Jakob von Eltz-Rübenach (1510–1581) was the

Archbishop-Elector of Trier The elector of Trier was one of the prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire and, in his capacity as archbishop, administered the archdiocese of Trier. The territories of the electorate and the archdiocese were not, however, equivalent. History ...

from 1567 to 1581.

Biography

Jakob von

Eltz The House of Eltz was a noted German noble family of the ''Uradel''. The Rhenish dynasty has had close ties to the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia since 1736. History Though older sources mentioned one Eberhard zu Eltz, a Frankish citizen of Trier ...

-Rübenach was born in

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in 1510, the second son of Johann von und zu Eltz and his wife Maria von Breitbach. Jakob von Eltz-Rübenach began his career in the church in 1523 when he became a ''Domizellar'' of the

Cathedral of Trier The High Cathedral of Saint Peter in Trier (german: Hohe Domkirche St. Peter zu Trier), or Trier Cathedral (german: Trierer Dom), is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the oldest church in Germany and the l ...

. He later studied

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and

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at the

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, the University of Leuven, and the

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. He gained a

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of the Cathedral of Trier on 15 September 1525. He was elected

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of the cathedral on 30 June 1547 and as

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on 13 October 1547. He was

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as a

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on 6 April 1550. He was opposed to the

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cause, speaking out at the 1556 Reichstag in

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and at the 1557 Colloquy of Worms. In 1564, he became

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of the Jesuit dominated

University of Trier The University of Trier (german: Universität Trier), in the German city of Trier, was founded in 1473. Closed in 1798 by order of the then French administration in Trier, the university was re-established in 1970 after a hiatus of some 172 y ...

. In 1565, he required all students and faculty to subscribe to the Profession of the Tridentine Faith as required by the papal bull '' Iniunctum nobis''. Following the death of Archbishop of Trier

Johann von der Leyen Johann von der Leyen (1510–1567) was the Archbishop-Elector of Trier from 1556 to 1567. Biography Johann von der Leyen was born in Saffig in 1510, the son of Bartholomäus von der Leyen, chancellor of the Archbishopric of Cologne, and his wi ...

, the cathedral chapter of the Cathedral of Trier met in

Wittlich The town of Wittlich (; Moselle Franconian: ''Wittlech'') is the seat of the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Its historic town centre and the beauty of the surrounding countryside make the town a centre for tourism i ...

on 7 April 1567 and elected Jakob von Eltz-Rübenach as the new Archbishop of Trier.

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confirmed his appointment on 22 August 1567; he was consecrated as a

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by Gregor Virneburg, Auxiliary Bishop of Trier on 17 April 1569. A noted proponent of the Counter-Reformation, he played a role in reforming a number of monasteries in the archbishopric. He successfully had

Prüm Abbey Prüm Abbey is a former Benedictine abbey in Prüm, now in the diocese of Trier (Germany), founded by the Frankish widow Bertrada the elder and her son Charibert, Count of Laon, in 721. The first abbot was Angloardus. The Abbey ruled over a va ...

incorporated into the archbishopric in 1574. He died in

Trier Trier ( , ; lb, Tréier ), formerly known in English as Trèves ( ;) and Triers (see also names in other languages), is a city on the banks of the Moselle in Germany. It lies in a valley between low vine-covered hills of red sandstone in the ...

on 4 June 1581 and is buried in the Cathedral of Trier. Hans Ruprecht Hoffmann completed an altar at his grave in 1597.

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*This page is based on this page on German Wikipedia. {{DEFAULTSORT:Eltz-Rubenach, Jakob von 1510 births 1581 deaths James 03 Eltz

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