Johann Eglof von Knöringen
Johann Eglof von Knöringen | |
|---|---|
| Prince-Bishop of Augsburg | |
| Diocese | Augsburg |
| In office | 18 May 1573 – 4 June 1575 |
| Predecessor | Otto Truchsess von Waldburg |
| Successor | Marquard von Berg |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Johann Eglof von Knöringen 25 July 1537 |
| Died | 4 June 1575 (aged 37) |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Johann Eglof von Knöringen (25 July 1537 – 4 June 1575) was Prince-Bishop of Augsburg from 1573 to 1575.
Biography
Johann Eglof von Knöringen was born in Kreßberg on 25 July 1537.[1] 1537 was the same year that the Catholic clergy were expelled from the city of Augsburg.[2] When he was 13 years old, he was sent to the University of Ingolstadt.[2] He later studied at the University of Freiburg, where he studied under Heinrich Glarean and Johann Hartung.[2]
In 1553, he received rich benefices in Würzburg, Freising, and Augsburg.[2] In the 1550s, he traveled widely in Rome, Vienna, northern Germany, and the Seventeen Provinces.[2]
He was ordained as a priest in 1561.[1] In 1571, Pope Pius V appointed him protonotary apostolic to deal with the dispute with the Jesuits that had led to violence in Augsburg.[2]
He was elected as Prince-Bishop of Augsburg on 18 May 1573, and Pope Gregory XIII confirmed the appointment on 31 July 1573.[1]
He died in Dillingen an der Donau on 4 June 1575 without ever having been consecrated as a bishop.[1]
Notes and references
- ^ a b c d "Father Johann Eglof von Knöringen". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f Artikel "Johann Eglof von Knoeringen" von Friedrich Roth in: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, herausgegeben von der Historischen Kommission bei der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Band 50 (1905), S. 683–684, Digitale Volltext-Ausgabe in Wikisource, URL: http://de.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=ADB:Johann_Eglof_von_Knoeringen&oldid=1016538 (Version vom 27 Oktober 2011)