Philip of the Palatinate

Philipp of the Palatinate ( born July 5, 1480 Heidelberg, † January 5, 1541 in Freising ) was Prince-Bishop of Freising ( 1498-1541 ) and of Naumburg ( 1517-1541 ).

Origin

Philip, from the house of Wittelsbach, was the son of the Elector Philip the righteous and Margaret of Bavaria. Among 14 children, he was the second oldest son.

Bishop of Freising

Philip defended the diocese of Freising successfully in the turmoil of the Peasants' War, and he also knew how the Bavarian dukes from the policy of high pin stay out. He unfolded a building boom and is now buried in Freising Cathedral. There are known several contemporary portraits of him.

Bishop of Naumburg

After 1512 coadjutor of John III. was appointed by Schoenberg, he found himself with a ten-month stay after the death of the bishop for the longest time in the diocese of Naumburg - Zeitz. His residence was on the majority of his residence in Freising, the administration took a pen predominantly government. Since he enjoyed the favor of the House of Wettin, he also took over Martin Luther a moderate attitude. After the death of Frederick III. and the burgeoning resistance of the Naumburg and Zeitz citizenship positioned himself Philip, who no longer entered his diocese, in the strict Catholic camp. Office Tired of trying to find in the subsequent period a successor to the bishopric of Naumburg Philip.