Enckevoirt was the son of a farmer, Willem van Enckevoirt Sr., and aspired to a career in the church. He studied at Leuven, where he probably studied under Adriaan Boeyens, the later Pope Adrian VI. In 1489 he was sent to Rome, where he continued his studies at the Sapienza, and he achieved his Licentiate in 1505.[1]
In 1495 William entered the papal court, and he collected many prebends, so that he collected the income of parishes without actually being there, an accepted practice in those days. He represented the interests of the parishes in Rome. He also managed to obtain high posts in Rome for several of his family members.[2]
Through the election of Pope Adrian VI in 1522 his influence further increased, and together with Theodoricus Hezius he was a personal confidant of the pope. Before pope Adrian died, one of his last requests was that William be made cardinal. Some cardinals opposed this, but Adrian pushed his decision through and William was created Cardinal-priest of St. John and Paul on 10 September 1523.[3] He was only the second cardinal ever created from the northern Netherlands, and the only cardinal created during Adrian's short reign.[2]
After the death of Adrian in 1523, William of Enckevoirt maintained his high positions and continued his involvement in politics, such as the transfer of all lands of the Bishopric of Utrecht to Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, and the crowning of Charles V as emperor in 1530. During the 1527 sacking of Rome by imperial troops, he paid 40,000 scudi to Captain Odone to protect his house and properties.[2] In 1529 he was appointed bishop of Utrecht by pope Clement VII, but he was hardly ever there; he last visited the Netherlands in 1532.
William, who was the executor of Adrian VI's will, took the initiative in erecting a funerary monument for him in Santa Maria dell'Anima.[4] The monument was designed by Baldassare Peruzzi and included William's name and arms. He also financed the decoration of the Barbara chapel in this church by painter Michiel Coxcie.
William of Enckevoirt died on 19 July 1534. His monument, created by Giovanni Mangone, was originally located opposite of Adrian VI's tomb, but it was moved in 1575. It is still visible next to the main entrance of the church.[2]
willem, enckevoirt, william, enckevoirt, also, spelled, enckenvoirt, 1464, mierlo, hout, july, 1534, rome, dutch, cardinal, bishop, tortosa, from, 1524, 1524, bishop, utrecht, from, 1529, 1534, eminencewilliam, enckevoirtcardinal, bishop, utrechtchurchroman, c. William of Enckevoirt also spelled as Enckenvoirt 1464 in Mierlo Hout 19 July 1534 in Rome was a Dutch Cardinal bishop of Tortosa from 1524 to 1524 and bishop of Utrecht from 1529 to 1534 His EminenceWilliam of EnckevoirtCardinal Bishop of UtrechtChurchRoman CatholicAppointed1 October 1529Term ended19 July 1534PredecessorHenry of the PalatinateSuccessorGeorge van EgmondOrdersCreated cardinal10 September 1523by Pope Adrian VIPersonal detailsBorn1464Died19 July 1534 aged 69 70 Rome Papal StatesBuriedSanta Maria dell Anima Rome41 53 59 1 N 12 28 19 3 E 41 899750 N 12 472028 E 41 899750 12 472028NationalityDutchPrevious post s 1523 1534 Bishop of Tortosa1529 1534 Bishop of Utrecht1523 1534 Cardinal priest of St John and PaulCoat of armsBiography edit nbsp Tomb of Cardinal Willem van Enckevoirt at Santa Maria dell Anima in Rome Enckevoirt was the son of a farmer Willem van Enckevoirt Sr and aspired to a career in the church He studied at Leuven where he probably studied under Adriaan Boeyens the later Pope Adrian VI In 1489 he was sent to Rome where he continued his studies at the Sapienza and he achieved his Licentiate in 1505 1 In 1495 William entered the papal court and he collected many prebends so that he collected the income of parishes without actually being there an accepted practice in those days He represented the interests of the parishes in Rome He also managed to obtain high posts in Rome for several of his family members 2 Through the election of Pope Adrian VI in 1522 his influence further increased and together with Theodoricus Hezius he was a personal confidant of the pope Before pope Adrian died one of his last requests was that William be made cardinal Some cardinals opposed this but Adrian pushed his decision through and William was created Cardinal priest of St John and Paul on 10 September 1523 3 He was only the second cardinal ever created from the northern Netherlands and the only cardinal created during Adrian s short reign 2 After the death of Adrian in 1523 William of Enckevoirt maintained his high positions and continued his involvement in politics such as the transfer of all lands of the Bishopric of Utrecht to Charles V Holy Roman Emperor and the crowning of Charles V as emperor in 1530 During the 1527 sacking of Rome by imperial troops he paid 40 000 scudi to Captain Odone to protect his house and properties 2 In 1529 he was appointed bishop of Utrecht by pope Clement VII but he was hardly ever there he last visited the Netherlands in 1532 William who was the executor of Adrian VI s will took the initiative in erecting a funerary monument for him in Santa Maria dell Anima 4 The monument was designed by Baldassare Peruzzi and included William s name and arms He also financed the decoration of the Barbara chapel in this church by painter Michiel Coxcie William of Enckevoirt died on 19 July 1534 His monument created by Giovanni Mangone was originally located opposite of Adrian VI s tomb but it was moved in 1575 It is still visible next to the main entrance of the church 2 While cardinal he was the principal consecrator of Pedro Malgareso Bishop of Dulcigno 1529 Bernardino de Soria Bishop of Ravello 1529 and Miguel Torcella Bishop of Alife 1533 5 Bibliography editNotes NNBW part 2 p 436 a b c d Miranda Salvador ENCKENVOIRT Willem van 1464 1534 The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church Florida International University OCLC 53276621 NNBW part 2 p 437 John Paul Adams August 11 2009 SEDE VACANTE 1523 California State University Northridge Retrieved September 25 2009 Cheney David M Willem Cardinal van Enckenvoirt Enkewort Catholic Hierarchy org Retrieved February 14 2019 self published References P J Block and P C Molhuysen 1912 Nieuw Nederlandsch biographisch woordenboek NNBW deel 2 Free digitalised version in Dutch External links editSalvador Miranda Cardinals of the Holy Roman church Catholic Church titles Preceded byAdriaan Florenszoon Boeyens Bishop of Tortosa1523 1534 Succeeded byAntonio Calcena Preceded byAdriaan Florenszoon Boeyens Cardinal priest of Ss Giovanni e Paolo1523 1534 Succeeded byEsteban Gabriel Merino Preceded byHenry of the Palatinate Bishop of Utrecht1529 1534 Succeeded byGeorge van Egmond Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Willem van Enckevoirt amp oldid 1217326265, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
