Balderich II of Liège

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Balderich II of Liège (also Balderich von Looz ) († July 29, 1018 in Heerwarden ) was Bishop of Liège from 1008 to 1018 .

Life

He was the son of Otto von Looz and his wife Lutgarde. One brother was Count Giselbert von Looz. He was probably a nephew of Bishop Balderich I of Lüttich, who died in 959, and the great-nephew of Bishop Balderich of Utrecht, who died in 975 .

Before his promotion to bishop, Balderich was the property manager of the St. Emmeran monastery in Regensburg . It may have been part of Otto III's court orchestra . and Henry II.

As a follower of Heinrich II, he owes him the office of bishop. Soon after the beginning of his episcopate, the king gave the Liège church and Bishop Balderich a royal forest on the right of the Meuse with the associated wild ban . A short time later, the Wauerwald (Waverwald) in the county of Antwerp was donated . These donations were of considerable importance. The first donation consolidated and expanded Huy County holdings . The second donation strengthened the Liege possessions around Mechelen , which lay outside the diocese's borders.

In 1012 he took part in the national synod in Koblenz , which was about the rebellious Bishop Dietrich von Metz . In the same year Henry II spent Easter in Liège. Also in 1012, the Florennes Abbey was founded under the rule of the Liège Church.

To protect his dominion he had the Huguard castle built. This led to a conflict with Count Lambert von Löwen . In 1013 the troops of both sides met. Count Robert von Namur went over to the lion's side. As a result, the episcopal troops suffered a heavy defeat, without this having any lasting effect on the power of the bishop.

Balderich consecrated the Liège Lambertus Cathedral in 1015 . He founded the St. Jacob Monastery in Liège in 1016 and made Abbot Olbert von Gembloux its director. One of Otbert's students wrote a vita about the bishop around 1053. In 1016 a relative of the bishop bequeathed his property to the Liège church. The bishop also gave his own property to the diocese.

In 1018 the bishop took part in a campaign by the Lower Lorraine against the Frisians by raising his rulership . He was already very sick and died in Heerwarden on the Maas.

After his death he was buried in the monastery of St. Jacob in Liège, which he had founded.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Entry on Medieval Lands
  2. ^ Heinrich II. - RI II, 4 n.1692 (Regest RI-online)
  3. ^ Heinrich II. - RI II, 4 n.1694 (Regest RI-online)
  4. ^ Heinrich II. - RI II, 4 n. 1764c (Regest RI-online)
  5. ↑ Max Manitius: History of Latin Literature of the Middle Ages II. Munich, 1923 pp. 379–382

literature

  • Krista Codea: Interveners and petitioners primarily for Lorraine recipients in the diplomas of the Liudolfing rulers (919-1024). Bonn, 2008 pp. 387-389
  • Heinrich Leo : Twelve Books of Dutch History. Part 1. Halle, 1832 pp. 383–386

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personal data
SURNAME Balderich II of Liège
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Balderich from Looz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bishop of Liège (1008-1018)
DATE OF BIRTH 10th century
DATE OF DEATH 29 July 1018
Place of death Heerwarden