John IX of Haugwitz

John IX of Haugwitz (German: Johann IX. von Haugwitz, 29 Aug 1524 – 26 March 1595) was Bishop of Meissen from 1555 to 1559 or 1581.

Biography

John IX was born on 29 August 1524 in Thalheim, Saxony in the Ore Mountains of Saxony. He came from the Haugwitz family, who held several high clerical offices. He was the last bishop of the Bishopric of Meissen, which became a Protestant diocese in the wake of the Protestant Reformation.

On his appointment, relatives of his predecessor began a feud over the inheritance of the episcopal estate. The so-called Pig War or Saukrieg lasted 3 years before it was resolved by Elector Augustus.

He signed the Formula of Concord in 1577 and the Book of Concord in 1580.[1] In 1581, the bishop resigned from his office and converted to the Protestant faith. In 1559, he appointed Johann Leisentrit as the Administrator of the remaining Roman Catholic areas. In 1582 he married his considerably younger niece, Agnes. After John's death, she married the Electoral Saxon Advisor (Rat) and Amtmann of Stolpen, Hans Georg von Wehse, and had four daughters from that marriage. Agnes was the heiress of the episcopal estate.

John IX died in Mügeln on 26 March 1595; his gravestone is in the town church of Neu-Mügeln.

See also

References
  1. Irene Dingel (ed.) (2014). Die Bekenntnisschriften der Evangelisch-Lutherischen Kirche Fully revised edition. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen, ISBN 978-3-525-52104-5, pp. 15 and 762.

Literature
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Nicolas II of Carlowitz		 Bishop of Meissen
1555–1559/1581		 Succeeded by
End of the line of bishops,
Administrator Johann Leisentrit
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.