Johan Weze (1490–13 June 1548), also known as Johan von Weeze, was a secretary of King

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and a diplomat at the service of the Holy Roman Emperor

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. In 1522, he was appointed

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. He followed Christian II into exile but resigned as his secretary when Christian refused to follow the policies of his brother-in-law the Emperor Charles V. In 1527 Weze joined the service of the Emperor as a diplomat and participated in numerous missions in the Holy Roman Empire. He was appointed Prince Bishop of Constance in 1537, a post he held until his death in 1548.Vocht, H. (1961). Humanistica Lovaniensia – vol. 16, John Dantiscus and his Netherlandish friends: as revealed by their correspondence 1522–1546. Leuven University Press.

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1490 births 1548 deaths Archbishops and bishops of Lund Roman Catholic bishops of Constance 16th-century diplomats from the Holy Roman Empire {{Denmark-bio-stub