Konrad II of Weinsberg

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Epitaph of Konrad II von Weinsberg in Mainz Cathedral
His coat of arms as the archbishop

Konrad II von Weinsberg (* around 1340; † October 19, 1396 in Mainz ), from the family of the Lords of Weinsberg , was Archbishop of Mainz from 1390 to 1396 .

Life

Konrad was the younger brother of Engelhard von Weinsberg. He was over 10 years Mainz canon and Scholaster of Mainz cathedral chapter , when he was elected on 27 February 1390 by the majority of Mainz canons archbishop of Mainz, although a strong minority to the canons Johann of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein , the Brother of the Archbishop of Mainz, Adolf I of Nassau, who died on February 6, as the new bishop.

On September 7, 1391, Konrad was recognized as elector by King Wenceslaus in Bohemia . On September 24, 1391, he was ordained bishop in Bamberg . He swore to Pope Boniface IX. to be obedient and not want to support the antipope Clement VII in Avignon .

Konrad's tenure was characterized by close political cooperation between the state of Kurmainz and the Electoral Palatinate . Together with Count Palatine Ruprecht II , Konrad devoted himself above all to securing peace and maintaining and further expanding the power of the Mainz state.

The Archbishop of Mainz received little attention in research. Rather, his predecessors and successors attracted attention with their unrest in imperial and church politics. Rather, the six years of the elector's reign appear to be a meaningless interval.

The monument to Konrad II in his episcopal church

Konrad's tomb is located in Mainz Cathedral . It is the first funerary monument that does not depict a bishop lying down with a pillow under his head, but standing against a wall. The bishop stands on a lion as a political message against the Welfs' claim to power . To the right and left of the lion are the coats of arms of Kurmainz and the Lords of Weinsberg. In his left hand he holds the crook , which is adorned with a representation of Martin , the patron of Mainz Cathedral, who shares his coat. He is holding a book in his right hand. In the uppermost part of the tomb two angels are depicted holding an oversized handkerchief of Christ. Konrad wears the rational as a sign of dignity - a breast and shoulder ornament that was due to the Würzburg bishops, but not to the Mainz people. Due to this erroneous iconography, it is believed that the epitaph could be the work of a Würzburg artist.

To the right and left of the bishop is the inscription:

Anno domini MCCCXCVI decimo nono die mensis octobri (s) obiit quondam reverendissimus in Christo pater ac dominus Conradus de Weinsperg archiepiscopus Moguntinus, cuius anima requiescat in sancta pace, amen.

On October 19, 1396, the once venerable father in Christ and Mr. Konrad von Weinsberg, Archbishop of Mainz, whose soul rests in holy peace, amen.

Stylistically, the monument is assigned to the Soft Style , which can be seen in the beautiful depiction of the archbishop's head and the way in which his robe was laid in splendid folds.

coat of arms

The bishop's coat of arms shows a square shield: 1st and 4th field Field in red a silver six-spoke wheel ; in the 2nd and 3rd three silver coats of arms (2: 1) in a red field (Spanish form), the coat of arms of the Lords of Weinsberg. On the epitaph in the cathedral it is in the heraldic right next to his head with a bishop's crown.

literature

Web links

Commons : Konrad II. Von Weinsberg  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Elmar Rettinger and Rebecca Mellone: The monument to Konrad II von Weinsberg
predecessor Office successor
Adolf I of Nassau Elector Archbishop of Mainz
1390–1396 		Gottfried von Leiningen
personal data
SURNAME Konrad II of Weinsberg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Archbishop of Mainz (1390-1396)
DATE OF BIRTH around 1340
DATE OF DEATH October 19, 1396
Place of death Mainz