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Margrave of Brandenburg pleases in reasonable
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774:("New March"). Despite the Polish loss of the region, the Diocese remained a suffragan of the Polish Archdiocese of Gniezno, and several Polish bishops were still appointed, and under Bohemian (Czech) rule (1373–1415) also several
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died, he was the last
Catholic bishop in northern Germany. When the Lutheran administrator Johann Horneburg died, the lordship was formally incorporated into Brandenburg. In 1598, the Church formally suppressed the diocese.
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permanently lost the Lubusz Land to the archbishopric of
Magdeburg and the Ascanian margraviate of Brandenburg. Bolesław sold half of the land to Archbishopic of Magdeburg; the other half was captured by Ascanian nobles.
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ordered the governor of the Prince-bishopric — Erich von Wulkow — to capture the episcopal possessions and to destroy the cathedral in Göritz. Bishop
Stephen fled to Poland.
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rather than to a German archdiocese; this kept Poland independent from the Holy Roman Empire throughout the
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575:(6 Apr 1524 Confirmed - 25 Oct 1550 Died). He was the last Catholic bishop in north Germany.
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to Brandenburg. In the same year, the brothers captured the castle of
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Henry of Bancz (Bantsch) (7 Jan 1353 Appointed – 30 Aug 1365 Died)
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on the castle hill in Lubusz. The cathedral was later destroyed.
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The Madonna seal of the VIADRINA and Bishop Dietrich von Lebus.
1020:(ADB). Volume 5, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1877, p. 182 f.
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was built on the castle hill in Lubusz and was dedicated to St
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The status of the bishop during this period is summarised by
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The Sacrament House in St. Mary's Cathedral in Fürstenwalde
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Jan Kietlicz (3 Dec 1382 Confirmed – 2 Sep 1392 Appointed,
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Jan Mráz (15 Nov 1392 Appointed – 20 Jul 1397 Appointed,
1100:(April 2006), Sammlergilde St. Gabriel e. V. (ed.), cf.
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Jan von Deher (16 Oct 1443 Appointed – 28 Jul 1455 Died)
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Peter of Opole (8 Jun 1366 Appointed – 26 Mar 1375 Died)
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With the extinction of the Brandenburg branch of the
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Stefan II (17 Oct 1326 Confirmed – 24 Feb 1345 Died)
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Wilhelm I of Nysa (7 Mar 1252 Appointed – 1273 Died)
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Former Latin Catholic jurisdiction in Poland/Germany
895:. In 1518, the lordship also acquired the town of
889:. The castle was then expanded into an episcopal
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474:Konrad (12 Nov 1284 Appointed – 22 Jul 1299 Died)
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551:Konrad Kron (1440 Appointed – 2 Jan 1443 Died)
480:Fryderyk I (10 Jan 1305 Appointed – 1313 Died)
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382:. The Diocese of Lubusz was erected as a
355:was founded, directly subordinate to the
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1072:(in Polish). Kraków. 1999. p. 409.
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425:Bernhard I (1133 Appointed – 1147 Died)
185:Diocese of Lebus before the Reformation
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799:Louis the Brandenburger
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