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Heinrich, der Taube, -1364


  • [Heinrich, der Taube (died 1364) was a priest and historian who was episcopal chaplain in Eichstätt (1339). He was also active in Avignon, where he played a role in the Curia after 1350. He is best known for his history of the 14th century, Chronica imperatorum et paparum, and he also wrote biographies of bishops in Vitae episcoporum Eichstetensium VI. His history was initially published under the name Heinricus Rebdorfensis, called after the monastery near his home in Eichstätt where a manuscript of his chronicle survived, but now scholars assert that he never lived there.]
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    • Heinrich, der Taube, d. 1364
    • Heinricus, Surdus, -1364
    • Surdus, Heinricus, -1364
    • Taube, Heinrich, -1364
    • Henricus Surdus, de Selmbach, -1364
    • Henricus, Surdus, -1364
    • Heinrich, von Rebdorf, -1364
    • Heinricus, Rebdorfensis, -1364
  • Additional Information

    • Death Date

        1364-10-09
    • Birth Place

        Selbach (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
    • Associated Locale

        Germany
    • Associated Language

        Latin
    • Field of Activity

      History

      Biography

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  • Earlier Established Forms

    • Heinrich, der Taube, d. 1364
  • Sources

    • found: Die Chronik Heinrichs Taube von Selbach ... 1964:t.p. (Heinrichs Taube, Heinrici Surdi de Selbach)
    • found: RLIN, 8/28/95(hdg.: Heinrich, der Taube, d. 1364)
    • found: "Henricus Surdus de Selbach," Geschichtsquellen des deutschen Mittelalters (online), viewed on December 7, 2023(Heinrich Taube von Selbach; Heinrich der Taube; incorrectly called Heinrich von Rebdorf; from Selbach (near Siegen, Nordrhein-Westfalen); episcopal chaplain in Eichstätt (Bayern) in 1339; at the Curia in Avignon after 1350; died October 9, 1364; author of Chronica imperatorum et paparum and Vitae episcoporum Eichstetensium VI ) - https://www.geschichtsquellen.de/autor/2735
    • found: "Heinrich der Taube von Selbach," Deutsche Biographie (online), viewed on December 7, 2023(Heinrich der Taube (dictus surdus) von Selbach; initially called Heinrich "von Rebdorf" because it was assumed he lived where the copy of his manuscript was found; studied law and theology; earned master's, ordained a priest; active in Avignon and Eichstätt; author of a chronicle (1294-1363) on the history of the 14th century) - https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/pnd100945503.html#ndbcontent
    • found: Heinricus Rebdorfensis, Annales imperatorum et paparum Eistettenses, 1883 (online via Google):t.p. (Heinrici Rebdorfensis annales imperatorum et paparum) - https://www.google.com/books/edition/Annales_imperatorum_et_paparum_Eistetten/VTMzitXMnvwC
  • General Notes

    • [Heinrich, der Taube (died 1364) was a priest and historian who was episcopal chaplain in Eichstätt (1339). He was also active in Avignon, where he played a role in the Curia after 1350. He is best known for his history of the 14th century, Chronica imperatorum et paparum, and he also wrote biographies of bishops in Vitae episcoporum Eichstetensium VI. His history was initially published under the name Heinricus Rebdorfensis, called after the monastery near his home in Eichstätt where a manuscript of his chronicle survived, but now scholars assert that he never lived there.]
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    • 1995-08-28: new
    • 2023-12-08: revised
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