Conrad III. from Lichtenberg

Tomb of Konrad von Lichtenberg

Conrad III. von Lichtenberg (* around 1240 in Lichtenberg (Alsace) ; † August 1, 1299 in Strasbourg ) was bishop of Strasbourg from 1273 until his death .

His father was Ludwig I von Lichtenberg , his mother is not known by name. First mentioned in 1253, Konrad could have been born around 1235.

Conrad III. did a great job of building the Strasbourg cathedral . In 1275 he laid the foundation stone for the west facade. During his tenure the nave was completed. In 1277 the westwork was started with one of the largest window rosettes in Europe. On the one hand he was very close to his city, on the other hand he fought for the interests of the House of Habsburg and the expansion of the power of his family, the Lords of Lichtenberg.

In 1299 he hurried to his brother-in-law Egino II , the Count of Freiburg im Breisgau, in his fight against the rebellious citizens of the city of Freiburg . During the siege of the city he was so badly wounded by a lance stab on July 28, 1299 (allegedly by a butcher) that he was immediately brought back to Strasbourg. He died there four days later. He was buried in the Strasbourg Cathedral.

literature

Joseph Fuchs: Konrad III. from Lichtenberg. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 12, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1980, ISBN 3-428-00193-1 , p. 529 f. ( Digitized version ).
Johannes Madey: Konrad III. from Lichtenberg. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 4, Bautz, Herzberg 1992, ISBN 3-88309-038-7 , Sp. 417-418. ( Article / beginning of article in Internet archive )
Wilhelm Wiegand: Konrad von Lichtenberg, Bishop of Strasbourg . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 16, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1882, pp. 623-625.

Web links

Atonement Cross in Freiburg

Individual evidence

^ Frank Baron Freytag von Loringhoven: European family tables III. Marburg 1976, plate 90.
^ Fritz Eyer: The territory of the Lords of Lichtenberg 1202-1480. Investigations into the property, the rule and the politics of domestic power of a noble family from the Upper Rhine . In: Writings of the Erwin von Steinbach Foundation . 2nd edition, unchanged in the text, by an introduction extended reprint of the Strasbourg edition, Rhenus-Verlag, 1938. Volume 10 . Pfaehler, Bad Neustadt an der Saale 1985, ISBN 3-922923-31-3 , p. 28 (268 pages).

personal data
SURNAME	Konrad von Lichtenberg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Bishop of Strasbourg
DATE OF BIRTH	around 1240
PLACE OF BIRTH	Lichtenberg (Alsace)
DATE OF DEATH	August 1, 1299
Place of death	Strasbourg

[1] Frank Baron Freytag von Loringhoven: European family tables III. Marburg 1976, plate 90.

[2] Fritz Eyer: The territory of the Lords of Lichtenberg 1202-1480. Investigations into the property, the rule and the politics of domestic power of a noble family from the Upper Rhine . In: Writings of the Erwin von Steinbach Foundation . 2nd edition, unchanged in the text, by an introduction extended reprint of the Strasbourg edition, Rhenus-Verlag, 1938. Volume 10 . Pfaehler, Bad Neustadt an der Saale 1985, ISBN 3-922923-31-3 , p. 28 (268 pages).