Konrad von Soltau

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Konrad von Soltau (* around 1350 in Lüneburg ; † January 2, 1407 in Rotenburg ) was a Catholic theologian. From 1384 to 1385 he was rector of Charles University in Prague , in 1393 rector of Heidelberg University and from 1400 to 1407 as Conrad III. Bishop of Verden .

Life

Konrad came from the Lüneburg ministerial family von Soltau . He probably received his education at the Michaeliskloster in Lüneburg. In 1367 he was elected provost of the Lüne nunnery , but was not confirmed by Pope Urban V. In 1368 he obtained a master's degree from Charles University in Prague and then studied canon law there . From 1372 to 1373 he was dean of the artist faculty and for the year 1375 he is documented as "Doctor in sacra pagina". At the latest since 1377 he taught at the theological faculty and from 1384 to 1385 he held the office of rector. During his term of office, the disputes over the distribution of the places at the Karlskolleg fell, whereby national conflicts also played a role, in which he defended German interests. Presumably because of this, he moved to Heidelberg University in 1387 , where he was elected rector in the first half of 1393. Together with Nikolaus Magni von Jauer and Matthäus von Krakau , both of whom he must have known from Prague, he was one of the most famous theology teachers. As a university lecturer, he wrote several writings, including a commentary on sentences and the declaration “Super Caput Firmiter” for the Fourth Lateran Council . He also knows psalm explanations and sermons.

In 1395 Konrad von Soltau gave up his teaching activities and turned to diplomacy. Several times he was on the Roman Curia operates, including as a lecturer at the University of Heidelberg, of Verden Bishop Otto II. (House of Brunswick-Lüneburg ) as well as Hofgeistlicher of the Palatinate Electors and later German king Ruprecht . After negotiating for the Elector of Mainz Johann II of Nassau in 1397 because of the papal confirmation, he was appointed Chancellor of the Elector of Mainz. From 1400 to 1402 he negotiated with the Curia for the recognition of Elector Ruprecht as German King.

Already on August 8, 1399 Pope Boniface IX appointed him . to the Bishop of Verden . This was shattered because the previous bishops Otto II, Dietrich von Nieheim and Konrad von Vechta did not release the lands of the monastery or tried to maintain their position in the diocese. Therefore, on February 6, 1400, the Pope revoked the appointment and reinstated Konrad von Vechta. On May 18, 1401 Konrad von Soltau received the regalia as Bishop of Verden from the new German King Ruprecht I. The papal confirmation came in 1402. His plan to move the bishopric to Lüneburg, he could not implement.

Konrad von Soltau, who had numerous benefices , died on January 2, 1407 on the Rotenburg. His body was buried on January 11, 1407 in the Abbey of St. Michaelis.

literature

predecessor Office successor
Konrad II of Vechta Bishop of Verden
1400–1407 		Ulrich von Albeck
Heinrich II. Von Verden
personal data
SURNAME Soltau, Konrad von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Conrad III.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Rector of Charles University in Prague; Rector of the University of Heidelberg; Bishop of Verden
DATE OF BIRTH around 1355
PLACE OF BIRTH Luneburg
DATE OF DEATH January 2, 1407
Place of death Rotenburg