Alexander II of Liege

Alexander II. (Also Alexander II. Von Oerle ) († August 9, 1167 in Rome ) was Bishop of Liège from 1164 to 1167 .

Life

Its origin is unclear. It is often reported of a noble descent from the area around Trier. He is referred to as both Alexander von Oerle and Alexander von Luik . Possibly it belongs to the House of Ouren .

He was archdeacon in Hesbay in 1130 and in Trier in 1135. From 1145 he was provost of Saint-Lambert in Liège.

After his election he was ordained bishop in October 1165 by Archbishop Rainald von Dassel . Alexander II was a supporter of Friedrich I and an opponent of Pope Alexander III.

He was involved in the ceremonial canonization of Charlemagne in 1165 alongside Rainald von Dassel in Aachen . The antipope Paschal III. had transferred this right to the bishop and archbishop. In addition to numerous ecclesiastical and secular dignitaries, Friedrich I was also present.

Alexander II followed the emperor to Italy. In north-eastern central Italy he performed duties as commissioner of Friedrich I. He took part in the Battle of Tusculum . After conquering the city of Rome , Frederick was the antipope Paschal III. crowned emperor. Like many other participants in the Rome train, Alexander II died of a fever in Rome.

Individual evidence

↑ Bernhard Willems: The Lordship of Ouren. In: Between the Venn and the Schneifel. Volume 1, 1965. p. 7.
↑ Knut Görich: Charlemagne - a political saint of the 12th century? In: Religion and Politics in the Middle Ages / Religion and Politics in the Middle Ages. Berlin, 2013 p. 118
↑ Werner Goez: On the history of the Alexander Schism in northeast central Italy. In. From Sacerdotium and Regnum: Spiritual and Secular Violence in the Early and High Middle Ages. Cologne, 2002 p. 528
^ RI IV, 2.2 n.1697, in: Regesta Imperii Online (accessed May 12, 2013)

literature

Frédéric Hennebert: Alexandre II. In: Biographie Nationale de Belgique , Tome 1. Brussels, 1866, Sp. 216–217 entry on fr wikisource

Web links

History of the Liege Monastery

predecessor	Office	successor
Henry II	Bishop of Liège 1164–1167	Rudolf von Zähringen

personal data
SURNAME	Alexander II of Liege
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Alexander II of Oerle
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Bishop of Liege
DATE OF BIRTH	before 1130
DATE OF DEATH	August 9, 1167
Place of death	Rome

[1] Bernhard Willems: The Lordship of Ouren. In: Between the Venn and the Schneifel. Volume 1, 1965. p. 7.

[2] Knut Görich: Charlemagne - a political saint of the 12th century? In: Religion and Politics in the Middle Ages / Religion and Politics in the Middle Ages. Berlin, 2013 p. 118

[3] Werner Goez: On the history of the Alexander Schism in northeast central Italy. In. From Sacerdotium and Regnum: Spiritual and Secular Violence in the Early and High Middle Ages. Cologne, 2002 p. 528

[4] RI IV, 2.2 n.1697, in: Regesta Imperii Online (accessed May 12, 2013)