Margrave's excessive demands. He ceded almost half of his territory. To secure his claims, Albert occupied the key central cities Forchheim and Bamberg. Albert Alcibiades had made many enemies with his bellicose behaviour and was defeated in 1553. He died in exile in 1557. Coat of arms Wiegand's coat of arms were quartered. The second and third field show the Redwitz family coat of arms. According to Siebmachers Wappenbuch, this consisted of a blue field with three silver bars, covered by a red diagonal bar. The other two quarters show the black lion of Bamberg, topped with a silver diagonal bar on golden ground. Weigand's coat of arms can be found attached to the St. Veit Bastion of Forchheim Fortress. There are also several copies on the core castle of Rosenberg Fortress in Kronach, which was expanded by Weigand. Grave monument in Michaelsberg Abbey Weigand was buried in the Bamberg Cathedral. However, when this cathedral was restored, his grave monument was moved to the left aisle of the church of Michaelsberg Abbey, to achieve a greater stylistic unity in the Romanesque cathedral. The monument was designed by Hans Polster. References Thomas Löwer: Der Schwäbische Bund im Hochstift Bamberg 1525 – Gründe für sein Einschreiten, study from the University of Marburg, 2002, , (PDF). Werner Zeißner: Weigand von Redwitz (1476–1556), in: Alfred Wendehorst and Gerhard Pfeiffer (eds.): Fränkische Lebensbilder, in the series Veröffentlichungen der Gesellschaft für Fränkische Geschichte, series VII A, vol. 11, Kommissionsverlag Degener & Co, Neustadt/Aisch, 1984, , p. 44–60 External links Portrait of Weigand in the history of the abbey beer Description of his coat of arms More coats of arms Letter from Johannes Eck to Wiegand Letter from Wiegand to the Theological Department of the University of Ingolstadt Das Exemte Bistum Bamberg 1000 years diocese of Bamberg — portrait of the bishop Wiegand in the history of Pottenstein Wiegand in the history of Nordhalben Wiegand in the history of Bamberg Footnotes 16th-century German Roman Catholic bishops Prince-Bishops of Bamberg German Peasants' War 1476 births 1556 deaths