Philip II of Daun

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Archbishop Philip II of Daun; Detail from the Passion Window in Cologne Cathedral, 1508
Coat of arms of the noble family of Daun

Philipp von Daun-Oberstein (* 1463 ; † February 12, 1515 in Bonn - Poppelsdorf ) was as Philip II from 1508 to 1515 elector and archbishop of Cologne .

Life

Ancestral coat of arms of Philip II of Daun on the occasion of his revolt as Cologne canon in 1463; Book of arms of Johann Gottfried von Redinghoven (1628–1704)

Philipp came from the Daun family . He was the fourth son of Baron Wirich IV von Daun-Oberstein (1418–1501) and his wife Countess Margaretha von Leiningen-Hardenburg - Kyburg . He had three brothers and four sisters.

As the fourth son, he was appointed to the clergy at an early age. He received shortly after his birth, a canon -Präbende in Cologne , was built in 1488 Domscholaster and 1489 dean in Cologne. In addition, canon in Trier , the Cologne cathedral chapter elected him on November 13, 1508 Archbishop of Cologne. He prevailed against Duke Erich II of Saxony-Lauenburg , who then withdrew his candidacy and became Bishop of Munster . After receiving the papal confirmation on January 31, 1509, he received the title of legate on April 3, 1509 and a good two weeks later on April 18, the pallium . He received the episcopal ordination on November 14th 1509 by the bishop of Liège, Erard de La Marck .

As the advisor to his predecessor, Philipp von Daun was not only familiar with the organization of his rulership, but also agreed. In any case, he took over his court rules without changes and confirmed them. Similar to his predecessor, he got into a dispute with the city of Cologne over sovereign rights. His regular provincial synods are known of his spiritual work .

Philipp von Daun-Oberstein died in Bonn-Poppelsdorf and was buried next to his predecessor Hermann von Hessen in Cologne Cathedral .

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literature

  • Elke Reese: The Portrait of a Cologne Elector? Questions about the possible donor figure of an altar from 1513 . In: Annalen des Historisches Verein für den Niederrhein 218 (2015), pp. 95–103, esp. Pp. 98–101 ( Google Books ; limited preview)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b The maternal grandfather Emich VII. Von Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hardenburg († 1452), a son of Emich VI. von Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hardenburg († before 1381) and Margareta von Kyburg († after 1381), was married to Beatrix von Baden (1400–1452), a daughter of Bernhard I of Baden and Anna von Oettingen (* around 1380; † 1436).
  2. ↑ The ancestry was attested by Ludwig I von Pfalz-Zweibrücken-Veldenz , Friedrich von Zweibrücken-Bitsch (1418–1474), Johann IV. Wildgraf von Dhaun-Kyrburg and Rheingraf zum Stein (* around 1409/10; † 1476), Jakob von Salm-Rotselaer († 1475), Margrave Karl I of Baden-Sponheim , Landgrave Hesso von Leiningen-Dagsburg († 1467), Johann III. von Nassau-Saarbrücken-Heinsberg and Johann IV. von Nassau ; Book of arms of Johann Gottfried von Redinghoven in the Bavarian State Library in Munich (Cgm 2213/69, sheet 115).
predecessor Office successor
Hermann of Hesse Elector Archbishop of Cologne
1508–1515 		Hermann V. von Wied
personal data
SURNAME Philip II of Daun
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Philip II of Cologne; Philipp von Daun-Oberstein
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Cologne (1508–1515)
DATE OF BIRTH 1463
DATE OF DEATH February 12, 1515
Place of death Bonn-Poppelsdorf