Thomas Albin von Helfenburg
Thomas Albin von Helfenburg ( Czech Tomáš Albín z Helfenburka ; † March 10, 1575 ) was Bishop of Olomouc .
Origin and career
His father was Wenzel Albin von Helfenburg , who had risen to become chancellor in the service of the Rosenberg family and was knighted with his sons Thomas Albin and Johann Albin in 1553. Thomas studied law in Pisa and a doctorate in Bologna Dr. iur. utr. After his return to Krummau he also entered the service of the Rosenbergs, accompanied Wilhelm von Rosenberg on his travels and conducted negotiations for him. Of his four sons, Wenceslaus was a canon in Prague, provost of Altbunzlau and dean of Vyšehrad . Daughter Sophie (1553–1632) was the abbess of the Benedictine convent of St. George at Prague Castle . In this position she obtained the return of expropriated monastery property after the Battle of the White Mountains .
After his wife died, Thomas Albin turned to the clergy. He was ordained a priest and received several benefices because of his administrative experience . He became dean in Karlstein and canon in Passau , Olmütz and Prague , where Archbishop Anton Brus von Müglitz appointed him vicar general in 1568 .
Bishop of Olomouc
After the death of the Olomouc bishop John XVII. Grodetzký von Brod was elected Thomas Albin on March 8, 1574 by the cathedral chapter as his successor. Although the election was supported by Wilhelm von Rosenberg, there were individual opponents among the canons. In his election surrender, Thomas Albin pledged to found a seminary and not take on any new debts without the approval of the chapter. Two thirds of the diocese income should be used to repay debt. During his short term of office he promoted the Jesuits in Olomouc and was able to avert the dissolution of the Brno Jesuit College intended by the emperor .
Thomas Albin died surprisingly on March 10, 1575, just four weeks after his enthronement . He was buried in the Olomouc Cathedral. His death gave rise to rumors that he had been poisoned. In 1586, Jan Dąmbrowsky, the dean of Olomouc, confessed to the poisoning of Bishop Thomas Albin von Helfenburg and two other bishops and was then executed.
literature
- Winfried Eberhard. In: Erwin Gatz : The Bishops of the Holy Roman Empire 1448–1648 . ISBN 3-428-08422-5 , p. 12
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jiří Fiala: Olomoucký Pitaval . DANAL, 1994, ISBN 80-901485-4-9 , pp. 101-108 (Czech)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| John XVII Grodetzký from Brod |
Bishop of Olomouc 1574 - 1575 |
John XVIII Mezoun |
Stanislaus Thurzó of Bethlenfalva | Bernhard Zoubek from Zdětín | John XVI Dubravius | Marek Khuen | Wilhelm Prusinovský of Víckov | John XVII Grodetzký von Brod | Thomas Albin von Helfenburg | John XVIII Mezoun | Stanislaus Pavlovský of Pavlovitz | Franz Seraph von Dietrichstein | John XIX. Ernst Plateis von Plattenstein | Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (not consecrated), administrators: Andreas Orlik von Lažisko, Kaspar Karas von Rhomstein , Johannes Kaspar Stredele von Montani , Kaspar Karas von Rhomstein (2nd), Roderich von Santhilier | Charles I Joseph of Austria | Charles II of Liechtenstein-Kastelkorn | Charles III Joseph of Lorraine | Wolfgang Hannibal von Schrattenbach | Jakob Ernst of Liechtenstein-Kastelkorn | Ferdinand Julius von Troyer | Leopold II. Friedrich von Egkh and Hungersbach | Maximilian of Hamilton
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Thomas Albin von Helfenburg |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tomáš Albín z Helfenburka (Czech) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Olomouc |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15th century or 16th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 10, 1575 |