Arnold II of Isenburg

The crook of Arnold II von Isenburg in the Trier cathedral treasure

Arnold II of Isenburg (* around 1190 at Braunsberg Castle ; † November 5, 1259 in Montabaur ) was Archbishop and Elector of Trier from 1242 to 1259 .

Arnold II von Isenburg came from the family of Isenburg . His parents were Bruno von Isenburg and Theodora von Wied. In 1217 he became archdeacon and in 1228 cathedral provost in Trier . Arnold was elected Elector of Trier in 1242. The defeated candidate Rudolf von der Brücke received the regalia from King Konrad IV . A brief civil war broke out, which was quickly brought to an end on January 23, 1245 by Rudolf's resignation and recognition by Pope Innocent IV . Arnold subsequently stood up for the opposing kings Heinrich Raspe , Wilhelm of Holland and Alfonso X of Castile , which brought him a long-lasting dispute with their opponents. Despite protracted battles with robber knights , Arnold built castles and churches and fortified cities in Kurtrier. For example, he built Stolzenfels Castle on the Rhine near Koblenz from 1242 to 1259 as an Electoral Trier customs castle and began building Bischofstein Castle . In the middle of the 13th century, he surrounded Münstermaifeld and Koblenz and had it partially surrounded by a wall ( Monasterium oppidum in Meynevelt circumvallavit, et in parte murari fecit ).

From 1246 to 1248 he besieged the Palatine Castle Thurant and finally conquered it with the help of the Archbishop of Cologne.

With that he finally ousted the Count Palatine from the Moselle and decisively expanded the Trier territory.

Arnold II von Isenburg is buried in Trier Cathedral .

literature

Aloys Thomas: Arnold II. (Von Isenburg). In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1953, ISBN 3-428-00182-6 , p. 378 ( digitized version ).
Ingrid Bodsch : castle and rule. On the territorial and castle policy of the Archbishops of Trier in the High Middle Ages up to the death of Dieter von Nassau (d. 1307) (= publications of the regional study group in the administrative district of Koblenz eV vol. 13). Boldt, Boppard am Rhein 1989, ISBN 3-7646-1894-9 (also: Bonn, Universität, dissertation, 1987).
Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : Arnold II., Archbishop of Trier. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 1, Bautz, Hamm 1975. 2nd, unchanged edition Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-013-1 , Sp. 236. ( Article / beginning of article in the Internet archive )
Franz Xaver Kraus : Arnold II. In: General German Biography (ADB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, pp. 579-581.

Web links

Arnold II of Isenburg in the Saarland biographies
This person in Rheinischer Antiquarius , Abt. 3, Vol. 1, pp. 483-490; about him also ibid. Section 2, Vol. 1, pp. 215f.

supporting documents

↑ On the term oppidum and fortified villages cf. Escher-Apsner: City and Abbey: Studies on the history of Münstermaifeld in the high and later Middle Ages. Kliomedia , Trier 2004, ISBN 3-89890-064-9 .

predecessor	Office	successor
Theodoric II of Wied	Elector-Archbishop of Trier 1242–1259	Heinrich II of Finstingen

personal data
SURNAME	Isenburg, Arnold II. Von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Archbishop of Trier
DATE OF BIRTH	around 1190
PLACE OF BIRTH	Braunsberg Castle
DATE OF DEATH	November 5, 1259
Place of death	Montabaur

[1] On the term oppidum and fortified villages cf. Escher-Apsner: City and Abbey: Studies on the history of Münstermaifeld in the high and later Middle Ages. Kliomedia , Trier 2004, ISBN 3-89890-064-9 .