Bruno IV of Sayn
Bruno von Sayn , (also Brun , * around 1165 ; † November 2, 1208 at Blankenberg Castle ) was from 1205 to 1208 as Bruno IV. Archbishop of the Archbishopric of Cologne .
Life
Bruno was the fourth son of Count Eberhard I. von Sayn .
He was mentioned as Domvogt in Cologne around 1176 . In 1180 he became provost of the St. Maria ad Gradus monastery in Cologne. In 1182 and 1192 further offices as provost followed in Koblenz and Bonn ( Cassius-Stift ). In 1198 he became a counter-provost at St. Marien in Aachen . Bruno was on the side of the Guelphs .
He went to Rome in 1199 as King Otto IV's envoy . On July 25, 1205, Bruno was elected Archbishop of Cologne, whereupon Provost Engelbert von Berg and various canons protested and left the city.
Since the majority of the population still clung to the deposed Adolf I , Bruno IV had trouble finding recognition among clergy and lay people. The medals were by no means on his side either. In fact, the archbishopric was in a schism and it was not until Otto IV was recognized that the archbishop was also granted unreserved recognition in his diocese.
After the battle of Wassenberg , on August 26, 1206, he was captured by King Philip of Swabia and until 1207 by him and the deposed Adolf I at the castles of Trifels (Pfalz) and Alt-Ems (in today's Hohenems , Vorarlberg) held.
In 1208 he went to Rome for several months. There was also Adolf I, who tried to rehabilitate. Pope Innocent III appointed Bruno the rightful Archbishop of Cologne and thus confirmed the deposition of Adolf I. After the murder of Philip of Swabia, he named Otto IV Emperor of the Roman-German Empire .
On September 11, 1208 Bruno returned triumphantly to Cologne, where Adolf von Altena and his followers now also submitted. In order to finally settle his relationship with his predecessor, he offered him a pension of 250 marks . Bruno von Sayn died a short time later, on November 2, 1208, at Blankenberg Castle on the Sieg. He found his final resting place in Cologne Cathedral .
literature
- Hermann Cardauns: Bruno IV., Archbishop of Cologne . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1876, p. 430 f.
- Helmut Dahm: Brun (o) IV., Count v. Sayn. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 2, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1955, ISBN 3-428-00183-4 , p. 671 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Wilhelm Janssen : The Archdiocese of Cologne in the late Middle Ages 1191–1515. First part (history of the Archdiocese of Cologne, second volume). Bachem, Cologne 1995, ISBN 3-7616-1149-8 .
Remarks
- ^ Magnus Backes: State castles, palaces and antiquities in Rhineland-Palatinate. Regensburg 2003, p. 190.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Adolf von Altena |
Archbishop of Cologne 1205–1208 |
Dietrich I. von Hengebach |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bruno IV of Sayn |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bruno IV of Cologne; Brun von Sayn |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Cologne |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1165 |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 2, 1208 |
| Place of death | Blankenberg Castle (victory) |