Dietrich Schenk von Erbach explained

Type:Archbishop
Dietrich Schenk von Erbach
Archbishop-Elector of Mainz
Church:Catholic Church
Archdiocese:Mainz
Term:1434–1459
Predecessor:Conrad III of Dhaun
Successor:Diether von Isenburg
Death Date:6 May 1459

Dietrich Schenk von Erbach (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 Arch-Cupbearer Eberhard VI of Erbach. He was a member of the cathedral chapter of Mainz when on 6 July 1434 he was elected its archbishop. Theodoric was confirmed by Pope Eugene IV on 20 October. At the 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dietrich von Erbach . 14 February 2024 . regionalgeschichte.net . Institut für Geschichtliche Landeskunde Rheinland-Pfalz . de.
  2. Book: Kaemmerer, Walter . Neue Deutsche Biographie . Neue Deutsche Biographie . 1957 . Online . 3 . 679–680 . de . Dietrich . https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/pnd102040109.html#ndbcontent.
  3. Web site: 2011 . Vierhaus . Rudolf . Dietrich I. von Erbach, Erzbischof und Kurfürst von Mainz . 14 February 2024 . . . Berlin, New York . de.