Dietrich of Horne (? in Horneburg (Westendorf) – 19 January 1402, in

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) was a German nobleman. He was

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from 1376 until his death.

Life

Dietrich was a member of the noble ''von Horne'' family, who resided at Horneburg Castle (later name Harenburg Castle) northeast of the settlement of Westendorf, today called Bieste, north of Osnabrück. The settlement of Bieste is now part of the municipality of

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. He allegedly had an illegitimate son name Frederick of Horne. In 1376, the

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of the

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elected Dietrich , i.e. as the new bishop. At the time of this election, the bishopric was involved in several disputes and was heavily indebted. All of its castles — except the castle in

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— were occupied by Count Otto VI of Tecklenburg. A conflict arose when Otto VI remanded that Dietrich should concentrate on the religious affairs of his diocese, leaving worldly power in his bishopric to the counts of Tecklenburg.Heinrich Schmidt: ''Bischof und Kirche im Spiegel norddeutscher Bischofschroniken des späten Mittelalters'', in: ''Ulrich Köpf (ed.): ''Wissenschaftliche Theologie und Kirchenleitung: Beiträge zur Geschichte einer spannungsreichen Beziehung, Festschrift für Rolf Schäfer'', Tübingen, 2001, p. 29 ff
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viewed on 8 December 2010 Dietrich managed to reconquer several towns, including Vörden, during the course of this conflict. During his tenure there was also a dispute with the Order of Saint John,

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of Lage, who refused to pay taxes to the bishopric. In 1384, Dietrich ordered a raid on the commandry, probably on 18 February. During the raid, the commandry was destroyed. After a long struggle, he reimbursed the commandry, so that it could be rebuilt. In 1398, the cathedral chapter of Osnabrück decided that during the rest of his tenure only nobleman and graduates could join the chapter.History of the diocese of Osnabrück
viewed on 8 December 2010 In 1400, the border with the Diocese of Münster was modified: the district of Cloppenburg was transferred to Münster; the

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and the Lower

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of Münster were transferred to Osnabrück (for religious affairs only; Münster retained worldly power in the Lower Stift). Towards the end of his reign, he was weakened by old age and illness. Leading circles in the bishopric opposed him and he had to appoint a

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to resist them.See Schmidt, p.50, footnote 72

References

* Carl Stüve: ''Geschichte des Hochstiftes Osnabrück bis zum Jahr 1508'', vol. 1, Osnabrück, 1853, p. 251 ff

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