Ulrich von Helmstatt

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Ulrich von Helmstatt (* 1419 ; † July 23, 1488 ) was a noble canon in the prince-bishopric of Speyer and the prince-bishopric of Worms as well as the bishop's elect of Speyer.

Origin and family

He came from the old noble family von Helmstatt and was born the son of Hans II von Helmstatt zu Grumbach († 1471) and his wife Margareta von Venningen . Ludwig von Helmstatt , his half-brother from a later marriage of the father, officiated as Bishop of Speyer from 1478 to 1504, both were the nephews of Speyer Bishop Reinhard von Helmstatt († 1456) and the great-nephews of Bishop Raban von Helmstatt († 1439). The father Hans II. Von Helmstatt zu Grumbach worked until 1424 as Kurmainzer bailiff and from 1427 as prince-bishop Speyer bailiff in Lauterburg . In addition, he was the Grand Chamberlain of the Palatinate .

Life

Ulrich von Helmstatt enrolled at the University of Heidelberg on May 12, 1433 and again on January 31, 1436 . Here he earned the degree of Baccalaureus artium . On 11 July 1439 he received a canonry with prebend at the Speyer Cathedral Chapter and was dortiger provost . In 1442 he was ordained a priest. Helmstatt completed his studies in Italy, where he obtained a doctorate in canon law (Dr. decr.) In 1447. A certificate dated May 25th of that year describes him as a "teacher in spiritual written rights and Provost of Speyer" . Ulrich stayed at the Roman Curia in 1454 on behalf of his uncle, Bishop Reinhard von Helmstatt . When he died, he was elected on March 30, 1456 as Speyer Shepherd, but he refused because he did not consider himself worthy of this office. Then Siegfried III was chosen. from Venningen to the bishop. His successor Johannes II. Nix von Hoheneck sent Ulrich von Helmstatt in 1459, together with the vicar general Rucker von Lauterburg , to Rome to obtain papal confirmation of his election. In 1460 Helmstatt also held the office of Provost of Worms . He also acted as the Speyer archdeacon .

He was buried in the (no longer existing) cloister of the Speyer Cathedral.

The contemporary Jakob Wimpheling († 1528) praised his virtue, his erudition and his charity.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Franz Xaver Remling : History of the Bishops of Speyer , Volume 2, Mainz 1854, page 96 (digital scan)
  2. ↑ ibid., Page 83, footnote 268; (Digital scan)
  3. ^ Georg Litzel, Johann Michael König: Historical description of the imperial burial in the Speyer Cathedral, Speyer, 1825, p. 17; (Digital scan)
  4. ^ Franz Xaver Remling: History of the Bishops of Speyer , Volume 2, Mainz 1854, Page 209 (digital scan)
personal data
SURNAME Helmstatt, Ulrich von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION aristocratic canon in the prince-bishopric of Speyer and in the prince-bishopric of Worms, as well as bishop select of Speyer
DATE OF BIRTH 1419
DATE OF DEATH July 23, 1488