Conrad IV of Tann
Conrad IV of Tann (German: Konrad IV. von Tann), also "of Thann" or "of Dahn", (?-1236) was the 48th Bishop of Speyer, holding office from 1233 to 1236.
Familial connexions
Conrad came from the von Dahn family who, as episcopal ministeriales, owned estates in the southern Palatinate. The three castles of the Dahn as well as Neudahn Castle were initially all owned by the family.
Life
Image of Christ in the Speyer Evangelistar of Bishop Conrad of Tann
Conrad of Dahn, brother of the castellan, Frederick I of Dahn, was the cathedral canon in Worms, curator (Domkustos) of St. Cyriakus in Worms-Neuhausen, and provost of the chu
Literature
- Hans Ammerich: Das Bistum Speyer und seine Geschichte, Vol. 2: Von der Stauferzeit (1125) bis zum Beginn des 16. Jahrhunderts; Kehl am Rhein, 1999; ISBN 3-927095-44-3. especially pp. 4-6.
- Gatz: Die Bischöfe des Hl. Röm. Reiches 1198-1448, p. 743
- Ludwig Stamer: Kirchengeschichte der Pfalz, Vol. 2; Speyer, 1949
- Sigmund Joseph Zimmern: Artikel Speyer in: Wetzer und Welte’s Kirchenlexikon oder Encyklopädie der katholischen Theologie und ihrer Hülfswissenschaften, Vol. 11; Freiburg: Herder’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1882–1903; col. 596
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| Preceded by Beringer of Entringen |
Bishop of Speyer 1233–1236 |
Succeeded by Conrad V of Eberstein |
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