Rudmar von Hader

Half-length portrait of Bishop Rudmar von Hader, Seckau basilica , bishop's chapel (depiction around 1595)

Rudmar von Hader († September 27 or 28, 1355 ) was Bishop of Seckau .

Rudmar von Hader was born as the son of Walchunus von Hader, a fiefdom of the Passau Monastery , and was related to the Archbishop of Salzburg, Heinrich von Pirnbrunn . He was first chaplain of the cardinal deacon of S. Adriano, in 1316 pastor of Stockerau and canon in Mattsee, from 1329 to 1333 he held a canon in Passau. After that he became canon and received permission from the Pope to keep all other benefices. From 1318 to 1324 he studied in Bologna and in 1337 became chancellor at the head of the archbishopric Salzburg chancellery with the title of protonotary.

In 1337 he was by the Salzburg Archbishop Friedrich III. von Leibnitz appointed Bishop of Seckau. At the beginning of his reign he stayed mostly in Salzburg. At Castle Water Mountain in Gaal at Seckau he had built a magnificent residence. He enlarged the diocese holdings through acquisitions, fief repurchases and new acquisitions and had the Seckau Cathedral redecorated . Several episcopal administrative centers such as B. He had Leibnitz Castle expanded. Rudmar von Hader is considered to be one of the most important Seckau bishops. He died on September 28, 1355; his grave is unknown.

literature

• Erwin Gatz : The Bishops of the Holy Roman Empire 1198 to 1448 . Berlin

predecessor	Office	successor
Henry III. from Burghausen	Bishop of Seckau 1337-1355	Ulrich III. from Weißeneck