Nicholas of Butrinto

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Nikolaus von Ligny († March 1, 1316 in Toul ) was titular bishop of Butrinto and was therefore often called Nikolaus von Butrinto . He was a member of the Dominican order .

Life

In 1311, Pope Clement V appointed Nicholas of Lorraine as titular bishop and accompanied the Roman-German King Henry VII , with whom he had known since 1310, on his Italian expedition . Nicholas also wrote a related report to Pope Clement ( Relatio ). In research this is generally regarded as a reliable representation of Heinrich's move to Rome. Nicholas was king (and from 1312 emperor ) Henry VII, however, very favorable, so that in some parts of the report Henry's actions are justified. Sometimes Nicholas' attitude is also noticeable, who takes a stand against the anti-imperial course of Pope Clement V and France and the Kingdom of Naples .

When tensions between the Emperor and the Pope intensified, Henry VII sent Nicholas with a high-ranking delegation to the Pope in Avignon in the summer of 1313 , but Henry died on August 24, 1313 near Siena .

Little is known about the fate of Nicholas after the death of the emperor. In 1314 he acted as vicar general in Lausanne and a little later in the same function in Toul .

Works

  • Nicholas of Butrinto: Relatio de itinere Italico Henrici VII imperatoris ad Clementem V. . In: Vitae paparum Avenionensium . Edited by Etienne Baluze , revised by Guillaume Mollat . Volume 3. Paris 1921, pp. 491-561 (best text edition; archive.org ).

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SURNAME Nicholas of Butrinto
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Nikolaus von Ligny (real name); Nicolaus de Butrinto; Nicolaus episcopus Botruntinensis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Titular Bishop Butrinto and Dominican
DATE OF BIRTH 13th Century
DATE OF DEATH March 1, 1316
Place of death Toul