Werner von Falkenstein

Werner von Falkenstein
Archbishop-Elector of Trier
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseTrier
In office1388–1418
PredecessorKuno II von Falkenstein
SuccessorOtto von Ziegenhain [de]
Personal details
Died4 October 1418

Werner von Falkenstein (c. 1355[citation needed] – 4 October 1418) was a German nobleman who served as Archbishop and Elector of Trier from 1388 until his death in 1418.[1][2] He was the great-nephew of his predecessor Kuno II von Falkenstein and a member of the House of Falkenstein.[3]

  1. ^ Conrad, Joachim. "Falkenstein Werner von". Saarland Biografien (in German). with the Kommission für Saarländische Landesgeschichte. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  2. ^ Kentenich, Gottfried (1910). "Werner von Falkenstein". Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German). Vol. 55 (Online ed.). pp. 47–48.
  3. ^ Vierhaus, Rudolf, ed. (2011). "Werner von Falkenstein und Königstein, Erzbischof von Trier". Deutsche Biographische Enzyklopädie Online (in German). Berlin, New York: K. G. Saur. Retrieved 14 February 2024.