Albrecht von Mutzschen otherwise Albrecht II of Meissen or Albrecht II von Mutzschen (died 24 July 1266) was
Bishop of Meissen from 1258 to 1266.
Albrecht was a member of the noble von Mutzschen family (later also von Motzin). He was a
canon
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of
Meissen Cathedral
Meissen Cathedral or the Church of St John and St Donatus () is a Gothic church in Meissen in Saxony. It is situated on the castle hill of Meissen, adjacent to the Albrechtsburg castle and forms a critical centrepiece of the iconic Meissen skyli ...
and
provost of the
collegiate church
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of
Wurzen
Wurzen () is a town in the district Leipzig (district), Leipzig Land (voting) and Muldental (number plates), in Saxony, Germany. It is situated next to the river Mulde, here crossed by two bridges, 25 km east of Leipzig, by rail N.E. of Leipzig L ...
. His episcopate, about which there is little information, coincided with the
Interregnum
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and the
War of the Thuringian Succession
The War of the Thuringian Succession (German: ''Thüringisch-hessischer Erbfolgekrieg'') (1247–1264) was a military conflict over a successor to the last Landgrave of Thuringia for control of the state of Thuringia (now in modern-day Germany).
...
.
Albrecht died in
Löbnitz. He was buried on 1 August 1266 in Meissen Cathedral. Fragments of his
sarcophagus
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survive. It was discovered in the 18th century. Despite gaps in the inscriptions it was possible to date it. On the lid a scratched drawing of a
mitre
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and
crosier
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is distinguishable.
[Matthias Donath (ed.): ''Die Grabmonumente im Dom zu Meißen'', pp. 216ff. Leipzig 2004]
References
Sources
* Eduard Machatschek: ''Geschichte der Bischöfe des Hochstiftes Meissen in chronologischer Reihenfolge (...)'', pp. 190–199. Dresden 1884
External links
Christian Hillen: ''Albrecht II. von Mutzschen''. In: Institut für Sächsische Geschichte und Volkskunde (ed.): Sächsische Biografie
Roman Catholic bishops of Meissen
1266 deaths
Year of birth unknown
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