Dietrich Schenk von Erbach

Dietrich Schenk von Erbach
Archbishop of Mainz
Statue of Archbishop Dietrich Schenk von Erbach, from his tomb in Aschaffenburg.
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Electorate of Mainz
In office	1434–1459
Personal details
Died	6 May 1459

Dietrich (Theodoric) Schenk von Erbach (died 6 May 1459) was a German nobleman. He was Archbishop of Mainz from 1434 until 1459.

Theodoric was a son of Arch-Cupbearer of Erbach. He was a member of the cathedral chapter of Mainz when on 6 July 1434 he was elected its archbishop. Theodoric was confirmed by Pope Eugene IV on 20 October. At the Council of Basel Theodoric maintained a neutral position and tried to mediate between both sides. In 1439 he managed to get all the German princes and the King to recognise Eugene as the legal pope.

He commissioned the printing of the Mainz Psalter.

Theodoric died in Aschaffenburg in 1459.

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