Heinrich II of Virneburg
Henry of Virneburg (* 1244 or 1246; † January 5, 1332 ) was as Henry II 1304-1332 Archbishop of Cologne and the Elector.
Life
Henry was the sixth son of Count Heinrich of Virneburg and his wife Ponzetta of Oberstein. In 1288, he took with his father and his brother Rupert in part on the side of the Duke of Brabant in the Battle of Worringen.
Since 1288 the owner of two parish benefice and canons of St. Gereon in Cologne, he was in 1292 chaplain of the German King Adolf of Nassau, with whom he was related. In the following years he was also the holder of numerous canonries. So he was not only dean in Cologne, but also Archdeacon of Cologne and Trier. In Trier Virneburg 1300 was also elected archbishop, including him, the Pope, however, refused the appointment.
. Finally in 1304 he was elected Archbishop of Cologne, however, the papal confirmation of his election he was only in the year 1306 His voice in the election of a King Henry VII in 1308 was Henry - influenced by the Electors of Trier Baldwin of Luxembourg and the Elector of Mainz Peter of Aspelt - pay good money against.
His favorite residence chose Henry II, who is also provost of Cassius - pin was from 1313 to 1328, Bonn. Here he set over 110 records and declared the predecessor forced waivers of customs duties invalid. He obtained permission from King Henry VII a new duty to Bonn. Since the citizens of Bonn their Archbishop bravely stood in a feud with the Lord Falkenburg at the Battle of Euskirchen aside, Henry II granted the Bonn citizens freedom from the Rhine customs for all goods.
Under Henry of Virneburg Bonn was the scene of a coronation for the first time. On November 25, 1314, he crowned Frederick the Handsome in Bonner Münster German king.
Likewise, Heinrich von Virneburg was a staunch supporter of the Dombaus of Cologne. On September 27, 1322 he was able to inaugurate the high choir of the new Cologne cathedral solemnly. Henry II of Virneburg was instrumental in the trial of heretics Meister Eckhart, as in 1325, the indictment has been filed with him. He handed over the process of the papal court in Avignon.
According to statements by contemporaries Henry was said to be talkative and drunkards. He died on January 6, 1332 in Bonn and was in the chapel of St. Barbara of the Bonn Minster, next to his sister, the abbess of Ponzetta Dietkirchen, buried. His grave is no longer preserved.