Johannes of Vechta
Johannes von Vechta OPraem (also Johann [es] de Vacata ; as Archbishop of Riga Johann [es] II. , † after February 4, 1294 ) was elected bishop of Warmia from 1278 to 1285 and from 1286 until his death in 1294 Archbishop of Riga .
Life
Johannes probably came from Vechta or from the county of Bentheim . For the first time mentioned in documents he is in 1263 as a canon of Riga, where he in 1266 to Provost rise. After the Schwerin Count Gunzelin III because of the tensions with the Teutonic Order Archbishop Albert Suerbeer . Appointed patron of the Riga Archbishopric , the Provost Johannes von Vechta and the Archbishop were captured by the Order Master in 1269 .
After the death of the Ermland bishop Anselm von Meißen in 1278, the cathedral chapter chose Heinrich von Fleming as his successor. Nevertheless, Archbishop Johannes von Lune awarded the Diocese of Warmia to Johannes von Vechta. Although Johannes von Vechta had already been consecrated, Pope Nikolaus III, now called by the cathedral chapter, decided . for Heinrich von Fleming, the candidate for the cathedral chapter. Nevertheless, Johannes von Vechta was referred to several times as bishop, counter-bishop or former bishop in the following years.
After the death of the Riga bishop Johannes von Lune, the cathedral chapter there chose Johannes von Vechta as his successor. After he had waived his claims from this election at the Curia, Pope Honorius IV granted him the Archdiocese of Riga on January 10, 1286 on his own authority. During his tenure, the dioceses of Pomesania , Samland and Kurland , which belonged to the ecclesiastical province of Riga, were converted according to the rules of the Teutonic Order. He was able to bring about an agreement or submission with the Semgals , who had previously devastated the archbishopric, and the cures . After disputes with the vassals of his archbishopric, Johannes von Vechta was captured by them in 1292. He was freed from the Teutonic Order and died after February 4th, 1294. His body was probably buried in the Riga Cathedral.
literature
- Bernhart Jähnig: Johanes von Vechta (de Vacata) (OPraem) († 1294). In: Erwin Gatz : The Bishops of the Holy Roman Empire 1198–1448. ISBN 3-428-10303-3 , p. 650.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| John I of Lune |
Archbishop of Riga 1286–1294 |
John III from Schwerin |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Johannes of Vechta |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Johann von Vechta; John de Vacata; Johann de Vacata; John II of Vechta; Johann II of Vechta |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Archbishop of Riga |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 13th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | after February 4, 1294 |