Baldwin of Brandenburg

Baldwin of Brandenburg (also Baldwin ) was Bishop of Brandenburg from 1205 to 1216 . He belonged to the Premonstratensian Order .

Life

Before his ordination as Bishop of Brandenburg, Baldwin of Brandenburg was provost of Brandenburg. His election as bishop took place in 1205. Due to the vacancy of the Archdiocese of Magdeburg in 1205 and 1206, Baldwin of Brandenburg was listed as an Elekt . The ordination as bishop took place on April 22nd, 1207 by Archbishop Albrecht I in the monastery of Our Lady in Magdeburg .

Baldwin of Brandenburg was very compliant with the demands of Margrave Albrecht II , who wanted to achieve a downsizing of the diocese . The whole thing is seen today as a prelude to the Brandenburg tithe dispute .

On June 5, 1216, Ekkehard Rabil was ordained by Baldwin as Bishop of Merseburg . Baldwin of Brandenburg was last mentioned in a document on November 16, 1216, shortly afterwards he must have died.

seal

He had a round seal. In the seal field was the seated bishop, on whose head the miter sits. In the right hand the bishop holds the crook and in the left hand the opened Gospel book. The inscription reads: † BALDVIN 'DI GRA BRANDEBVRGNSIS EPC .

source

• Personal database for Germania Sacra , accessed on June 28, 2017.
• Germania-sacra , accessed July 1, 2017.

literature

• Gustav Abb , Gottfried Wentz : The Diocese of Brandenburg. First part. ( Germania Sacra AF 1st department, 1st volume) Berlin, Leipzig, 1929.

predecessor	Office	successor
Norbert	Bishop of Brandenburg 1205–1216	Siegfried II.