Dietrich von Hardenberg
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Roman Catholic | |
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Diocese | Diocese of Brandenburg |
In office | 1521–1526 |
Predecessor | Hieronymus Schulz |
Successor | Matthias von Jagow |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1465 |
Died | 13 May 1526 |
Buried | Brandenburg Cathedral |
Dietrich von Hardenberg (c. 1465 – 13 May 1526) was bishop of the Diocese of Brandenburg from 1521 to 1526.
Life
Dietrich von Hardenburg was the eldest son of Dietrich II von Hardenberg (d. 1498) and Margaret von Zaldern of the Lindau line of the Hardenberg family. He was the brother of Albrecht von Hardenberg, Heinrich von Hardenberg (d. 1561) and Jasper von Hardenberg (d. 1561).
From 1488, he was a student in
On 12 April 1521, the Brandenburg bishop Hieronymus Schulz became the new Bishop of Havelberg, and Dietrich von Hardenberg received the Bishopric of Brandenburg for his services to Elector Joachim I. On 17 May 1521, Pope Leo X transferred the episcopacy to Dietrich von Hardenberg. As bishop he proved himself to be a zealous Catholic and an enemy of the Reformation, which, however, gained a lot of ground under his episcopacy as a result of careless measures, especially in the parts of the Brandenburg diocese outside of the Kurmark territory. It is believed that he died on 13 May 1526. He was buried in Brandenburg Cathedral.
Literature
- Gustav Abb, Gottfried Wentz: The Diocese of Brandenburg. First part. (Germania Sacra AF 1st section, 1st vol.) Berlin, Leipzig, 1929 (online).
External links
- Dietrich von Hardenberg in the register of persons in Germania Sacra online
- Entry of Dietrich von Hardenburg on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Bishops of Germania Sacra