Melchior von Meckau [SEP] position held
Melchior von Meckau
Melchior von Meckau (1440–1509) (called the Cardinal of Brixen) was a German Roman Catholic cardinal and bishop.
Life and church.
Melchior von Meckau was born in Meissen in 1440, the son of Gaspar von Meckau, who later became a counselor of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor.
He began his studies at Leipzig in 1458, and then enrolled at the University of Bologna in 1459. He ultimately received a doctorate in law from the University of Bologna.
He became provost
von Stubai (1437–1443 Died)
- Johann Rottel (1444–1450 Died)
- Nikolaus von Cusa (1450–1464 Died)
- Francesco Gonzaga (1464–1466 Appointed, Administrator of Mantova)
- Leo von Spaur (1469–1471 Confirmed, Bishop of Wien)
- Georg Golser (1471–1488 Resigned)
- Melchior von Meckau (1488–1509 Died)
- Christoph von Schrofenstein (1509–1521 Died)
- Jorge de Austria (1526–1538 Appointed, Archbishop of Valencia)
- Bernhard von Cles (Clesio) (1539–1539 Died)