Withego I of Ostrau

Withego I. von Ostrau , also Wittich (o) († October 27, 1348 probably in Zeitz ) was bishop of Naumburg from 1335 to 1348 .

Withego I. came from the von Ostrau family, who named themselves after the place of the same name, which developed into a desert and was located in a corridor near Schkeuditz . The origins of Ostrau Castle go back to a castle complex that was owned by the family. Withego was the son of Henning von Ostrau and his second wife. The later Naumburg bishop Ulrich II. Von Radefeld is considered a direct relative of Withego I.

Withego was canon in Merseburg in 1315 , dean in Zeitz from 1324 to 1326 and provost in Sulza from 1326 . With the appointment of the bishop, the cathedral chapter for the first time issued an electoral surrender , the conditions of which the bishop had to adhere to. After his appointment, he tried to make arrangements with Frederick II , as previous conflicts clouded the relationship. In the Thuringian Count War , unlike the alliance policy of his predecessor, he behaved cautiously. In 1347 the bishop and the city of Naumburg ended a feud against Poppo von Würzburg and his sons. He was on several occasions in papal commissions, in which mostly marriage dispensations were negotiated.

The place of his burial is unknown. Any other information about the tomb comes from the Taubescher Chronik of the historical forger Johann Georg Rauhe .

literature

• Heinz Wießner: The Diocese of Naumburg 1 - The Diocese 2 . In: Max Planck Institute for History (ed.): Germania Sacra , NF 35.2, The Dioceses of the Church Province of Magdeburg . Berlin / New York 1998. pp. 836-840.

predecessor	Office	successor
Heinrich I. von Grünberg	Bishop of Naumburg 1335–1348	Johann I.