Gregory of Heimburg

Gregor Heimburg (Latin Gregorius Heimburgensis; tschech. Rehor z Heimburka; * after 1400 in Schweinfurt, † August 1472 in Tharandt ) was a German humanist and statesman.

Life

Heimburg came from a middle class family from Schweinfurt am Main. 1430 he received the degree of Doctor of Laws in Padua and became Vicar General of the Archbishop of Mainz. In his job he took as a spokesman for the electoral delegation attend the Council of Basel. Its aim was the reformation of the Church " in head and members ." Later he also appeared as a speaker on behalf of the Emperor Sigismund. It is very likely that he met in Basel Enea Silvio Piccolomini, later Pope Pius II, whose opponent he later became.

1433-1461 Heimburg lived in Nuremberg and worked as general counsel for the Imperial City, took in between but multiple other orders. Nuremberg he represented mainly in the clashes with Margrave Albrecht Achilles under the first Margrave War. 1458 Heimburg entered the service of Albert of Austria.

In May 1458 konziliaristisch minded statesman Gregor Heimburg also joined in the service of Sigismund of Tyrol, who was of Nicholas of Cusa (cardinal and bishop of Brixen ) on the side of the opponents. Gregor was a consistent opponent of the papal policy and was already present at the Imperial Diets to Nicholas of Cusa.

Since he took decided princely positions against pope and emperor again, he was excommunicated in 1460 and confiscated his property.

In 1466 he entered the service of Georg Podiebrad, the Hussite King of Bohemia and defended him violently to the Pope. 1469 Heimburg received the place Nelahozeves King of Bohemia, which was expropriated but a short time later, when he was excommunicated by Pope Paul II again and also be expropriated property in Dettelbach and driving.

After the death of George in March 1471, he fled to his son Albrecht to Dresden. The clergy of the city refused for several days to worship, to force Albrecht to distribute Heimburg again. The Duke brought him to Tharandt in security and asked his brother, Prince Elector Ernst, to obtain exemption from the ban. Finally, the Pope allowed that the Bishop Dietrich of Meissen Heimburg Thursday to Dresden in the presence of the princes Ernest and Albert graduated solemnly Palmarum 1472. He was buried in the church of St. Sophia in Dresden.

Works

• Scripta nervosa justiaque plena ex nunc primum manuscriptis eruta. Frankfurt am Main. 1608.