Nicolaus of Luxemburg

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Nicolaus of Luxemburg (1322 – 30 July 1358) was Patriarch of Aquileia from 1350 until 1358.

Biography

He was born in

dean of the church of Olomouc
and royal chancellor.

Clement VI appointed Nicolaus

bishop of Naumburg on 7 January 1349, as one of the opponents to Johann of Miltitz
. Nicolaus could not stand his ground; possibly he was only nominated but never took the office.

On 31 October 1350 Nicolaus became the new

Cividale
. However, the patriarchate was able to escape by giving Venzone and some other castles to the Austrians.

At the end of 1351 and beginning of 1352, some noblemen were executed by order of the new patriarch. The men were said to have participated in the murder of the patriarch's predecessor,

Grado and Muggia (1356), while Louis stripped Venice of most of Dalmatia. The siege of Treviso (July–September 1356) was a failure, but Venice suffered a severe defeat at Nervesa (13 January 1358), being forced to cede Dalmatia and Croatia to Hungary
.

In 1353, Charles IV consented to the erection of a

Cividale. In October 1354, he visited the Patriarchate of Aquileia on his way to Rome. During his stay, Nicolaus presented him a much sought-after relic, two pages of the Gospel of Mark
. Nicolaus accompanied his half-brother on his way through Italy.

Nicolaus died at Belluno in 1358. The cause is unknown, although it is assumed to be by sickness. Nicolaus is buried in Udine underneath the main altar of the church.

References

Further reading

  • R. Bouillon: Die Beziehungen zwischen Aquileia und Karl IV. während der Amtszeit der Patriarchen Nikolaus von Luxemburg und Lodovico della Torre (1350–1365). Münster 1991.
  • Franz Krones (1886), "Nicolaus", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 23, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 611–613
  • Marco Innocenti (2001). "NIKOLAUS von Luxemburg". In Bautz, Traugott (ed.). Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL) (in German). Vol. 18. Herzberg: Bautz. cols. 1038–1044. .
  • Tirelli, R. (2000). I patriarchi. La spada e la croce. XV secoli di storia. Pordenone.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Bertram of St. Genesius
Patriarch of Aquileia

1350-1358
Succeeded by