Philip II. Kratz von Scharfenstein
Philipp II. Kratz von Scharfenstein (* 1540 presumably in Trarbach ; † July 13, 1604 in Mainz ) was a nobleman from the family of the Kratz von Scharfenstein , canon in Worms and Mainz, as well as elected prince-bishop of Worms in 1604 .
Live and act
He was the son of the landed nobleman Philipp Kratz von Scharfenstein († 1570) and his wife Anna von Schönenberg, the sister of the Archbishop of Trier Johann von Schönenberg (1525–1599) and the Worms prince-bishop Georg von Schönenberg (1530–1595). The father held office from 1549 to 1552 as Kurtrier magistrate in office Koblenz and had with his wife of 15 children.
Philipp II. Kratz von Scharfenstein entered the Worms cathedral chapter in 1560 , and in 1571 he advanced to the position of scholaster , which he resigned from in 1577. Since 1562 he had various offices within the Mainz cathedral chapters , such as domicellar , since 1572 as cathedral capital and from 1585 as cathedral dean of Mainz . In 1594 he became cathedral propst in Worms . In 1595, after the death of his uncle, Bishop Georg von Worms, he also took over his previous role as Provost of the Mainz Cathedral. From 1573 until his death he also held a canonical at the St. Viktor monastery in front of Mainz (which at that time was already located at St. Johannis in the city); since 1593 he held the office of curator there. In addition, Philipp Kratz von Scharfenstein was the canon of St. Alban in front of Mainz and from 1582 to 1598 the provost of St. Martin (Oberwesel) . When the provost of St. Bartholomew died in Frankfurt in 1580 and the canon of Cologne, Hermann Adolf von Solms, who had converted to Calvinism , made claims to his successor, Philipp Kratz von Scharfenstein was elected provost of the Frankfurt monastery at the suggestion of Archbishop Daniel Brendel of Homburg . This prevented secularization of the provost's property and Scharfenstein reorganized the community with great energy. According to Burkhard Keilmann in “The Diocese of Worms from Roman times to its dissolution in 1801” (page 188), the Mainz canon and councilor enjoyed the “special trust” of Archbishop Daniel Brendel. In addition, he was "a supporter of the Catholic reform" in the sense of the decisions of the Council of Trent .
On May 4, 1604, the cathedral chapter of Worms elected its provost Philipp Kratz von Scharfenstein as bishop of Worms. Without having received the papal confirmation or the episcopal ordination, he died on July 13 of the same year in Mainz. He was buried in the local cathedral, but his heart in the Worms cathedral , in the George Chapel, by the grave of his uncle, Bishop Georg von Schönenberg.
Family environment
His sister Katharina Kratz von Scharfenstein married the nobleman Peter V. Nagel von Dirmstein († 1610) and both had a magnificent stone with their alliance coat of arms and two ancestral coats of arms attached to the Nagelschen Hof in Freinsheim (Hauptstrasse 27) in 1588 .
His brother Hugo Kratz von Scharfenstein († 1625) was provost of Trier and Speyer ; his great-nephews (the grandsons of his brother Friedrich) Hugo Eberhard Kratz von Scharfenstein († 1663) also Bishop of Worms and Johann Philipp Kratz von Scharffenstein († 1635) a tragically ended field marshal of the Thirty Years' War .
The great-great aunt of Bishop Philip II. Scratch Scharfenstein is known as Blessed revered Prämonstratenserin Margaretha scratch Scharfenstein (1430-1532), 82 years, "Champion" (Prioress) of the monastery Engelport in Hunsrück .
literature
- Georg Helwich : Wormatiensis Chronici , Mainz 1614; Section about Bishop Philipp II. Kratz von Scharfenstein, with colored coat of arms
- Friedhelm Jürgensmeier: The diocese of Worms from Roman times to its dissolution in 1801 . Echter, Würzburg 1997, ISBN 3-429-01876-5 , pp. 187ff.
- Christian von Stramberg , Anton Joseph Weidenbach : Memorable and useful Rhenish antiquarian ... Dept. 2, Volume 18. (= The Nahetal, Volume 3) Rudolph Friedrich Christian Hergt , Coblenz 1863 and others, p. 26f. To the Kratz von Scharfenstein family
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ On the parents, from "Germania sacra", 1929
- ↑ Rheinischer Antiquarius, page 741
- ^ To the canonical in St. Martin, Oberwesel
- ↑ On the death and burial of the bishop, from: Erwin Gatz , Die Bischöfe des Heiligen Römischen Reiches 1448-1648, Volume 2.
- ^ Website of the bishop's heart tomb
- ↑ To the great-nephew Hugo Kratz von Scharfenstein
- ↑ Rheinischer Antiquarius, page 742
- ^ Website of the Blessed Margaretha Kratz von Scharfenstein
- ↑ On Margaretha Kratz von Scharfenstein, from the Rheinischer Antiquarius, page 741
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Philipp von Rodenstein |
Bishop of Worms 1604 |
Wilhelm von Efferen |
Raugraf Eberhard I. | Raugraf Friedrich I. | Simon von Schöneck | Eberhard II von Strahlberg | Raugraf Emicho I. | Eberwin I. von Kronberg | Emmerich von Schöneck | Henry III. by Daun | Conrad IV of Schöneck | Gerlach von Erbach (double election: candidate for the cathedral chapter) | Salmann Cleman (double election: candidate of the Pope) | Dietrich Bayer von Boppard | Johann I. Schadland | Eckard von Dersch | Matthew of Krakow | Johann II of Fleckenstein | Eberhard III. from Stettenberg | Friedrich II. Von Domeneck | Ludwig von Ast | Reinhard I. von Sickingen | Johann III. by Dalberg | Reinhard II of Rüppurr | Heinrich IV., Count Palatine near the Rhine | Dietrich II of Bettendorf | Georg von Schönenberg | Philip I of Rodenstein | Philip II. Kratz von Scharfenstein
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kratz von Scharfenstein, Philipp II. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kratz von Scharfenstein, Philipp |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Worms (1604) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1540 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | unsure: Trarbach |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 13, 1604 |
| Place of death | Mainz |