Paul Ziegler (Bishop)

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Paul Ziegler von Ziegelberg (1471–1541), Prince-Bishop of Chur 1505–1541
Coat of arms of the Prince-Bishop of Chur

Paul Ziegler von Ziegelberg (* 1471 in Nördlingen , Donau-Ries , † August 25, 1541 in Fürstenburg , Vinschgau ) was the Roman Catholic bishop of the diocese of Chur .

family

Son of Friedrich Ziegler von Ziegelberg, from Emperor Friedrich III. ennobled , from Dornhan in the Black Forest († around 1513), slaughtered clothes (cloth maker ) , citizen in Nördlingen since 1471 and Anna Vesner, daughter of Heinz Vesner, also slaughtered clothes and hat maker ( hat maker ) in Nördlingen. His brother Nikolaus Ziegler (around 1472–1526), ​​since 1493 in the service of Emperor Friedrich III. and then Emperor Maximilian I , was from 1496 Münzwardein the Imperial Mint in Nördlingen. In 1500 he became the chief secretary of the court chancellery , later its head as vice-chancellor. In 1510 he received the imperial share of Burg Landsberg in Alsace as a fief with the title "Lord of Barr (Alsace)", in 1517 he became governor in Swabia; Emperor Charles V made him baron in 1522 . His brother Caspar Ziegler became secretary in the chancellery of the king and later emperor Maximilian I in 1498. Brother Hans Ziegler had been a taster and silver burner of the mine and the hut in Rattenberg in Tyrol since 1506 .

Life

Little is known about his career; he may have studied in Vienna for some time . In 1503 he was appointed administrator of the Diocese of Chur, but the Holy See refused to confirm. Only after the resignation of Bishop Heinrich V von Heven did the Holy See confirm the establishment and Pope Julius II appointed him on May 6, 1505 as Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Chur. With an imperial decree of June 1, 1506, he was recognized by Emperor Maximilian I. He transferred the administration to the cathedral chapter, took theological instruction from Jakob Schöpfer, the pastor of Maladers and was ordained a priest in the spring of 1507 . He was confirmed on September 23, 1509 as bishop "electus and confimatus" . In 1516, with the support of his brother Nikolaus, Bishop Paul Ziegler became provost of the Altötting monastery ; he held this office until 1538.

He was ordained bishop in October 1517 in the Cathedral of the Assumption in Chur by the Apostolic Nuncio in Switzerland Ennio Filonardi or Antonio Pucci , both of whom were ambassadors of the Holy See in Switzerland in 1517.

The Reformation , which had spread in Chur and the surrounding area since 1522, strengthened the communities of the Bündener Land in their opposition to their bishop. Paul Ziegler was no longer able to cope with the difficult situation, he left Chur and lived alternately in Fürstenburg in Vinschgau and Altötting. His unsuccessful attempt to appoint Gianangelo Medici (1499–1565), later Pope Pius IV , as coadjutor, finally led to the break in 1529. The spread of the Reformation led to the first dissolution of the Dominican monastery of St. Nicolai in Chur and the Premonstratensian monasteries in Chur and Churwalden in 1538 .

In 1538 Paul Ziegler resigned as provost of Altötting, and three years later he died at the Fürstenburg. His body was buried in the monastery church of Marienberg ob Burgeis Abbey.

literature

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Guy Bronner: Heiligenstein. Château de Landsberg. In: Alain Morley (ed.): Le Guide des châteaux de France. Bas-Rhin. Hermé, Paris 1986, ISBN 2-86665-024-7 , p. 65
  2. ↑ Albert Schlagbauer, Wulf-Dietrich Kavasch (ed.): Rieser biographies. Rieser Kulturtage eV association, Nördlingen 1993, ISBN 3-923373-21-X
  3. ^ Register entry Freiherr Nikolaus Ziegler von Ziegelberg in the German biography
  4. ↑ " The Silberbrenner is a sworn servant of the sovereign. He undertakes the final smelting of the silver ore, examines the fine silver intended for redemption and determines its value. He has to make sure that nobody secretly melts silver to the detriment of the sovereign. " Schwazer Bergbuch (Fol 89V)
  5. ↑ Pierre Louis Surchat:  Paul Ziegler von Ziegelberg. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 20, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-428-00201-6 , p. 105 f. ( Digitized version ).
  6. ↑ Hansmartin Schwarzmaier (Ed.): Handbook of Baden-Württemberg History . tape 5 ( limited preview in Google Book Search [accessed November 14, 2016]).
  7. ↑ Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recentioris Aevi. Volume 3, p. 183
  8. ^ Albert Fischer: Paul Ziegler, Administrator 1505–1509, Bishop 1509–1541.
predecessor Office successor
Heinrich V. von Hewen Bishop of Chur
1505–1541 		Lucius Iter
personal data
SURNAME Ziegler, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ziegler von Ziegelberg, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bishop of Chur
DATE OF BIRTH 1471
PLACE OF BIRTH Nordlingen
DATE OF DEATH August 25, 1541
Place of death Fürstenburg , Vinschgau