Thomas Truchseß von Wetzhausen

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Thomas Truchseß von Wetzhausen (* around 1460; † July 12, 1523 in Würzburg ) was vicar general and cathedral dean in the prince-bishopric of Speyer .

Origin and family

He came from the Dachsbach line of the Franconian noble family of Truchseß von Wetzhausen and was born as the son of Jakob Truchseß zu Wetzhausen (also known as Jakob Truchseß von Dachsbach ) and his wife Susanna nee. from Wilhelmsdorf born. According to the genealogy of Johann Gottfried Biedermann and other sources, his brother Georg Truchseß von Wetzhausen († 1552), last abbot of the Auhausen Monastery , and his paternal uncle Martin Truchsess von Wetzhausen († 1489), 34th Grand Master of the Teutonic Order. Two of his cousins ​​also held high offices in the Teutonic Order, namely Georg Truchseß von Wetzhausen (Grand Commander in Prussia) and Jobst Truchseß von Wetzhausen († 1524, Landkomtur of Austria). Her brother Erhard Truchseß von Wetzhausen († 1519) officiated as cathedral dean in Eichstätt .

Live and act

Thomas Truchseß von Wetzhausen studied in 1483/84 at the University of Leipzig and in 1484/85 at the University of Ingolstadt . On January 21, 1493 he received a canon position in Speyer and in March 1495 was in Rome to pay the due annates for the Speyer Cathedral awarded to him . On January 18, 1500, the cleric also became the canon of St. Burkard in Würzburg . From 1500 to 1504 Thomas Truchseß von Wetzhausen stayed at the University of Bologna , where he also acquired his humanistic education. After studying canon law, he received his doctorate in Decretis on October 9, 1504 . During his stay there, he was elected to the cathedral scholaster in Speyer on September 5, 1503 . In 1504 he stayed at the Roman Curia on behalf of Bishop Philipp von Rosenberg to obtain his papal confirmation of office.

From 1507 to 1513 the Speyer shepherd appointed him his vicar general . In 1510 Thomas Truchseß von Wetzhausen traveled to Emperor Maximilian I in a diplomatic capacity ; In 1513 the parish Waibstadt was transferred to him . That year he went back to Rome to have the election of the new Speyer bishop Georg von der Pfalz confirmed. Under him, the nobleman officiated from July 8, 1517 until his death as Speyer cathedral dean, whereby he also held the title of Juris utriusque Doctor (doctor for secular and spiritual law) , which he has now also acquired .

His former teacher Johannes Reuchlin (1455–1522) sent him a letter of congratulations on his election as cathedral dean . In the theological dispute between the Dominican Jakob van Hoogstraten and Johannes Reuchlin, Thomas Truchseß von Wetzhausen had previously examined his writing "Eye Mirror" and declared it to be unsuspicious of any heresy on behalf of Bishop Georg von Speyer and Pope Leo X. In 1518 he invited Reuchlin to his house in Speyer. Even Erasmus praised the friendly reception he had found in Speyer in the canon. Thomas Truchseß von Wetzhausen was the leading head of the humanist-minded Speyer clergy in his time. Contemporaries praised his thorough knowledge of the Greek language and extensive erudition.

Thomas Truchseß von Wetzhausen died in Würzburg in 1523 (according to ADB in Speyer) and was buried in the (no longer existing) cloister of the Speyer Cathedral .

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Individual evidence

  1. Website on the Franconian noble family von Wilhelmsdorf ( Memento from February 9, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ^ Johann Gottfried Biedermann: genealogical register of the Reichsfrey immediate knighthood of the Landes zu Franken praiseworthy place Baunach, panel CXCVII, Kulmbach, 1747; (Digital scan)
  3. ^ Susanne Wegmann: On the way to heaven: purgatory in the German art of the Middle Ages , Böhlau Verlag, Cologne, 2003, p. 213, ISBN 3412111023 ; (Digital scan with information as brothers)
  4. ^ NDB data page for the Teutonic Order Commander Georg Truchseß von Wetzhausen
  5. Epitaph of Jobst Truchseß von Wetzhausen in the Teutonic Order Church in Vienna
  6. Gustav Knod:  Steward of Wetzhausen, Erhard . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 38, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1894, p. 682.
  7. Wolfgang Adam, Siegrid Westphal: Handbook of cultural centers in the early modern period: Cities and Residences in the Old German-speaking Area , p. 1810, Verlag Walter de Gruyter, 2012, ISBN 3110295555 (detail scan )