Jost II of Rosenberg

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Jost II von Rosenberg (also: Jodok von Rosenberg ; Czech Jošt II. Z Rožmberka ; born November 11, 1430 ; † December 12, 1467 in Neisse ) was Prince-Bishop of Wroclaw and Grand Prior of the Order of Malta for Bohemia and Austria.

Jost von Rosenberg: Epitaph in the Breslau Cathedral

Life

Jost came from the South Bohemian noble family Rosenberg . His parents were Ulrich II von Rosenberg and Katharina von Wartenberg . After studying in Prague, he joined the Order of Malta at a young age, as its Grand Prior he is occupied for the year 1451. As early as 1450 he had obtained the dignity of provost at St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague . On 24 August 1453 he was in Salzburg for ordained priests .

After the death of Wroclaw Bishop Peter Nowag , the cathedral chapter elected Jost von Rosenberg as his successor on the recommendation of the Bohemian King Ladislaus Postumus in 1456. At the same time it restricted the power of the future bishop with a statute.

The election was confirmed by Pope Calixtus on June 9, 1456 , and at the same time - since Jost had not yet reached canonical age - it was connected with the corresponding dispensation . When choosing a role probably played that Jost's older brother Henry IV. Von Rosenberg since 1454 Upper governor of Silesia was.

After the death of Ladislaus Posthumus in 1457, Silesia, but above all the Breslau clergy, turned against the election of Georg von Podebrads as King of Bohemia. Although Jost, unlike his brother Johann II von Rosenberg , was not a supporter of Podebrady and he represented the interests of the Holy See , his position became difficult as he tried to defend the interests of the Bohemian king in negotiations with the Vatican as well to be taken into account at the Wroclaw Council.

In a memorable sermon in 1461 “On the Blood of God”, he upset the Prague citizens so much that he had to flee to the king's castle Hory . Although his relationship with the king deteriorated in 1462, he continued to mediate on his behalf between the Roman Curia and the discontented Utraquist nobility, who turned more and more away from Rome. In order to avert the danger of renewed confrontations, Jost hoped that the king would turn to Catholicism again and also tried to win over Queen Joan to his position. In 1467, Jost asked his brother Johann, who had been the Silesian governor since 1457 to succeed his late brother Heinrich, to return to the Catholic faith. The anti-Hussite league founded in the same year is essentially the work of Jost, but was soon controlled by the then papal legate in Wroclaw, Rudolf von Rüdesheim , then Bishop von Lavant and later his successor in Wroclaw.

In addition to Breslau, Jost also stayed in Strakonitz , the seat of the Maltese Grand Priory, and in Krumau , the main residence of the Rosenbergs. At the age of only 37 he died in the episcopal residence in Neisse and was buried in the Wroclaw Cathedral , whose west porch he had built.

literature

Web links

Commons : Jost II. Von Rosenberg  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The Grand Priore or Prince Grand Priore of Bohemia and Austria . In: Christian Steeb, Birgit Strimitzer (Hrsg.): The Sovereign Maltese Knight Order in Austria. Leykam, Graz 1999, ISBN 3-7011-7407-5 , p. 550.
predecessor Office successor
Peter II. Nowag Prince-Bishop of Breslau
1456–1467 		Rudolf von Rudesheim
personal data
SURNAME Rosenberg, Jost II of
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rosenberg, Jodocus von; Rosenberg, Jodok von; Rožmberka, Jošt II. Z (Czech)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prince-Bishop of Breslau, Grand Prior of the Johanniter
DATE OF BIRTH November 11, 1430
DATE OF DEATH December 12, 1467
Place of death Nysa