Rupert of Palatinate-Mosbach (1437 - 1 November 1465,

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) was a German nobleman and clergyman. From 1457 to his death he was the forty-third

bishop of Regensburg The Bishops of Regensburg (Ratisbon) are bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany.

, as Rupert I.

Family

He was descended from the house of Wittelsbach. His parents were

Otto I, Count Palatine of Mosbach Otto I (24 August 1390 – 5 July 1461) was the Count Palatine of Mosbach from 1410 until 1448, and the Count Palatine of Mosbach-Neumarkt from 1448 until 1461. Life Otto was born in Mosbach in 1390 as the youngest son of Rupert III of the Pal ...

(son of

Rupert, King of Germany Rupert of the Palatinate (german: Ruprecht von der Pfalz; 5 May 1352 – 18 May 1410), sometimes known as Robert of the Palatinate, a member of the House of Wittelsbach, was Elector Palatine from 1398 (as Rupert III) and King of Germany from ...

and younger brother of

Louis III Louis III may refer to: * Louis the Younger, sometimes III of Germany (835–882) * Louis III of France (865–882) * Louis the Blind, Louis III, Holy Roman Emperor, (c. 880–928) * Louis the Child, sometimes III of Germany (893–911) * Louis I ...

) and his wife Joanna of Bavaria-Landshut (eldest daughter of

Henry XVI, Duke of Bavaria Henry XVI of Bavaria (1386 – 30 July 1450, in Landshut), (), since 1393 Duke of Bavaria-Landshut. He was a son of duke Frederick and his wife Maddalena Visconti, a daughter of Bernabò Visconti. Life Duke Henry XVI was the first of the three ...

). Rupert's brother

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became

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, whilst his other brother

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became a canon and went on pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Albert, Rupert and John were grandsons of

Life

He was recommended as bishop by Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor,

Ladislaus the Posthumous Ladislaus the Posthumous( hu, Utószülött László; hr, Ladislav Posmrtni; cs, Ladislav Pohrobek; german: link=no, Ladislaus Postumus; 22 February 144023 November 1457) was Duke of Austria and King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia. He was the ...

and

Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria Louis IX (german: Ludwig IX, Herzog von Bayern-Landshut, also known as Louis the Rich; 23 February 1417 – 18 January 1479) was Duke of Bavaria-Landshut from 1450. He was a son of Henry XVI the Rich and Margaret of Austria. Louis was the ...

, leaving

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little option but to confirm the nomination. The original choice had been

Henry of Asberg Henry IV of Asberg (19 March 1409, Dornhausen - 26 July 1492) was a nobleman of the Franconian House of Absberg and clergyman. From 1465 to his death he was bishop of Regensburg. According to Biedermann (1748), he was the son of Henry of Absbe ...

, but this failed and was declared invalid, though Henry later succeeded Rupert after his early death. Rupert defended the prince-bishopric from the

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and the robber barons. At a synod held by Rupert sinecure owners were reassigned, whilst he also ensured that sermons were better related to the text of the scriptures and acquired the castle at

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as an episcopal residence.

References

Bibliography

* Michael Buchberger (ed.): ''1200 Jahre Bistum Regensburg.'' Regensburg 1939, S. 43. * Alois Schmid
Ruprecht. In: Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB). Band 22
Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2005, , S. 291 (Digitalisat). * Josef Staber: ''Kirchengeschichte des Bistums Regensburg.'' Regensburg 1966, S. 88-89. {{Authority control Roman Catholic bishops of Regensburg House of Wittelsbach 1465 deaths 1437 births 15th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Bavaria Sons of monarchs