Vizedom (Würzburg)
The Vizedom (or Vicedom , formerly Oberschultheiß ) was the representative of the bishop as sovereign in the capital Würzburg .
history
The city of Würzburg was the capital of the Würzburg monastery and had city rights . The rights of the sovereign in the city were exercised with great excitement through the city , which had been dubbed the Vizedom since the 17th century . The council constitution of the city divided the power on three pillars: the Vizedom as representative of the state rule, the city council as representative of the citizens and the mayor. A mayor was first mentioned in a document in the 12th century. The Oberschultheiß was the bishop's representative on the council. From the term of office of Johann Philipp Franz von Schönborn , the title of Vice-Cathedral was common. He was president of the council .
The vice cathedral was sworn in on the bishop and on the cathedral chapter . He was usually a nobleman and at the same time (senior) official of a neighboring office . Its position is assessed differently in the literature. Basically he was in a strong position as the representative of the bishop. Conflicts between the city council and the Vizedom or measures taken by the Vizedom against the council have not survived. Its role was to create a consensus between the interests of the city and the rulers.
Vizedome
- Franz Georg Faust von Stromberg (until 1728), also a privy councilor and bailiff in the Arnstein office
- Marquard Gottfried Georg Freiherr Schenk von Stauffenberg (1729–1734), also a privy councilor and chief magistrate in the Mainberg office
- Philipp Freiherr von Münster (1734–1753), also a privy councilor and senior bailiff in the Heidingsfeld office
- Philipp Joseph Freiherr Voit von Rieneck (1753–1757), also a Privy Councilor and previously senior bailiff in the Lauda office
- Philipp Joseph Freiherr von Münster (1757–1787), also a privy councilor and bailiff in the Heidingsfeld office
literature
- Herbert Schott: The relationship between the city of Würzburg and regional rule in the 18th century , Diss. 1995, pp. 109–110, 679.