Veit Truchseß von Pommersfelden
Veit Truchseß von Pommersfelden (died 1503) was the Prince-Bishop of Bamberg from 1501 to 1503.
Biography
Veit Truchseß von Pommersfelden's family name ("Truchseß von Pommersfelden") came from a court office that the family held in Pommersfelden, with the title becoming an integral part of the family name.[1]
The cathedral chapter of Bamberg Cathedral elected Truchseß von Pommersfelden to be Prince-Bishop of Bamberg on 3 April 1501, with Pope Alexander VI affirming his appointment on 7 May 1501.[2]
He died on 7 September 1503 without ever having been consecrated as a bishop.[2]
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Preceded by Heinrich Groß von Trockau |
Prince-Bishop of Bamberg 1501–1503 |
Succeeded by Georg Marschalk von Ebnet |
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