Albert II of Saxony-Wittenberg (* around 1285, - 19 May 1342 in Passau) was from 1320 to 1342 Bishop of Passau.[1][2]
Life
editAlbert was the third son of Elector Albrecht II of Saxony and the Agnes of Habsburg, a daughter of King Rudolf von Habsburg. For a spiritual career, he was canon of Mainz and minister of St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna. Pope John XXII made Albert the Bishop of Passau in 1320.[3] In the battle for the throne between Ludwig the Bavarian and Frederick the Beautiful, he stood on the side of his Habsburg cousin Friedrick, whom he also supported in 1322 in the Battle of Mühldorf. In Passau he rebuilt the Neumarkt, destroyed in 1298, and city hall, which had been forfeited to the Bishop after the rebellion against Bernhard of Prambach, was sold back to the citizens of Passau.
He is buried in Passau Cathedral.
References
edit- ^ "Albert II. von Sachsen-Wittenberg im Passau-Wiki". Archived from the original on 2007-11-26. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
- ^ "Albert II. von Sachsen-Wittenberg an der Passauer Rathausfassade". Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
- ^ Josef Oswald: Albrecht (Albert) von Sachsen. In: Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB). Band 1, (Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1953), ISBN 3-428-00182-6, p.173.
