List of provosts of the collegiate monastery St. Peter and Alexander in Aschaffenburg

Valentin von Teutleben, one of the last provosts of the monastery and later Bishop of Hildesheim.

Collegiate Church and Chapter House

In the list of provosts of the collegiate monastery St. Peter and Alexander in Aschaffenburg , the famous provosts of the monastery from its foundation in the 10th to its dissolution at the end of the 16th century are listed, the history of the monastery is outlined and the work of the various provosts is briefly explained .

A provost was the head of the external affairs of the collegiate chapter (Stiftspropst), unless the chapter statutes provided otherwise. Especially in the Middle Ages he was often the archdeacon of a certain district of a diocese . Provosts enjoyed some pontificals in the old imperial church before secularization , and in some cases even before Vatican II . Stiftspropst designates the head of a community of canons of a collegiate foundation . In the Middle Ages it was not necessary for the provost to be a clergyman himself; often this office was taken over by noblemen , as it was connected with great benefices . Another advantage was that the provost was usually exempt from the residence obligation. If the provost was appointed by the archbishop until the 11th century , the chapter increasingly emancipated itself and later chose its leader himself through free choice. However, this led to more and more tensions, as the Curia also tried to exert a strong influence and, through the direct intervention of the Popes , the posts were often filled by curials, often cardinals . The struggle for the influence of different interest groups sometimes led to rapid changes of provost posts or even to double occupations.

On the history of the Kollegiatstift

In 957 at the latest, the collegiate monastery of St. Peter and Alexander in Aschaffenburg was founded by Duke Liudolf von Schwaben (around 930–957), the eldest son of the Saxon Duke and East Franconian King Otto the Great and Edgitha of England . At the turn of the year 947/948 he married Ida (Ita) , the only child of the Swabian Duke Hermann and his wife Regelinda .

Presumably it is not a completely new establishment, but a conversion of the Benedictine monastery, which has existed since the Carolingian era , into a canonical monastery .

Around 974/75 the monastery was endowed with gifts from Emperor Otto II. In 980 Altmannus was mentioned in a document as the first provost of the collegiate monastery of St. Peter and Alexander.

When Aschaffenburg was handed over to the diocese of Mainz through the legacy of Duke Otto (982), the monastery also came under the care of Archbishop Willigis of Mainz . The rise of Aschaffenburg (town charter from 1161) to the second seat of the Archbishops of Mainz and the later administrative capital is closely related to the increasing importance of the collegiate church as the main church of the place and the increased connection of the collegiate to the Mainz cathedral chapter . This took place in several phases: first through the election of two pen printheads to the archbishop's chair in Mainz ( Markolf 1141 and Arnold von Selenhofen 1153), later the other way round through the occupation of the provost's office exclusively from the cathedral chapter (from 1262), and finally the Archbishop of Mainz from 1588 automatically also provost of the collegiate monastery Aschaffenburg.

The chapter resigned the provost in favor of Archbishop Wolfgang von Dalberg , who incorporated it forever for the archbishop's chair. The historian Valentin Ferdinand Gudenus (1679–1758) wrote about it: "The Aschaffenburg provost, which was the richest and fattest benefice in Germany, was hereby actually abolished."

With the dissolution of Kurmainz in 1801, the monastery was also dissolved by the last Archbishop and later Grand Duke of Frankfurt , Karl Theodor von Dalberg , with the secularization in Bavaria in 1802 .

