Sixtus of Tannberg
Sixtus of Tannberg († July 14, 1495 in Frankenthal) was from 1470 to 1474 Bishop of Gurk and 1474-1495 Prince-Bishop of Freising.
Youth
Sixtus of Tannberg (also: of Tanberger ) was a son of John III. of Tannberg to Aurolzmuenster and his second wife Ursula von Rohr, a sister of the Archbishop of Salzburg Bernhard. In 1442 he was accepted as a candidate in the Freising cathedral chapter and appointed in 1456 the local chapter. Nearly eight years he studied in Padua and received his Doctor of Laws. In 1458 he became provost in Isen in Bavaria, in 1466 pastor of running. For a supposed job as a canon in Salzburg no documents exist.
Veit Arnpeck describes it in his book about the deeds of the bishops of Freising as a man who distinguished himself in his youth by a virtuous change and not by carelessness. His peaceful nature is highlighted by Arnpeck.
Prince-Bishop of Gurk
After the death of Prince-Bishop Ulrich Berger sun on December 29, 1469 the archbishopric of Salzburg and quarreled Friedrich III. to the appointment of a new bishop of Gurk chair. Archbishop Bernhard von Rohr appointed on April 23, 1470 his nephew Sixtus bishop, who also received the confirmation from the Pope on 25 August 1471. Emperor Frederick III. however, favored the Gurker Provost Lorenz von Freiberg and rejected the appeal of Sixtus on May 2, 1472 from. Under threat of excommunication, both candidates were invited in 1473 to Augsburg and the dispute was decided by the patriarch of Aquileia, Cardinal Mark, who was nuncio to Germany, namely in favor of Sixtus.
Beginning in 1473 resigned the Freising Prince Bishop John IV Tulbeck from his post and appointed with the consent of the chapter Sixtus 's successor, he had been appointed even in his chancellor. Pope Sixtus IV confirmed the election of the Chapter on January 12, 1474 Sixtus was 44th Bishop of Freising. The dispute over Gurk had therefore no longer valid. Apparently Sixtus has never set foot in the diocese of Gurk during the whole time.
Prince-Bishop of Freising
The Sixtus regarded as very pious led to several diocesan synods in 1475, 1480 and 1484 have a profound reform of the clergy in his diocese and conducted numerous monastery visitations. He founded in 1476 and in 1484 its own Dompredigerstelle own Domkantorei to design worthy of worship. Also, Sixtus took care of the renewal of the liturgy, which is why he gave three liturgical books in the 1480s for his diocese in order: a breviary, a ritual and a missal - they appeared because of the great demand soon in a second edition. 1484 Sixtus the first printing press come to Freising to personally take care of his books can. 1484 founded the Sixtus of Saint Francis Monastery in Freising.
When in 1478 his uncle, the Archbishop of Salzburg, Bernhard von Rohr abdicated spontaneously, it was intended as a successor; Emperor Frederick prevented this, however.
High reputation, mainly because of his diplomatic skill and his eloquence, to Sixtus acquired as participants on the diets of Nuremberg (1480 ), Frankfurt ( 1489 ) and Worms ( 1495 ). Consequently, he led in 1484 a delegation trip for the kingdom on behalf of the Emperor to Italy and the Vatican.
The relationship to the wittelsbacher Dukes George the Rich of Bavaria -Landshut and Albrecht IV the Wise was marked by tensions and conflicts. Time it went to paying taxes, sometimes to unjustified territorial claims of the Wittelsbach family.
The biggest challenge in term of Sixtus was the Turkish threat. At least six times ( 1475, 1476, 1478, 1480, 1483, 1493 ) were Turkish troops in the Freising areas of Carniola and Carinthia, a. He led a one weeks penny to build with the money fortifications and to ransom captive can. The first refugees in 1478 attracted already up to Freising, Sixtus organized on September 29, 1478 in Landshut, a small conference to question the Turks, and on March 15, 1479 a large in Freising, which was attended by many princes from the south of the kingdom. It was appealed to the Emperor for help and a large Reichstag in Nuremberg ( 1480) should be dealt with this question, all conferences, however, remained inconclusive. Therefore Sixtus had the Freising cathedral hill with walls and towers new fix. Get it today is only the Nordosttor.
On a trip to Lower Austria he succeeded to the emperor Maximilian I. the return of the Freising possessions Hollenburg, Grossenzersdorf and blades rock to reach.
Sixtus was also a great patron of the arts. So he let his cathedral, Freising Cathedral, equip -consuming: In the years 1474-1489 a new rood screen and 1480/81 was the late Gothic vaulting of the Romanesque nave by Jörg von Halspach arose. In addition, he gave a monumental tabernacle in order as well as the still largely preserved magnificent choir stalls by Ulrich Glurer and Bernhard of Freising ( 1484-1488 ), the half-length figures in the series of bishops of Freising shows since Korbinian. For the same historical interest Sixtus also furthered the historian Veit Arnpeck, who dedicated his Chronica Baioariorum.
In the summer of 1495 Sixtus attended the Diet of Worm and fell ill there. For recreation, he withdrew to the nearby monastery of Canons Regular of St. Augustine in Frankenthal. There Sixtus died on 14 July 1495th His body was interred in the cathedral of Freising. His marble grave stone in the south aisle of the cathedral shows Sixtus in the episcopal vestments; the work of Hans Beierlein is attributed.