Difference between revisions of "Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa"

Jump to navigation Jump to search
no edit summary
Line 30: Line 30:
Margaret's death in 1530 weakened his position, and the publication of some of his writings about the same time aroused anew the hatred of his enemies; but after suffering a short imprisonment for debt at Brussels he lived at Cologne and Bonn, under the protection of Hermann of Wied, archbishop of Cologne. By publishing his works he brought himself into antagonism with the [[Inquisition]], which sought to stop the printing of ''De occulta philosophia''. He then went to France, where he was arrested by order of Francis I for some disparaging words about the queen-mother; but he was soon released.
Margaret's death in 1530 weakened his position, and the publication of some of his writings about the same time aroused anew the hatred of his enemies; but after suffering a short imprisonment for debt at Brussels he lived at Cologne and Bonn, under the protection of Hermann of Wied, archbishop of Cologne. By publishing his works he brought himself into antagonism with the [[Inquisition]], which sought to stop the printing of ''De occulta philosophia''. He then went to France, where he was arrested by order of Francis I for some disparaging words about the queen-mother; but he was soon released.


According to his student [[Johann Weyer]], in the 1563 book ''[[De praestigiis daemonum,]]'' Agrippa died in Grenoble on 18 February 1535. Augustin Calmet wrote that Agrippa had a dog that jumped into the Rhone as his master neared death causing many to believe it was a [[demon]].
According to his student [[Johann Weyer]], in the 1563 book ''[[De praestigiis daemonum]]'', Agrippa died in Grenoble on 18 February 1535. Augustin Calmet wrote that Agrippa had a dog that jumped into the Rhone as his master neared death causing many to believe it was a [[demon]].


==Personal life==
==Personal life==

Navigation menu