List of provosts of the Collegiate Monastery of St. Peter and Alexander

Surname	from	to	image	Remarks
Altmannus		around 980		Mentioned in a document that on November 4, 980 , Emperor Otto II , at the request of Archbishop Willigis, transferred a tithe from an estate in Mainaschaff ("predium Ascaffa") to the monastery, represented by "Altmanni capellari" (Thiel No. 10 ( Unecht), p. 44ff).
Emmerich ( Embricho )				On his anniversary June 23rd, 22 solidi Heller from the vineyard near Weibersbronn were given. Unfortunately, the year of death is not noted.
Buggo		1115		Author of a list of the pin brackets (no longer available in 1882), 1115 as Burchard II (Bucco von Ahorn), Bishop of Worms (Gudenus II, p. 309).
Marcolfus	before 1127	1141		In 1127 he appointed two censuals for the gift office and the marshal office (Stäbler), is mentioned as a witness in 1130, 1131, 1133 and 1141; Elected Archbishop of Mainz in 1141, † July 9, 1142
Arnold I. von Selenhoven	before 1147	1153		First mentioned as provost of St. Petri in 1147, a few documents later it appears that he was provost in Aschaffenburg. Elected Archbishop of Mainz in 1153; on 23/24. In July 1160 he was murdered by a gang of revolutionary Mainz citizens in the St. Jakob monastery in Mainz .
Arnold II	1157	1161		In the document of March 27, 1160, Archbishop Arnold von Selenhofen instructs the Aschaffenburg canon Heinrich, at the request of the provost Arnold, to acquire the former place of the mint Wikmann next to the collegiate church to build a curia (Thiel No. 23, p. 105).
Heinrich	1170	1171		Archbishop Christian I von Buch granted him rights within his provost district in 1170 for his loyal service, which he also confirmed in 1171 (Thiel No. 24 and 25, p. 108ff). He was able to use this income for the improvement of all prebends (Gudenus I p. 260ff).
Adelhardus		1182		The collegiate canon Warmund von Wallstadt acquired his house in 1181 and gave it to the chapter (Gudenus I p. 273). Adelhardus died on August 25, 1182 and bequeathed the monastery a mill in Damm with the associated fields, a house and a garden in front of the city.
Wortwin	1183	1198		Author of several documents. In a document dated December 21, 1184, Pope Lucius III. Provost Wortwin and the canons of Aschaffenburg in his apostolic protection. The possessions of the pen are designated here. With this certificate, numerous communities around Aschaffenburg celebrated their first mention more than 800 years ago.
Heinrich von Rieneck	1209	1213		In 1213 Heinrich is mentioned in a document as Count von Rieneck and Provost of Utrecht and Aschaffenburg; † 1271 as Count of Duren (Amrhein p. 62).
Theodoric		around 1220		In the document of July 21, 1220, Provost Theoderich von Aschaffenburg allowed Heinrich Marschalk von Lauer to acquire ownership ; there he is also mentioned as dean of St. Maria ad Gradus (Mainz) (Thiel no. 43, p. 162), † August 9 after 1223.
Siegfried von Eppstein		1224		The nephew of Archbishop of Mainz Siegfried II. Von Eppstein (1165-1235), * around 1194, became canon in Mainz around 1220, provost of St. Bartholomew (Frankfurt am Main) and of St. Peter and Alexander (Aschaffenburg). He is mentioned in a document from 1224. Towards the end of the year (October or November) 1230 he was elected Archbishop of Mainz to succeed his uncle (Gudenus II p. 311).
Burcardus		1231		In 1231 provost Burkardus confirmed the foundation of the Catherine Altar by the Aschaffenburg canon Heinrich Hager (Thiel no. 56, p. 187); it is also mentioned in documents in 1236 and 1249 (Amrhein p. 64).
Werner von Eppstein	1257	1262		Nephew of the two Siegfrieds, * around 1225, became provost of Mariagreden in 1248 , of St. Peter (Mainz) in 1249 and of St. Peter and Alexander in Aschaffenburg in 1257; notarized there in 1257 and 1262, was elected Archbishop of Mainz in 1259. He stipulated that only the Mainz canons can become monasteries in the future; † April 2, 1284 in Aschaffenburg (Amrhein p. 64).
