Dietrich Schenk von Erbach

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Dietrich Schenk von Erbach
Archbishop-Elector of Mainz
Statue of Archbishop Dietrich Schenk von Erbach, from his tomb in Aschaffenburg.
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseMainz
In office1434–1459
PredecessorConrad III of Dhaun
SuccessorDiether von Isenburg
Personal details
Bornc. 1390
Died6 May 1459

Dietrich Schenk von Erbach (c. 1390 – 4 May 1459) was a German nobleman who served as Archbishop and Elector of Mainz from 1434 until his death in 1459.[1][2][3]

Dietrich was a son of

Council of Basel Theodoric maintained a neutral position and tried to mediate between both sides. In 1439 he managed to get all the German
princes and the King to recognise Eugene as the legal pope.

He commissioned the printing of the Mainz Psalter.

Theodoric died in Aschaffenburg in 1459.

References

  1. ^ "Dietrich von Erbach". regionalgeschichte.net (in German). Institut für Geschichtliche Landeskunde Rheinland-Pfalz. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  2. ^ Kaemmerer, Walter (1957). "Dietrich". Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German). Vol. 3 (Online ed.). pp. 679–680.
  3. ^ Vierhaus, Rudolf, ed. (2011). "Dietrich I. von Erbach, Erzbischof und Kurfürst von Mainz". Deutsche Biographische Enzyklopädie Online (in German). Berlin, New York: K. G. Saur. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
Dietrich Schenk von Erbach
Erzschenken von Erbach
Born: c. 1390 Died: 4 May 1459
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Archbishop-Elector of Mainz

1434–1459
Succeeded by
Dieter von Isenburg