Philip of Burgundy (Bishop)

Philip of Burgundy (* 1464 in Brussels ; † April 7, 1524 in Wijk bij Duurstede ) was Admiral of the Netherlands (1498–1517) and then Bishop of Utrecht .

Career

Philip was an illegitimate son of Duke Philip the Good , as was his half-brother David of Burgundy († 1496). In 1486 he was knighted. At the death of David, who had been Bishop of Utrecht since 1456, he was at the head of the diocese's army, and in this capacity refused to allow David's burial as long as his successor was not arranged - in the sense of Burgundy. In 1498 he was appointed admiral by Philip the Fair , and in 1501 he was accepted into the Order of the Golden Fleece . In 1505 he was legitimized, in 1508 he settled in Souburg Castle on Walcheren .

In 1517 Philip was placed on the bishopric of Utrecht by the emperor after the incumbent Friedrich IV of Baden had been deposed. When he moved into Utrecht he had not yet received any of the necessary ordinations, but this was done in the following days. At the episcopal castle in Wijk bij Duurstede he led a luxurious life as a lover of women, horses and weapons, lived like a Renaissance prince and cared little about the church affairs of the diocese, which he had deputies take care of. The emerging Protestantism didn't bother him either.

Philipp was not very successful in politics. Here, too, he delegated a lot to his advisors and had trouble keeping himself between the conflicting parties in his diocese. During his reign, the Oversticht , the northern part of the diocese, was largely lost in the dispute between the Kaiser and the Duke of Geldern .

Philip's most positive contribution was certainly the promotion of art. For years he financed the painter Jan Mabuse (Jan Goessart) and the humanist Gerhard Geldenhauer and acted as the protector of Erasmus von Rotterdam . His painting collection included works by Hieronymus Bosch .

His successor as Admiral of the Netherlands was Adolf of Burgundy , his successor as Bishop Heinrich of the Palatinate .

Philip of Burgundy had four illegitimate children, whose mothers have remained unknown:

• Johann Bastard of Burgundy
• Philip Bastard of Burgundy
• Oliver Bastard of Burgundy († after 1532)
• Baldwin Bastard of Burgundy

literature

• Louis Sicking: Zeemacht en onmacht. Maritieme politiek in de Nederlanden 1488-1558 . De Bataafsche Leeuw, Amsterdam, ISBN 90-6707-465-9 , ( Bijdragen tot de Nederlandse marinegeschiedenis Grote serie 7), (Partly at the same time: Leiden, Univ., Diss.).
• PL Müller:  Philip of Burgundy . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 26, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1888, p. 69.

predecessor	Office	successor
Friedrich IV of Baden	Bishop of Utrecht 1517 - 1524	Heinrich of the Palatinate