Peter of Aspelt
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Peter Aspelt (died 1320) was Archbishop of Mainz from 1306 to 1320[1], and an influential political figure of the period. He brought the archbishopric to its peak of power[2].
He was born at Aspelt, Luxembourg, and was appointed to the leadership of the Archbishopric of Trier, with John Gylet[3]. He was Bishop of Basel from 1296 to 1306[4]. Once personal physician to Rudolf of Habsburg, he became an opponent of the Habsburgs on the wider European stage[5].
He was chancellor to Wenceslaus II, and supported Henry, Count of Luxemburg in his election as Holy Roman Emperor.[6] He administered Luxembourg during the minority of Henry's son, John of Luxemburg[7], whom he helped become King of Bohemia[8]. He also promoted, as an Elector, the cause of Henry's successor Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor.
A 1310 confrontation with the Knights Templar led in due course to his taking a protective line towards them.[9]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Imperial Archbishops
- ^ Catholic Encyclopedia: Mainz
- ^ Bohemond I of Warnesburg - History Wiki - a Wikia wiki
- ^ CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Basle-Lugano
- ^ Peter Herde, p. 530 in The New Cambridge Medieval History (2005), editor Rosamond McKitterick.
- ^ Francis Dvornik, The Slavs in European History and Civilization (1986), p. 35.
- ^ Master Theodoric, About Emperor Charles IV
- ^ The Czechs And The Moravians: A History
- ^ Malcolm Barber, The Trial of the Templars (2006), p. 251.
[edit] External links
- (German) BBK page
