Ludwig von Eberstein (Bishop)

Count Ludwig von Eberstein (born before 1469; died after 1480) was a German Roman Catholic clergyman. He ruled the diocese of Cammin from 1469 to 1480 as the elected bishop (postulate) , but his election was not recognized by the Pope.

Life

Ludwig von Eberstein came from the house of the Counts of Eberstein-Naugard , who were vassals of the Bishops of Cammin.

After the death of the Camminer Bishop Henning Iven , the Camminer cathedral chapter elected Ludwig von Eberstein as the new bishop. The background to the choice is not clear. Ludwig von Eberstein was not a member of the Camminer cathedral chapter. He also did not have the necessary spiritual ordinations, so that in 1469 he was initially only able to take over the secular leadership of the diocese. He did not take over the spiritual direction of the diocese until 1473. He had the approval of the Pomeranian dukes for his election and was also recognized by the two most powerful cities of the monastery area, Kolberg and Köslin . Ludwig von Eberstein did not seek the necessary approval of the Pope at first, as this would have cost a lot of money, but there was a severe lack of money in the episcopal treasury.

In 1471 Pope Sixtus IV ordered the transfer of the Bishop of Warmia, Nikolaus von Tüngen , to Cammin. But Nikolaus von Tüngen refused and was ultimately able to stay in his office in Warmia.

Protracted difficulties began when in 1473 a papal legate named Antonius Bonumbra , Bishop of Actium, appeared in the diocese on his return trip from Russia. This turned against Ludwig von Eberstein and himself took episcopal acts in the diocese of Cammin. A party was formed against Ludwig von Eberstein, in which Wilkinus Thomas , Provost von Soldin, and Nikolaus Bruckmann , Vice-Dominus and Provost of the Kolberg Cathedral Chapter , were prominent. Both sides were active at the papal court in Rome: Nikolaus Bruckmann worked in Rome against Ludwig von Eberstein, the provost of the Camminer cathedral chapter, Henning Cossebade , worked in Rome for Ludwig von Eberstein.

Ultimately, neither side could prevail in the dispute. In 1479, Pope Sixtus IV appointed Marinus de Fregeno , who came from Italy, to be Bishop of Cammin. He took possession of his diocese on May 7, 1480.

In September 1480 Ludwig von Eberstein reached an agreement with Bishop Marinus. After that Ludwig von Eberstein was to keep the castle in Gülzow and serve the bishop faithfully. Nevertheless, there were still further disputes, as Ludwig von Eberstein held the episcopal castle in Körlin until it was finally taken by Kolberg and Köslin citizens on the orders of Bishop Marinus. The disputes were finally through the mediation of the Pomeranian Duke Bogislaw X. settled.

According to tradition, Ludwig von Eberstein is said to have left the clergy and married a Countess Walpurgis von Hohenstein. When Ludwig von Eberstein died and where he was buried is not known.

See also

• List of the bishops of Cammin

literature

• Jürgen Petersohn : The Kamminer bishops of the Middle Ages . Thomas Helms Verlag, Schwerin 2015, ISBN 978-3-944033-09-9 , pp. 78–79.
• Martin Wehrmann : Count Ludwig von Eberstein as a postulate from Cammin (1469–1480) . In: Monthly sheets of the society for Pomeranian history and antiquity . 197, pp. 33-37, 49-54.

predecessor	Office	successor
Henning Iven	Bishop of Cammin 1469–1480	Marinus de Fregeno