Sixtus of Tannberg (died: 14 July 1495 in

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) was from 1470 to 1474

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and from 1474 to 1495 Prince-Bishop of

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Life

Sixtus was a son of Johann Tannberg of

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and Ursula von Rohr, a sister of Archbishop

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. In 1442 he was admitted in Freising as an Exspektant and in 1456 he joined the local

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. He studied at

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for almost eight years and became a doctor of both laws. In 1458 he became provost in

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and in 1466 pastor of Laufen. Allegedly he was also chancellor of Bishop

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of Freising and canon at Salzburg. After the death of

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, the

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and the

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again had an argument over who was entitled to appoint a new

. Archbishop Bernhard von Rohr appointed Sixtus and this appointment was confirmed by the pope in 1470. Emperor Frederick III would have preferred the appointment of

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, who was Provost of Gurk at the time. Both candidates were summoned, under threat of

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, to come to

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, where the dispute was settled by Cardinal Mark, who was

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and Papal Nuncio to Germany. Sixtus was chancellor of the Prince-Bishop John IV Tulbeck of Freising, who resigned in 1473 in favor of Tannberg. Tannberg resigned as Bishop of Gurk, leaving the post to Lawrence of Freiberg. Between 1481 and 1483, during Tannberg's reign, a vault was designed, which still exists today, for the nave of the

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. Tannberg was very pious and led to several diocesan synods and introduced profound reforms of the clergy in his diocese. He also founded in 1484 his own Cathedral Choir, who would contribute to more worthy church services. He died on 14 July 1495 in the monastery of the Canons Regular of St. Augustine in

, near

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. He was buried in the

References

Sources

* Anton Landersdorfer: ''Sixtus von Tannberg, Bischof von Freising (1474–1495)'', in: Georg Schwaiger (ed.): ''Christenleben im Wandel der Zeit'', vol. 1: ''Lebensbilder aus der Geschichte des Bistums Freising'', Wewel, Munich, 1987, , (''Wewelbuch'' 154), p. 103–113. * Jakob Obersteiner: ''Die Bischöfe von Gurk. 1072–1822'', Verlag des Geschichtsvereines für Kärnten, Klagenfurt, 1969, (''Aus Forschung und Kunst'', issue 5, ), p. 249–251.

External links

*
Entry for Sixtus of Tannberg at ''catholic-hierarchy.org''
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