Zwischen Luxemburg und Habsburg: Peter von Aspelt an den fürstlichen Höfen vor seiner böhmischen Zeit ; Between Luxemburg und Habsburg. Peter von Aspelt at the princely courts before his time in Bohemia

Well before his time as chancellor of Bohemia, Peter von Aspelt already managed to claim a prominent position at two different courts. In 1278 we may document his presence in Luxemburg and Trier. later, in the 1280s, he is documented as pyhsician and familiaris at the court Rudolph of Habsburg. Contrary to the common opinion, proposed by the traditional German literature, he was never protonotarius at the royal chancellery of Bohemia. In fact, he was immediately advanced as chancellor in 1297, at the same moment of his nomination as bishop of Basel. We may presume that Peter was able to rely o... Mehr ...