Franz Burkard (d. 1584)
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Franz Burkard was a canon lawyer.
For many years he served the Bavarian
chancellor, August Loesch of Petersdorf, as legal advisor. Later the Elector of Cologne, Ernest of Bavaria
, made him his private counsellor and chancellor. His stanch defence of Catholicism earned the praise of Blessed Peter Canisius.
To quell growing religious animosity between Catholics and Protestants in Bavaria, a work under his name, De Autonomiâ, was published in Munich
in 1586. Its real author, the private secretary of the king, Andreas Erstenberger, in order to avoid scandal, was induced by William V of Bavaria to pretend that it had been written by the now dead Burkard, as Rudolph II was hostile to anti-Protestant works.
For many years he served the Bavarian
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
chancellor, August Loesch of Petersdorf, as legal advisor. Later the Elector of Cologne, Ernest of Bavaria
Ernest of Bavaria
Ernest of Bavaria was Prince-elector-archbishop of the Archbishopric of Cologne from 1583 to 1612 as successor of the expelled Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg. He was also bishop of Münster, Hildesheim, Freising and Liège....
, made him his private counsellor and chancellor. His stanch defence of Catholicism earned the praise of Blessed Peter Canisius.
To quell growing religious animosity between Catholics and Protestants in Bavaria, a work under his name, De Autonomiâ, was published in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
in 1586. Its real author, the private secretary of the king, Andreas Erstenberger, in order to avoid scandal, was induced by William V of Bavaria to pretend that it had been written by the now dead Burkard, as Rudolph II was hostile to anti-Protestant works.