)
  2. ↑ Otto Titan von Hefner: Register of the blooming and dead nobility in Germany Volume 4, p. 286, Regensburg, 1865; (Digital scan of the extinct noble family Enslingen)
  3. ↑ Biographical article on Florence von Venningen, Der Pilger , Speyer, 25 August 2011
  4. ^ Johann Gottfried Biedermann: Gender register of the Reichs Frey immediate knighthood in Francken praiseworthy place Ottenwald , Kulmbach, 1751, panel CCLV; (Digital scan)
  5. ↑ Konrad von Busch and Franz Xaver Glasschröder : Choir Rules and Younger Sea Book of the Old Speyer Cathedral Chapter , Speyer, Historischer Verein der Pfalz, 1923, page 391
  6. ↑ ibid, page 593
personal data
SURNAME Ehrenberg, Johannes von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ernberg, Johannes von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canon in Mainz, Speyer and Worms, dean and provost
DATE OF BIRTH around 1485
DATE OF DEATH November 3, 1544