Rudolf van Diepholt

RUDOLF VAN DIEPHOLT (also Rudolf von Diepholz)

Born : +/- 1390
Deceased : March 24, 1455

Bishop of Utrecht, 1423-1455
Administrator of Osnabrück, 1454-1455

Origin/meaning

Like his predecessors he used his personal arms on the shield of the diocese on his seals. The personal arms show the arms of the Counts of Diepholz; a lion passant and an eagle.

He also used the shields separately on some seals.

The arms on a coin	The arms on a coin
The arms in the Kattendijke kroniek manuscript (ca. 1491)	Seal on a charter from 16-12-1437

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