Leopold II of Schönfeld

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Leopold II von Schönfeld (also: Luitpold von Scheinfeld) (* before 1196; † January 17, 1217 ) came from the Franconian noble family of Scheinfeld, which died out early, and was Bishop of Worms as well as elected Archbishop of Mainz .

1173–1190 he was probably provost of the respected collegiate monastery of St. Cyriak in Neuhausen near Worms, at the same time provost of Wimpfen and 1200 abbot of Lorsch. 1180–1184 he was cathedral custodian, 1191–1195 cathedral provost in Worms. In 1195 he is named there as Lupoldus maior prepositus in Wormatia .

Before his elevation to Worms Bishop Leopold von Schönfeld acted as pastor at St. Cyriakus in Berghaselbach , a submerged village on what is now Palmberg near Laumersheim . The church patronage was owned by the monastery Maria Münster zu Worms and the head shepherd also left him with a document dated January 9th, 1196 all income from the church, whereby he writes that the pastorate there had just become vacant due to his election as bishop. The pilgrimage chapel of the Holy Cross now stands on the site of the former Berghaselbacher church .

Leopold, who was appointed Bishop of Worms in 1196 , was also elected Archbishop of Mainz in 1200 by a majority of the Mainz Cathedral Chapter . Two years earlier, the fateful double election had taken place, according to which Philipp von Schwaben and Otto von Braunschweig saw each other as the rightful German king. This struggle between Guelphs and Staufers was also reflected in the archbishopric election in Mainz in 1200. The Guelph minority of the Mainz cathedral chapter elected Siegfried II of Eppstein as the new archbishop at the same time , so that there was a schism . Leopold was, however, by Pope Innocent III. never recognized as Archbishop of Mainz. In 1201 Otto IV was proclaimed the rightful king and confirmed Siegfried's election as archbishop. Nevertheless, with the support of Philip, Leopold was able to maintain himself as a counter-archbishop, who was reconciled with the Pope around 1205. Philipp also entrusted him as Chancellor with missions in Italy.

But on June 21, 1208 Philip of Swabia was murdered, which caused the Staufer opposition in the empire to collapse. Leopold could no longer hold out as Archbishop of Mainz and was content with the diocese of Worms .

Leopold died on January 17, 1217. Since he never received papal recognition for Mainz, he more often only trades as a counter-archbishop or is not listed in the list of Mainz archbishops . Caesarius von Heisterbach described him as diabolicus .

Bishop Konrad II of Worms († 1192) was his uncle.

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  3. ↑ Document book for the history of the bishops of Speyer, ed. v. Franz Xaver Remling, 2 vol., Mainz 1852/53, here vol. 1, no. 113, p. 127
  4. ^ Franz Xaver Glasschröder : Documents on the Palatinate Church History in the Middle Ages , Munich, 1903, page 192, document regist no. 453
  5. ↑ Andreas Urban Friedmann: The diocese from Roman times to the high Middle Ages, in: The diocese of Worms from Roman times to its dissolution in 1801, ed. v. Friedhelm Jürgensmeier (Contributions to Mainz Church History, vol. 5), Würzburg 1997, pp. 13–43, here: p. 45
  6. ↑ Caesarius Heisterbacensis, Dialogus miraculorum, ed. u. trans. v. Nikolaus Nösges, 2 vol., (Fontes christiani, vol. 86), Turnhout 2009, vol. 1, p. 74
  7. ↑ Friedhelm Jürgensmeier : The Diocese of Worms from Roman times to its dissolution in 1801 , Echter Verlag, Würzburg, 1997, ISBN 3-429-01876-5 , p. 44
predecessor Office successor
Conrad I of Wittelsbach Archbishop of Mainz
1200 - 1208 		Siegfried II of Eppstein
Henry I of Maastricht Bishop of Worms
1196 - 1217 		Heinrich II of Saarbrücken
personal data
SURNAME Leopold II of Schönfeld
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Scheinfeld, Luitpold from
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Archbishop of Mainz, Bishop of Worms
DATE OF BIRTH before 1196
DATE OF DEATH January 17, 1217