Rudolf of Rüdesheim (about 1402 at Rüdesheim on the

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– January 1482 at Breslau) was a German

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and

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. From 1422 to 1426 he studied at the University of Heidelberg from which he graduated as a master. He then proceeded to Italy, graduated as a doctor in ecclesiastical law and became an

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. Numerous benefices were conferred upon him at an early date, particularly in the diocese of Mainz and diocese of Worms. From 1438 onward he represented the cathedral chapter of the latter city at the schismatic

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, where he formed a friendship with

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i, subsequently Pope Pius II. The latter, his successor

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, and Emperor Frederick III entrusted Rudolf with important missions and difficult negotiations. Pius II named him in 1463

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in Tyrol. The See of Breslau was conferred on him in 1468, at a time when the inhabitants were resisting their ruler,

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, King of Bohemia. The latter had been deposed and excommunicated, but maintained his position as ruler. The war which resulted was protracted beyond Podiebrad's lifetime and terminated, with Rudolf's co-operation, in the

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in 1479. The bishop sought to heal the wounds of the war, and insisted upon the importance of theological training of the clergy. Synods held in 1473 and 1475 record his acts.

References

*Zaun, Rudolf von Rüdesheim, (Frankfort, 1881) *Pastor, Hist. of the Popes, tr. Antrobu, III (London, 1894), 174, 198-201

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rudolf Of Rudesheim 15th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Poland 1402 births 1482 deaths Prince-Bishops of Breslau Bishops of Lavant