Johan Weze Explained

Johan Weze (1490–13 June 1548), also known as Johan von Weeze, was a secretary of King Christian II of Denmark and a diplomat at the service of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. In 1522, he was appointed Archbishop of Lund.^[1] He followed Christian II into exile but resigned as his secretary when Christian refused to follow the policies of his brother-in-law the Emperor Charles V. In 1527 Weze joined the service of the Emperor as a diplomat and participated in numerous missions in the Holy Roman Empire. He was appointed Prince Bishop of Constance in 1537, a post he held until his death in 1548.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Johannesson , G. . Den skånska kyrkan och reformationen. C. W. K. Gleerup. Skånsk senmedeltid och renässans. 1947. sv. 14 August 2018. 14. Johan Weze inleddes i domkyrkan den 23 febr. 1522. 20 Han hade utsetts genom postulation, ej genom elektion. Det förstnämnda förfaringssättet kom till användning i de fall, då den påtänkte kandidaten på grund av något i den kanoniska ....
2. Web site: Johan Weze – Gyldendal. Den Store Danske. da. 14 August 2018.
3. Vocht, H. (1961). Humanistica Lovaniensia – vol. 16, John Dantiscus and his Netherlandish friends: as revealed by their correspondence 1522–1546. Leuven University Press.