Berthold von Leiningen
Berthold von Leiningen († May 12, 1285 ) was bishop of Bamberg from 1257 until his death in 1285 .
Berthold in the family context
The Counts and Princes of Leiningen are an influential Palatinate noble family. The headquarters were Altleiningen Castle . His parents are Friedrich II. Count von Leiningen and Agnes von Eberstein , sister of Count Eberhard IV. Von Eberstein and cousin of St. Hedwig . Berthold's brother Heinrich von Leiningen was Bishop of Speyer ; his uncle Konrad von Eberstein had previously held the same office ; his great uncle Poppo von Meran was Bishop of Bamberg. Gottfried von Leiningen , Bishop of Mainz (1396-1397) , also comes from this family . Bishop Eberhard I. von Worms († 1277) was his cousin.
Berthold as bishop
At the time of his appointment as bishop, Richard of Cornwall was King of the Holy Roman Empire , facing him as the anti-king Alfonso X of Castile . Pope was Alexander IV (see also List of Heads of State 1257 ).
At the request of Rudolf I von Habsburg, he consecrates the Bamberg monastery in the Au , which is run by Carmelites . He founds other monasteries in Nuremberg and Himmelkron . In the Langenstadt Treaty in 1260 he succeeded in ending the dispute over the succession with the Andechs-Meranians .
The village of Melkendorf was first mentioned in 1277 when the bishop sold it to the Langheim monastery .
In 1280 he acquired Schönbrunn Palace and the village in the Steigerwald and established an office there that lasted for several centuries until it was completely dissolved in the Burgebrach office in the 18th century .
literature
- Johannes Kist: Berthold von Leiningen. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 2, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1955, ISBN 3-428-00183-4 , p. 152 f. ( Digitized version ).
Web links
- Berthold von Leiningen in the history of Bamberg
- Overview of the life data of the Bamberg bishops ( MS Word ; 136 kB; accessed in September 2011; DOC file)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Berthold as a Canonicer
- ↑ History of the Bamberg Diocese ( MS Word ; 148 kB; accessed in September 2011; DOC file)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Vladislav of Silesia |
Bishop of Bamberg 1257–1285 |
Manegold of Neuchâtel |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Leiningen, Berthold von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Bamberg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 12th century or 13th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 12, 1285 |