newp 1727 Sede Vacante taler – Schleswig-Holstein Lübeck
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I am going to follow Zohar's lead and post another Lubeck piece that I just picked up. The sede vacante taler features the Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI on the obverse and the crest of the cathedral chapter on the reverse. The taler is classified as Davenport 2410 / Zepernick 156. It is identified as “R” by Kuenker in past auctions.
I have found the history of the piece to be curious and a bit confusing for a few reasons:
1). The coin is dated 1727 which first led me to believe that it commemorated the death of Charles August of Holstein-Gottorp who was born 1706 and was the prince-bishop from 1726-1727. With that said, a sede vacante piece issued for the death of a 22 year old would be odd. The Zepernick guide indicates that it commemorates the 1724 sede vacante event 3 years earlier, so Charles August is not the likely person. The sede vacante event in 1724 was the death of Pope Innocent XIII on March 7, 1724.
2). Most sede vacante pieces issued at the time (in other german state dioceses) commemorate German prince-bishops, not the pope.
3). At the time, Lubeck was the home of one of only 2 protestant prince-bishoprics in the Holy Roman Empire. In 1531 the Free City of Lübeck turned Protestant, and in 1535 the Lübeck cathedral chapter and subsequent all its diocesan territories adopted the Lutheran confession.
4). The papal authority never officially recognized many of the prince-bishops in the Lubeck diocese. Several elected bishops never gained papal confirmation or monarchy recognition so they operated in unofficially recognized capacities. History has classified these bishops as “Lutheran Administrators of the Prince-Bishopric”.
I have found the history of the piece to be curious and a bit confusing for a few reasons:
1). The coin is dated 1727 which first led me to believe that it commemorated the death of Charles August of Holstein-Gottorp who was born 1706 and was the prince-bishop from 1726-1727. With that said, a sede vacante piece issued for the death of a 22 year old would be odd. The Zepernick guide indicates that it commemorates the 1724 sede vacante event 3 years earlier, so Charles August is not the likely person. The sede vacante event in 1724 was the death of Pope Innocent XIII on March 7, 1724.
2). Most sede vacante pieces issued at the time (in other german state dioceses) commemorate German prince-bishops, not the pope.
3). At the time, Lubeck was the home of one of only 2 protestant prince-bishoprics in the Holy Roman Empire. In 1531 the Free City of Lübeck turned Protestant, and in 1535 the Lübeck cathedral chapter and subsequent all its diocesan territories adopted the Lutheran confession.
4). The papal authority never officially recognized many of the prince-bishops in the Lubeck diocese. Several elected bishops never gained papal confirmation or monarchy recognition so they operated in unofficially recognized capacities. History has classified these bishops as “Lutheran Administrators of the Prince-Bishopric”.
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