Johannes Hinderbach

Johannes Hinderbach
Prince-Bishop of Trent
Elected 30 August 1465
Installed 12 May 1466
Term ended 21 September 1486
Predecessor George II Haak von Themeswald
Successor Ulrich III von Frundsberg
Personal details
Born 15 August 1418
Rauschenberg, Hesse
Died 21 September 1486
Trento

Johannes Hinderbach (15 August 1418 – 21 September 1486) was Prince-Bishop of Trent[1] from 12 May 1466 until his death.

He was notable for his involvement in the case of Simon of Trent, a young boy who was found murdered in 1475; Hinderbach blamed the local Jews for his death (see blood libel), executed several of them, and promoted Simon's canonisation as a saint.

References

  1. R. Po-chia Hsia (1 September 1996). Trent 1475: Stories of a Ritual Murder Trial. Yale University Press. p. 5. ISBN 978-0-300-06872-6. "The most reverend and dignified Lord Johannes, by the Grace of God and the Apostolic See Bishop and Lord of Trent" was the fourth bishop by that name. Born on 14 August 1418, in the vicinity of Rauschenberg just outside Kassel in Hesse, Johannes Hinderbach belonged to the first generation of northern humanists.
Preceded by
George II Haak von Themeswald
Until 1465
Bishop of Trento
1466–1486
Succeeded by
Ulrich III von Frundsberg


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