Nikolaus Burgmann

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Nikolaus Burgmann on a contemporary drawing, created around 1450
Speyer Cathedral , Afra chapel, speaking coat of arms "Burgmann", from the remains of the cathedral dean's tomb

Nikolaus Burgmann (* around 1360 in Sankt Goar ; † 14 August 1443 ) was cathedral dean in Speyer and professor and rector of the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg .

After studying law in Prague and later in Heidelberg , he began teaching there in 1388 as a professor at the Faculty of Artists , from which he later switched to the Faculty of Law . In 1393 Burgmann was appointed doctor decretorum (a doctorate in the field of canon law ). He also held the office of Rector of Heidelberg University five times in the following decades. In 1407 he gave up his teaching activity after he had been canon in Speyer since 1401 . Now he also took over the office of dean of the Speyer Cathedral , which he held until the end of his life. In 1407 Burgmann was also the custodian of the Worms Cathedral .

On behalf of Emperor Sigismund, he wrote a Latin chronicle about the German kings and emperors buried in Speyer Cathedral , which so far has only been published by Andreas Felix von Oefele in 1763. It covers the period from Charlemagne (768) to the death of Emperor Charles IV (1378) and was continued by an anonymous author until the death of Emperor Sigismund (1437).

Nikolaus Burgmann's activities also extended to the political arena. In 1400 he was involved in the deposition of the Roman-German King Wenzel and the elevation of Count Palatine Ruprecht as his successor. In the period that followed, he became an advisor to the new ruler. When his son, Elector Ludwig , married the English Princess Blanca , Nikolaus Burgmann was sent, together with the Palatine court master Johann XI. Chamberlain of Worms († 1415) and the councilor Rudolf von Zeiskam , to receive the dowry , in 1402 at the royal court there. Burgmann also took part in the Council of Constance (1414 to 1418).

The St. Goars chapel in the submerged cathedral cloister in Speyer, which was dedicated to the patron saint of his home town, came from him. His tomb was originally located in it. A remnant of it (relief carrying the cross) was later transferred to the Afra chapel of this cathedral. In one corner it shows a guard on a tower (a speaking coat of arms for the surname "Burgmann", cf. the office of the same name ), in the other the holy Goar , who puts his hand protectively over Nikolaus Burgmann.

literature

  • Bruno Thiebes: Small cathedral book. Introduction to the history, construction and significance of the Speyer Cathedral. Pilger-Verlag, Speyer 1980, ISBN 3-87637-015-9 , p. 48.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Konrad von Busch , Franz Xaver Glasschröder (ed.): Choir rules and younger sea book of the old Speier cathedral chapter. Volume 1: Konrad von Busch (Ed.): Seelbuch (Liber animarum) (= Historical Museum of the Palatinate eV - Historical Association of the Palatinate. Publications. Volume 1, ZDB -ID 567698-8 ). Historisches Museum der Pfalz et al., Speyer 1923, p. 400 f.
  2. ↑ Website on the grave monument of Johann von Dalberg in Oppenheim
  3. ^ Arnd Reitemeier : Foreign policy in the late Middle Ages. The diplomatic relations between the Reich and England 1377-1422 (= publications of the German Historical Institute London. Vol. 45). Schöningh, Paderborn et al. 1999, ISBN 3-506-72043-0 , p. 240, (also: Göttingen, Universität, Dissertation, 1996), (detail scan)
  4. ↑ Illustration of the remains of the tomb in Speyer  in the German Digital Library
  5. ^ Franz Joseph Klimm: Der Kaiserdom zu Speyer , Jaeger Verlag, Speyer, 1953, p. 87; (Detail scan)
personal data
SURNAME Burgmann, Nikolaus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Cathedral dean in Speyer, professor in Heidelberg (1388–1407)
DATE OF BIRTH around 1360
PLACE OF BIRTH Sankt Goar
DATE OF DEATH August 14, 1443