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unusual facts about Bishop of Brixen



Karneid Castle

:‘Castrum de Corneit’ is documented for the first time as fief of the Bishopric of Brixen.


see also

Bishopric of Brixen

The dissensions between Cardinal Nicholas of Cusa (1450-1464), appointed by Pope Nicholas V as Bishop of Brixen, and the Austrian Archduke Sigismund of Habsburg were also unfortunate; the cardinal was made a prisoner, and although the pope placed the diocese under an interdict, Sigismund came out victor in the struggle.