Johannes Ambundii de Swan, also written as Abundi, Ambundij, Habundi, Habendi, Habindi, Almanni and ~ von Schwan (first records 1384 - died 16 June 1424) was a German ecclesiastic. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses.
Ambundii is probably born in the area of Stettin (Szczecin). He studied at the Juristical University of Prague and graduated in 1391. Prague (ˈprɑːg Praha (ˈpraɦa see also other names) is the Capital and Largest city of the Czech Republic. Later he made his doctor in theology and canonical law. From 1394-1399 he was general vicar of the bishop of Bamberg, until 1401 general vicar in Speyer, then until 1408 general vicar in Würzburg. In the broadest sense a vicar (from the Latin Vicarius) is a representative anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight Bamberg is a town in Bavaria, Germany. It is located in Upper Franconia on the river Regnitz, close to its confluence with the river Main Speyer (English formerly Spires) is a City in Germany ( Rhineland-Palatinate) with approx Würzburg (ˈvʏɐ̯ʦbʊɐ̯k is a city in the region of Franconia which lies in the northern tip of Bavaria, Germany In 1409 he became bishop of Naumburg.
In 1412, he is recorded as visiting the Scottish convent of St. Ägidius in Nuremberg, by order of the bishop of Bamberg. He is canon of the church of Eichstädt and provost of Herriden in 1414 or 1415 and as such takes part at the Council of Constance. A canon (from the Latin canonicus, itself derived from the Greek κανωνικος 'relating to a rule' is a priest who is a member of certain bodies of the Eichstädt is a village in Brandenburg, Germany. It is not to be confused with Eichstätt, Bavaria. A provost is a senior official in a number of Christian churches In the Roman Catholic Church, the Council of Constance is the 16th Ecumenical council. On 27 November 1416, he was elected bishop of Chur and affirmed by the archbishop of Mainz, Johann II. Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont The Bishop of Chur (German Bischof von Chur) is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chur, Grisons, Switzerland In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated Bishop. In the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion and others this means that they lead Mainz (ˈmaɪ̯nʦ (Mayence is a City in Germany and the capital of the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Shortly afterwards, Ambundii returned to the council.
At this time, Italy, France and Spain demanded the immediate election of the pope, while the Holy Roman Empire preferred to first initiate the reform of the Church. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in The Protestant Reformation was a reform movement in Europe that began in 1517 though its roots lie further back in time Ambundii convinced Emperor Sigismund to give priority to the election. For other nobles of the same name please see Sigismund. Sigismund ( February 14, 1368 – December 9, When Martin V was proclaimed pope, he dedicated Ambundii as his successor and archbishop of Riga, by recommendation of the Emperor. Pope Martin V (c 1368 &ndash February 20, 1431) born Odo (or Riga (Rīga riːga) the Capital of Latvia, is situated on the Baltic Sea coast on the mouth of the river Daugava. Ambundii reached the distant country by travelling to Lübeck, then by ship. Lübeck ( is the second largest City in Schleswig-Holstein, in Northern Germany, and one of the major On 13 October 1418 already, Ambundii participated in the negotiations between the order of the Teutonic Knights and the country of Poland in Wileny. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees The Teutonic Order is a German Roman Catholic religious order. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland
Not only Ambundii was unhappy with his new office in the far north, also the German brothers from the order deemed him a bitter and scant man, which is not a laudable trait for great men as a chaplain said. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A chaplain is typically a Priest, Pastor, ordained Deacon, Rabbi, Imam or other member of the Clergy serving a group of It was seen with anxiety that Ambundii was a Council of the Emperor and considered his favourite. The order tried at the time to acquire Livonia as independent property from the Emperor and feared that Ambundii would act in opposite to these efforts. Livonia (Līvõmō Latvian and Livonija Estonian: Liivimaa; Finnish: Liivinmaa; German and Swedish: Livland In fact, it was caused by him that the chapter of Riga asked the pope to revoke the Bulle Bonifacii IX, which incorporated the Church of Riga to the order. Chapter ( Latin capitulum) designates certain corporate ecclesiastical bodies in the Roman Catholic, Anglican and Nordic Lutheran A Papal bull is a particular type of Letters patent or charter issued by a Pope.
In 1421 he acted as papally delegated judge in a quarrel between the king of Sweden and the bishop of Uppsala. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Uppsala ˈɵpˌsɑːla (older spelling Upsala) is the capital of Uppsala County ( Uppsala län) and the fourth largest city of
In 1422 he organized a council of the Prussian bishops, which however did not take place. This is a general introduction to ecumenical councils For the Roman Catholic councils, see Catholic Ecumenical Councils. Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state
Sources
- Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie - online version
- Regesta Imperii, University of Giessen - online version
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