Amelung of Verden
Amelung († May 5, 962 ) was Bishop of Verden , eleventh of the legendary, eighth of the certified series and from the Billunger family .
He was the successor of Adalward, who died on October 27, 933 . Amelung was the second son of Count Billung (or Billing) von Ostfalen , so closely related by marriage to King Heinrich I. His brothers were Duke of Saxony Hermann Billung and Wichmann I (Count in Bardengau and Count in Wigmodien ). King Heinrich made Amelung bishop . In September 937 he was in Magdeburg with Otto I. Hermann Billung, then Margrave , and Amelung founded the St. Michaelis Monastery on the Kalkbergs near Lüneburg after the "Necrol" before 956 . Verdens. ”, And the latter rebuilt the cathedral in Verden after Thietmar von Merseburg with a magnificent wooden structure. Of Amelung's goods, which were to go to the bishopric , Saxon Duke Hermann probably claimed the largest part.
literature
- Karl Ernst Hermann Krause: Amelung . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, p. 394.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Adalward |
Bishop of Verden 933–962 |
Bruno I of Saxony |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Amelung of Verden |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Amelung |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Roman Catholic bishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 9th century or 10th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 5, 962 |