Daniel Brendel of Homburg (german: Daniel Brendel von Homburg) (22 March 1522 – 22 March 1582) was the

Archbishop-Elector of Mainz The Elector of Mainz was one of the seven Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire. As both the Archbishop of Mainz and the ruling prince of the Electorate of Mainz, the Elector of Mainz held a powerful position during the Middle Ages. The Archb ...

from 1555 to 1582.

Biography

Daniel Brendel of Homburg was born in

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on March 22, 1522. The cathedral chapter of

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elected Daniel to be Archbishop of Mainz on April 18, 1555; he beat the

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'' Reichart von Simmern by only one vote.

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confirmed his election on August 23, 1555, and he was

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by Rudolf von und zu Frankenstein, Bishop of Speyer, in June 1557. Daniel Brendel founded a college for the training of

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at the

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in 1561. Daniel Brendel took place in the

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election of 1558, which recognized the abdication of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and confirmed that his successor was

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. During the

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, Daniel Brendel voted for Maximilian, King of the Romans, later crowning Maximilian Holy Roman Emperor in

in 1564. During the imperial election held in Regensburg on October 27, 1575, Daniel Brendel voted for Rudolf, King of the Romans, whom Daniel Brendel later crowned Holy Roman Emperor in Regensburg in 1576. Daniel Brendel expanded the size of the Archbishopric of Mainz by acquiring

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(1559),

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, and

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(1581). Daniel Brendel's head cook,

Marx Rumpolt Marx Rumpolt (* est. 1525; †1593 in Aschaffenburg) was head cook to the Elector of Mainz, Daniel Brendel of Homburg. His cookbook, ''Ein new Kochbuch'' (lit. "A New Cookbook"), written in 1581, was the first textbook for professional chefs i ...

, published the famous cookbook ''Ein new Kochbuch'' in 1581. Daniel Brendel died in Aschaffenburg on March 22, 1582.

References

*This page is based on this page on German Wikipedia. * Walter Goetz, "Daniel, Kurfürst von Mainz", in ''Realencyklopädie für protestantische Theologie und Kirche'', Volume 4, (1898), p. 441-445. {{DEFAULTSORT:Homburg, Daniel Brendel von Archbishop-Electors of Mainz 1522 births 1582 deaths