Johan Weze

Johan Weze (1490–13 June 1548), also known as Johan von Weeze, was a secretary of King Christian II of Denmark and a diplomat at the service of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. In 1522, he was appointed Archbishop of Lund.{{cite book

| last = Johannesson

| first = G.

| title = Den skånska kyrkan och reformationen

| publisher = C. W. K. Gleerup

| series = Skånsk senmedeltid och renässans

| year = 1947

| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=nfifAAAAMAAJ

| language = sv

| access-date = 14 August 2018

| page = 14

| quote = Johan Weze inleddes i domkyrkan den 23 febr. 1522. 20 Han hade utsetts genom postulation, ej genom elektion. Det förstnämnda förfaringssättet kom till användning i de fall, då den påtänkte kandidaten på grund av något i den kanoniska ...

}} He followed Christian II into exile but resigned as his secretary when Christian refused to follow the policies of his brother-in-law the Emperor Charles V. In 1527 Weze joined the service of the Emperor as a diplomat and participated in numerous missions in the Holy Roman Empire. He was appointed Prince Bishop of Constance in 1537, a post he held until his death in 1548.{{cite web

| title = Johan Weze – Gyldendal

| website = Den Store Danske

| url = http://denstoredanske.dk/Dansk_Biografisk_Leksikon/Kirke_og_tro/Ærkebiskop/Johan_Weze

| language = da

| access-date = 14 August 2018

}}Vocht, H. (1961). Humanistica Lovaniensia – vol. 16, John Dantiscus and his Netherlandish friends: as revealed by their correspondence 1522–1546. Leuven University Press.