Lorenz von Brunne

Lorenz von Brunne († August 5, 1337 in Avignon ) was Bishop of Gurk .

Lorenz von Brunne was of aristocratic origin and was born in Grimming in Styria. His cousin Nikolaus was a pastor in Metnitz . He was very well educated and wealthy, presumably studying at the University of Padua . In 1334 he was appointed bishop of Gurk. One of the first functions of the new bishop was the consecration of the All Saints Chapel in the old Salzburg Cathedral in 1334.

On April 2, 1335, Duke Heinrich of Carinthia died in Tyrol Castle . According to the inheritance contract, the Habsburg rulers of Carinthia were from now on. On July 2nd, the new Duke Otto the Merry accepted homage from the Carinthian estates on the Zollfeld . Bishop Lorenz held the festive service in Maria Saal .

On a diplomatic mission, Bishop Lorenz traveled to the papal court in Avignon in 1337 and was taken by surprise there. He must have foreseen that it would end soon, as he had already drawn up his will on the outward journey in Brugg, Switzerland . Bishop Lorenz was buried in Avignon, his tomb has not been preserved.

literature

• Jakob Obersteiner: The bishops of Gurk. 1072–1822 (= From Research and Art. 5, ISSN  0067-0642 ). Verlag des Geschichtsverein für Kärnten, Klagenfurt 1969, pp. 141–144.
• Erwin Gatz (ed.): The bishops of the Holy Roman Empire. 1198 to 1448. A biographical lexicon. Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-428-10303-3 .