Kuno II von Falkenstein

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Kuno II von Falkenstein (c. 1320, Falkenstein Castle – 21 May 1388, Maus Castle), also known as Konrad II von Falkenstein-Münzenberg, was a German nobleman and theologian who served as Archbishop and Elector of Trier from 1362 until his resignation in 1388.[1][2][3]

Kuno II
Archbishop-Elector of Trier
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseTrier
In office1362–1388
PredecessorBohemond II
SuccessorWerner von Falkenstein
Personal details
Bornc. 1320
Died21 May 1388

His mother, Johanna von Saarwerden, daughter of Johann I. von Saarwerden (son of Heinrich II. von Saarwerden, son of Ludwig III. von Saarwerden, son of Ludwig I. von Saarwerden, son of Folmar I. Graf von Saarwerden), was born c. 1298, and died c. 1347. About 1313, she married Philipp IV. von Falkenstein, son of Philipp II. von Falkenstein and Gisela von Kyrburg. He was born c. 1269, and died c. 1328.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Conrad, Joachim. "Falkenstein Kuno II. von". Saarland Biografien (in German). with the Kommission für Saarländische Landesgeschichte. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  2. ^ Moraw, Peter (1980). "Konrad II. von Falkenstein". Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German). Vol. 12 (Online ed.). pp. 530–531.
  3. ^ Vierhaus, Rudolf, ed. (2011). "Konrad II. von Falkenstein(-Münzenberg), Erzbischof von Trier". Deutsche Biographische Enzyklopädie Online (in German). Berlin, New York: K. G. Saur. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  4. ^ Freed, John B. (1984). The Counts of Falkenstein: Noble Self-Consciousness in Twelfth-Century Germany. American Philosophical Society, ISBN 9780871697462
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