Peter of Aspelt

Peter of Aspelt
Archbishop of Mainz
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseElectorate of Mainz
In office1306–1320
Personal details
Born1240/1245
Died5 June 1320
Red sandstone slab from the tomb of Peter von Aspelt in Mainz Cathedral. From the left: John the Blind, his father Henry VII, Peter von Aspelt, Louis the Bavarian.

Peter of Aspelt (aka Peter von Aichspelt, Peter von Basel, Peter von Mainz; born 1240/45, died 5 June 1320 in Mainz) was Archbishop of Mainz from 1306 to 1320,[1] and an influential political figure of the period. He brought the archbishopric to its peak of power.[2]

  1. ^ Imperial Archbishops
  2. ^ Lins, Joseph (1910). "Mainz" . Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 9.