Bertram (Metz)
Bertram , originally Berthold , († April 6, 1212 ) was Archbishop of Bremen and Hamburg from 1178 to 1179 and Bishop of Metz from 1180 to 1212 .
Originally he called himself Berthold. He was a canon from Cologne and was elected Archbishop of Bremen in 1178, although he had not yet received the higher orders. Although he received the regalia from Emperor Barbarossa , Pope Alexander III refused him . the confirmation the verification.
With the help of the emperor, he then became bishop of Metz. Since then he has called himself Bertram. When Cologne Archbishop Philipp I von Heinsberg rebelled against the Kaiser, he sided with the Cologne Archbishop and was expelled from his diocese by the Kaiser in 1187. After his return in 1190 he began to fight the Albigensians .
literature
- Eugen Ewig: Bertram. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 2, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1955, ISBN 3-428-00183-4 , p. 168 ( digitized version ).
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Balduin I. |
Archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen 1178–1179 |
Siegfried I of Anhalt |
| Dietrich IV of Lorraine |
Bishop of Metz 1180–1212 |
Conrad III. from Scharfenberg |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bertram |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Berthold |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Archbishop of Bremen, Bishop of Metz |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 12th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 6, 1212 |