Eric of Brunswick-Grubenhagen
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Eric of Brunswick-Grubenhagen | |
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| Father | Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen |
| Mother | Elizabeth of Waldeck |
Eric of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (1478 – 14 May 1532 in Fürstenau) was from 1508 to 1532 prince-bishop of Paderborn and Osnabrück. In 1532, he was elected bishop of Münster, however, he died before he could be consecrated.
Life
Eric was the youngest son of the Duke
canon at the cathedrals in Münster and Paderborn. Eric was elected prince-bishop of Paderborn and Osnabrück and his election was confirmed by Pope Julius II on 20 April 1509. However, Emperor Maximilian I refused to acknowledge him as prince and even outlawed him, because of an outstanding tax debt. Eric received imperial recognition only on 2 April 1521, from Emperor Charles V
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The
Lutheran neighbours, nor with the Lutheran citizens of the cities in his Prince-bishopric. He kept an open mind, and granted many exemptions to the Lutherans in his territory. In the Roman Catholic literature his stance on religious matters is described as ambiguous, because he witnessed the wedding of a former Benedictine nun from Kaufungen
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In 1532,
Münster and Eric III was elected as his successor. This would have meant that the three prince-bishoprics in Westphalia would be united in a personal union. However, Eric died unexpectedly on 14 May 1532, during a banquet in Fürstenau
to celebrate his election in Münster with his noble friends.
References
- Ferdinand Spehr (1877), "Erich II., Herzog von Braunschweig-Grubenhagen", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 6, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 202–203
- Wilhelm Kohl (2003), Das Bistum Münster, vol. 3, 7, Walter de Gruyter, pp. 546ff, ISBN 9783110175929
- Hans Jürgen Brandt and Karl Hengst (1984), Die Bischöfe und Erzbischöfe von Paderborn, Bonifatius-Druckerei, pp. 192ff, ISBN 9783870883812
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