Conrad III. (Osnabrück)
Bishop Conrad III. von Osnabrück , also Konrad von Diepholz (* 1424 in Diepholz , † 21 May 1482 in Fürstenau ) was a son of Count Konrad von Diepholz and Countess Armgardt von Hoya. From 1455 to 1482 he was Bishop of Osnabrück .
At the beginning of his church career, Konrad III was. Provost in Deventer , then cathedral provost in Osnabrück since 1439 . In 1455 he succeeded his uncle Rudolf von Diepholz as Bishop of Osnabrück.
literature
- J. Jaeger: Konrad III . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 51, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1906, pp. 334-336.
- Wolfgang Seegrün: Konrad III. from Diepholz. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 12, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1980, ISBN 3-428-00193-1 , p. 519 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Michael F. Feldkamp : Diepholz, Konrad Graf von . In: Erwin Gatz , Clemens Brodkorb (ed.): The Bishops of the Holy Roman Empire 1448 to 1648. A biographical lexicon . Duncker and Humblot, Berlin 1996, ISBN 3428084225 , p. 126f.
Individual evidence
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Rudolf von Diepholz |
Bishop of Osnabrück 1455 - 1482 |
Conrad IV of Rietberg |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Conrad III. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Konrad von Diepholz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Roman Catholic bishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1424 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Diepholz |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 21, 1482 |
| Place of death | Fürstenau |