Philip II of Daun-Oberstein

Philipp von Daun- Oberstein (* 1463, † February 12, 1515 in Bonn -Poppelsdorf ) was when Philip II 1508-1515 Archbishop of Cologne.

Life

Philip came from the noble family of Daun. He was the fourth son of the Barons Wirich IV of Daun- Oberstein and his wife Countess Margaretha von Leiningen. He had three brothers and four sisters.

The fourth son, he had been diagnosed early for the clergy. He was a canon in Cologne, 1488 and 1489 Domscholaster Domdechant in Cologne. In addition, Canon in Trier, the cathedral chapter elected him on 13 November 1508 the archbishop of Cologne. He beat out the Duke Erich II of Saxe -Lauenburg, who then withdrew his candidacy and was bishop of Münster. After he had received the papal confirmation on January 31, 1509, he received on 3 April 1509 Legatenwürde and just over two weeks later on April 18, the pallium. The bishop He was ordained on November 14, 1509 by the Bishop of Liege, Erard de la Marck.

As a counselor of his predecessor Philipp von Daun was not only familiar, but probably also agree with whose reign organization. Anyway, he took over his Hofordnung without changes and confirmed it. Like his predecessor, he came to the city of Cologne to the sovereign rights in dispute. From his spiritual work of his regular provincial synods are known.

Philipp von Daun- Oberstein died at Bonn -Poppelsdorf and was buried next to his predecessor Hermann of Hesse in Cologne Cathedral.