Bistumswappen of Passau.Albert II of Saxony-Wittenberg (* around 1285, - 19 May 1342 in
Passau
Passau (; ) is a city in Lower Bavaria, Germany. It is also known as the ("City of Three Rivers"), as the river Danube is joined by the Inn (river), Inn from the south and the Ilz from the north.
Passau's population is about 50,000, of whom ...
) was from 1320 to 1342
Bishop of Passau
The Diocese of Passau (; ) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Germany that is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising.Albrecht II of Saxony and the
Agnes of Habsburg
Albert II of Saxony ( Wittenberg upon Elbe, ca. 1250 – 25 August 1298, near Aken) was a son of Duke Albert I of Saxony and his third wife Helen of Brunswick and Lunenburg, a daughter of Otto the Child. He supported Rudolph I of Germany at hi ...
, a daughter of King Rudolf von Habsburg. For a spiritual career, he was canon of
Mainz
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and minister of
St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna
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The current Romanesque and Gothic form of the ca ...
.
Pope
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John XXII
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made Albert the
Bishop of Passau
The Diocese of Passau (; ) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Germany that is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising.Frederick the Beautiful, he stood on the side of his
Habsburg
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cousin
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Friedrick, whom he also supported in 1322 in the
Battle of Mühldorf
The Battle of Mühldorf (also known as the Battle of Ampfing) was fought near Mühldorf am Inn on September 28, 1322 between the Duchy of (Upper) Bavaria and the Archduchy of Austria. The Bavarians were led by German King Louis of Wittelsbach ...
. In Passau he rebuilt the Neumarkt, destroyed in 1298, and
city hall
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, which had been forfeited to the
Bishop
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after the rebellion against Bernhard of Prambach, was sold back to the citizens of Passau.
He is buried in
Passau Cathedral
St. Stephen's Cathedral () is a baroque church from 1688 in Passau, Germany, dedicated to Saint Stephen. It is the seat of the Catholic Bishop of Passau and the main church of his diocese.
History
Since 730, there have been many churches built ...