Dietrich Schenk von Erbach

Archbishop-Elector of Mainz

Dietrich Schenk von Erbach

Archbishop-Elector of Mainz

Statue of Archbishop Dietrich Schenk von Erbach, from his tomb in Aschaffenburg.

Church| Catholic Church
Archdiocese| Mainz
In office| 1434–1459
Predecessor| Conrad III of Dhaun
Successor| Diether von Isenburg
Personal details
Born| c. 1390
Died| 6 May 1459

Dietrich Schenk von Erbach (c. 1390 - 4 May 1459) was a German nobleman who served as Archbishop and Elector of Mainz from 1434 until his death in 1459.[1][2][3]

Dietrich was a son of Arch-Cupbearer Eberhard VI of Erbach. He was a member of the cathedral chapter of Mainz when on 6 July 1434 he was elected its archbishop. Theodoric was confirmed by Pope Eugene IV on 20 October. At the Council of Basel Theodoric maintained a neutral position and tried to mediate between both sides. In 1439 he managed to get all the German princes and the King to recognise Eugene as the legal pope.

He commissioned the printing of the Mainz Psalter.

Theodoric died in Aschaffenburg in 1459.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Dietrich von Erbach". regionalgeschichte.net (in German). Institut für Geschichtliche Landeskunde Rheinland-Pfalz. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
2. ^ Kaemmerer, Walter (1957). "Dietrich". Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German). Vol. 3 (Online ed.). pp. 679–680.
3. ^ Vierhaus, Rudolf, ed. (2011). "Dietrich I. von Erbach, Erzbischof und Kurfürst von Mainz". Deutsche Biographische Enzyklopädie Online (in German). Berlin, New York: K. G. Saur. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

Dietrich Schenk von Erbach

Erzschenken von Erbach

Born: c. 1390 Died: 4 May 1459

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Preceded by

Conrad III

|  Archbishop-Elector of Mainz
1434-1459  | Succeeded by

Dieter von Isenburg

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