Symon by Schöneck	1273			Canon and dean in Mainz Cathedral in 1267, provost in St. Viktor in Mainz in 1273 incorporated the parish Beatae Mariae Virginis (BMV) and its branches (Thiel No. 88ff, p. 241ff); 1279 the parish of Obernburg am Main , the parish of Sailauf and the parish of St. Agatha (Aschaffenburg) to the monastery (Thiel no. 99, p. 259). Elected Bishop of Worms in 1283 , † October 22, 1291 in Frankenthal Monastery (Palatinate) .
Johannes Rauhgraf on the Rhine	1283			Confirmed the incorporation of his predecessor on December 21, 1283 (Thiel No. 112, p. 281).
Eberhard von Basel	around 1288	1297		Eberhard came to Mainz in the wake of Heinrich von Isny , the Bishop of Basel , who was elected Archbishop of Mainz in 1286 (Gudenus II, p. 318). He became custodian at Mainz Cathedral and is mentioned in a document in 1290 as provost of St. Peter and Alexander, Aschaffenburg (Thiel) No. 137 p. 313. May 29 is the date of death, a year of death is not known, but was 1317 died p. 67.
Sigfrid Graf von Solms	1299	1317		Canon of Mainz and provost in Mockstadt ; 1299 provost in Aschaffenburg, he is documented in 1311, 1313, 1316; on November 9, 1316 he incorporated the parish of Somborn (Freigericht) , whose patronage rights lay with the provost (Thiel No. 238ff, p. 489ff), † November 5, 1317 (Amrhein p. 69).
Johannes von Kirchhof	1317	1351		Johannem de Treveri dictum Kirchoven (from Trier), nephew of Archbishop Peter von Aspelt , became canon on December 10, 1317 in Mainz Cathedral and provost in the Church of Our Lady, Erfurt Cathedral and at the same time provost in the St. Peter and Alexander monastery in Aschaffenburg, 1320 he exchanged the curia "the bee cup" for the Propsteihof; In 1329 he raised the custody in the monastery to a prelature , in several documents he is attested as provost of Aschaffenburg and Erfurt, † July 12, 1351 (Amrhein p. 69).
Nikolaus von Stein I.	1351	1354		On December 16, 1351 the provost and archdeacon Nikolaus von Stein agreed that the parish of Bürgstadt be incorporated into the cathedral chapter of Mainz (Amrhein p. 70).
Lutherus von Buches (also Büches )	1354	1359		Canon in Mainz Cathedral, received the parish of Bischofsheim an der Tauber in 1354 through the transfer of Emich von Lorch , the parish of Bürgstadt in 1355 and the parish of Wallstadt in 1356 through the resignation of Cologne canon Adolph von Virneburg , † October 20, 1359 (Amrhein p. 70).
Nikolaus von Stein II.	1370			Canon in the cathedral and in St. Viktor in Mainz.
Johannes Hofward von Kirchheim	1388	1418		Canon in the cathedral of Mainz and Würzburg, canon in Fritzlar and prefect (church law) in Nieder-Olm , † August 14, 1418 (Amrhein p. 71).
Johannes Bonning	1418	1426		Capitular and dean St. Peter and Alexander in Aschaffenburg. Contrary to the electoral regulations issued by Archbishop Werner von Eppstein, the Aschaffenburg Chapter elected him provost and regained unlimited suffrage through Pope Martin V (1417–1431). Died on August 22, 1426; he bequeathed 200 gold florins, a goblet and silver vessels to the monastery (Amrhein p. 72).
Johannes von Rodenstein	1426	1447		Canon in Mainz Cathedral since 1398, provost in Fritzlar in 1425 and provost in Aschaffenburg † April 1, 1447 (Amrhein p. 72).
Konrad Rau from Holzhausen	1447	1464		Canons as early as 1411 and cantor in Mainz Cathedral in 1448, provost in Aschaffenburg as early as 1447, † March 17, 1464 (Amrhein p. 72/73).
Richard von Oberstein (also von Stein)	1464	1487		Canon in Mainz Cathedral, there also dean (1459–1474), † May 13, 1487. He was buried in the Nikolaikapelle in the cathedral (Amrhein p. 73), brother of the Speyer canon Andreas von Oberstein .
Heinrich von Henneberg	1487	1512		Scholastics in Strasbourg Cathedral , provost in St. Gumbertus (Ansbach) and canons in Bamberg Cathedral . He received the provost's office in Aschaffenburg not by election, but by his brother Archbishop Berthold von Henneberg (1441–1504) and Pope Innocent VIII (1484–1492), he resigned in 1512 in favor of his cousin Georg (Amrhein p. 73).
