Heinrich Bischof von Breslau (1302-1319)


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Name (English): Heinrich, Bischof von Breslau
Short name: Henryk z Wierzbna
Year of birth: 1299
Year of death: 1319
Short Description: "Henry of Wierzbna also known as Henryk z Wierzbnej or Heinrich von Würben was a Bishop of Wrocław in Poland from 1302-1319AD.

He was born into the Wierzbna noble family of Würben toward the end of the 1260s and was the third and youngest son of John, the Castellan of Ryczyna in Silesia.

He was made a Canon of Wrocław on 31 August 1290 and supported King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and his relative Jan Muskata, Bishop of Kraków in the dynastic struggles of the day.

He was made Bishop in 1302 by the pope and he was the first of the Bishops of Wroclaw to take the princely title.

His time in office was notable for his organization of a Court of the Inquisition in 1315, the result of which included burning at the stake more than 50 people convicted of heresy in the towns of Wroclaw, Swidnica and Nysa. His inquisition was particularly against Beguines and Beghards." - (en.wikipedia.org 11.08.2021)
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[Last update: 2021/08/11]