Leopold II of Egloffstein

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Coat of arms of the von Egloffstein family . As bishop, Leopold II von Egloffstein probably continued it as an element in a multiple coat of arms.

Leopold II von Egloffstein (* before 1335 - † June 27, 1343 ) was Prince-Bishop of the Bamberg Monastery from 1335 until his death in 1343 .

Leopold II von Egloffstein in the family context

Leopold II von Egloffstein came from the Frankish, imperial-free noble family von Egloffstein (see also list of Frankish knight families ). The eponymous place Egloffstein in Franconian Switzerland is now a market in the Upper Franconian district of Forchheim . Johann I von Egloffstein († 1411) also came from this family ; he was Prince-Bishop of Würzburg from 1400 to 1411.

Biographical data

At the time of the appointment of Leopold II of Egloffstein as Prince-Bishop, Benedict XII. Pope and Ludwig IV. The Bavarian Emperor (1328–1347) (see also List of Heads of State 1335 ). Leopold took over a heavily indebted diocese, but he managed to acquire the castles of Marloffstein , Theisenort and Greifenstein . During the time of his reign the Poor Clare Monastery in Bamberg was donated and he confirmed this process in 1340. It was the first foundation from a patrician family.

coat of arms

The family coat of arms with a black bear head turned right with a red tongue on a silver shield has been documented since 1317. The bear's head is repeated on the helmet with black and silver blankets on the right and black and gold on the left. Usually the coat of arms of the prince-bishops take up the family coat of arms as an element of a multiple coat of arms.

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predecessor Office successor
Werntho Schenk von Reicheneck Prince-Bishop of Bamberg
1335–1343 		Friedrich I of Hohenlohe
personal data
SURNAME Leopold II of Egloffstein
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Egloffstein, Leopold von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bishop of Bamberg
DATE OF BIRTH before 1335
DATE OF DEATH June 27, 1343