Georg Count von Henneberg	1512	1526		Canon in Mainz Cathedral, Strasbourg Cathedral and Cologne Cathedral . As archdeacon, he entrusted the Aschaffenburg canon Cyriakus Lang with visiting the churches in the provost district on September 1, 1522 and appointing him his "Commisarius". He died before August 24, 1526 (Amrhein p. 74).
Livinus of Veltheim	1526	1531		The doctor of both rights was provost in Hildesheim , Goslar , St. Bonifaz Halberstadt and Friedland; Canon in Mainz Cathedral (1522), Halberstadt, Hildesheim and Hamburg; papal chamberlain and protonotary of the Holy See . He received the Aschaffenburg provost in 1526 by virtue of papal grace through the care of the Archbishop of Mainz, Cardinal Albrecht von Brandenburg , who appointed him his court chaplain on September 25, 1529. Since the provost could not reside in Aschaffenburg because of his varied tasks, he appointed the collegiate scholaster Conrad Rucker to be his commissioner on September 12, 1526. † May 8, 1531 in Hildesheim, his epitaph is in the Dreikönigskapelle of Hildesheim Cathedral (Amrhein p. 74).
Valentin von Teutleben ( Tettenleben , Tetleben )	1531	1551		The doctor of both rights was provost of St. Bartholomäus (Frankfurt am Main) and Lebus , 1523 canons in the cathedral in Mainz, Magdeburg, Hildesheim and 1532 of St. Peter and Alexander (Aschaffenburg); he was also vicar general of Archbishop Albrecht von Mainz (Gudenus II p. 431). Elected provost by the chapter and confirmed by Archbishop Albrecht on May 29, 1531, it was installed in St. Peter and Alexander (Aschaffenburg) on ​​June 16, 1531. In 1537, the cathedral chapter of Hildesheim elected him bishop. But he kept the provost of Aschaffenburg until his death. In the course of the Reformation he had to leave the Diocese of Hildesheim and went into exile in Mainz, where he died on April 28, 1551.
Kaspar Hoyer	1551	1581		He was also a doctor of both rights as Provost of the Cathedral in Brixen ; he received the provost of Aschaffenburg under papal protection but was never in the city, he was represented by a dean, the archdeacon business was done by a commissioner; he died in December 1581 (Amrhein p. 77). .
Jodokus Cammerer	1582	1588		* 1553 in Seligenstadt , he was a canon in Aschaffenburg and owned the vicarie "S. Clementis" in Mainz Cathedral. The owner of this vicariate, which the emperor had to occupy, followed immediately after the canons in rank. On February 24, 1582 his fellow capitulars elected him provost of St. Peter and Alexander, whose archiepiscopal confirmation took place on April 23 of the same year. In the conflict with the chapter that was decided to the detriment of the provost, Cammerer resigned from the provost. For his services he received the Dechantei from Archbishop Wolfgang von Dalberg.

See also

• List of the deans of the collegiate monastery St. Peter and Alexander in Aschaffenburg

Web links

• Monasteries in Bavaria: The St. Peter and St. Alexander Monastery - the heart of medieval Aschaffenburg (PDF file; 47 kB)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Felix Mader : The art monuments of the Kingdom of Bavaria . Lower Franconia XIX, city of Aschaffenburg . Munich 1918, p. 25.
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j} Matthias Thiel Document book of the monastery St. Peter and Alexander zu Aschaffenburg Volume 1: 861-1325 Geschichts- und Kunstverein eV Aschaffenburg 1986 ISBN 3-87965-005-5
3. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} Valentin Ferdinand Gudenus: Codex Diplomaticvs… . Volume IV. Göttingen, Frankfurt, Leipzig 1743–1768.
4. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q} August Amrhein The prelates and canons of the former collegiate monastery St. Peter and Alexander zu Aschaffenburg. Wuerzburg 1882.