Berthold I. von Henneberg

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Berthold I von Henneberg Würzburg Cathedral after Johann Octavian Salver 1775

Berthold I von Henneberg († September 29, 1312 in Münnerstadt ) was bishop of Würzburg from 1267 to 1274 and auxiliary bishop in Mainz , attested from 1307 to 1312.

origin

Berthold I. von Henneberg came from the noble Franconian-Thuringian family of the Counts of Henneberg . His father Poppo VII von Henneberg was the last burgrave of Würzburg . Berthold I probably came from his father's first marriage to Elisabeth von Wildberg, so he also has prominent half-brothers from his second marriage to Jutta von Thuringia .

Counterbishop to Poppo III. from Trimberg

The previous vacancy was followed by a schismatic election in the summer of 1267 . The majority was Poppo III. von Trimberg elected by the cathedral chapter . A large minority, however, opted for Canon Berthold. Both turned to the metropolitan , Archbishop of Mainz, Werner von Eppstein . Since Poppo felt disadvantaged, he brought his interests to the curia . Pope Clement IV initiated the investigation into the double election. In a curia trial, to which Berthold did not appear as opposing bishop , the decision was made in favor of Poppo as the legitimate bishop . Poppo initiated another process, which Berthold was to deny the election entirely; however, the Pope died in 1268 and the process dragged on due to the subsequent vacancy. Poppo, who died in 1271, did not live to see a final judgment.

Confrontation with Berthold II von Sternberg

It is documented by documents that Berthold I. also took over the actual authority after the death of Poppo. Berthold II. Von Sternberg again challenged the election of 1267 and finally achieved the removal of Berthold I. The approaching Berthold von Henneberg was opposed by the cathedral chapter under Berthold II. Von Sternberg and the city of Würzburg with a force that moved against him. On August 8th 1266 there was a battle near Kitzingen in which the Henneberg army was wiped out. Nevertheless, Berthold insisted on his claims and was able to establish himself in the northern part of the bishopric. In 1274 he made another attempt to establish himself in Würzburg, and in 1275 a comparison was made. Berthold von Henneberg was allowed to continue to use the title of bishop, but practically renounced the exercise of the office and was resigned by Berthold II von Sternberg.

Due to the same name, Berthold I von Henneberg has repeatedly been confused with Berthold II von Sternberg in the past. Numerous lists of bishops do not mention Berthold I.

Berthold I is documented as Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz from 1307 . He died in Münnerstadt in 1312. What his grave slab, which was destroyed in 1820, looked like has been handed down to us by Johann Octavian Salver , among others .

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ "Bishop Berthold von Würzburg transfers the property rights of the Bailiwick of Steinheim, Sigebotsbuch and Lehrhof (Stainhein, Sigebotisbůch, Lo {e} hern domorum sub castro) to the prioress and the convent of Steinheim, after Count Konrad von Vaihingen, the so that was enfeoffed by the Würzburg church, who left his village Glattbach near Vaihingen (villa sua Glatbach iuxta Vaihingen) and a farm in Weihingen2 (Wihingen) to replace it ", November 16, 1271, Württembergisches Urkundenbuch, Volume VII., No. 2237 , Page 159. In: Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg [accessed on February 21, 2017]
predecessor Office successor
Poppo III. from Trimberg Bishop of Würzburg
1267 - 1274 		Berthold II von Sternberg
personal data
SURNAME Berthold I. von Henneberg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bishop of Würzburg
DATE OF BIRTH 13th Century
DATE OF DEATH September 29, 1312
Place of death Münnerstadt