Simon von der Borch

Simon von der Borch (* in the 15th century ; † October 22, 1492 ) was Bishop of Reval from 1477 to 1492 .

Life

Simon von der Borch came from the Westphalian noble family von der Borch , was canon in Hildesheim and succeeded Iwan Stoltevoet as Bishop of Reval (today Tallinn ). He took the sons of his brother Friedrich, Wilhelm and Ludolf with him to Livonia and enfeoffed them with goods. From these emerged the Livonian line of the family.

Simon was related to Berndt von der Borch . This was the Livonian Order Master of the Teutonic Order . The older literature describes Simon as Berndt's nephew, in more recent times he is considered to be Simon's cousin. Both were staunch opponents of Archbishop Silvester Stodewescher . After his death, the Livonian part of the German order proposed Simon as the successor to the office of Archbishop. Pope Sixtus IV , however, with the support of Grand Master Martin Truchsess von Wetzhausen, pushed through the brother of the Teutonic Order Stephan Grube . However, Berndt von Broch succeeded by Emperor Friedrich III. preserve the archbishop's secular rights.

Simon von der Borch is considered to be the founder of Borckholm's bishop's castle (now Porkuni ), which was built between 1477 and 1479. It was one of the most important fortresses in Wierland (today Virumaa ).

Nikolaus Roddendorp was elected as Simon's successor in the episcopate in 1493 by the Reval Cathedral Chapter .

Individual evidence

^ Hermann Althof: About the relationship between the Middle Low German translation of the Lippiflorium and the various readings of the original poem. In: Journal for German Philology . Volume 34, Halle an der Saale 1902, p. 11. ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive )
↑ sinine.ehi.ee ( Memento from May 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
↑ cf. Ernst Heinrich Kneschke : Borch, vd Borch. In: New general German nobility lexicon . Tape. 1, Leipzig 1859, p. 564. ( Digitized in the Google book search)
^ Marie Luise Heckmann: The German Order and the "Golden Bull" of Emperor Charles IV. With a preliminary remark on the origin of the quaternions. In: Yearbook for the history of Central and Eastern Germany. Volume 52/2007 p. 186.

predecessor	Office	successor
Eberhard	Bishop of Tallinn 1475 - 1492	Nicholas II. Rottendorp

personal data
SURNAME	Simon von der Borch
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Bishop of Reval
DATE OF BIRTH	15th century
DATE OF DEATH	October 22, 1492

[1] Hermann Althof: About the relationship between the Middle Low German translation of the Lippiflorium and the various readings of the original poem. In: Journal for German Philology . Volume 34, Halle an der Saale 1902, p. 11. ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive )

[2] sinine.ehi.ee ( Memento from May 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive )

[3] . Ernst Heinrich Kneschke : Borch, vd Borch. In: New general German nobility lexicon . Tape. 1, Leipzig 1859, p. 564. ( Digitized in the Google book search)

[4] Marie Luise Heckmann: The German Order and the "Golden Bull" of Emperor Charles IV. With a preliminary remark on the origin of the quaternions. In: Yearbook for the history of Central and Eastern Germany. Volume 52/2007 p. 186.