Diethelm von Krenkingen

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Diethelm von Krenkingen ( mentioned for the first time in 1169 ; † April 12, 1206 in Salem Monastery ) was abbot of Rheinau Monastery from 1157 to 1161 , of Reichenau Monastery from 1169 to 1206 and Bishop of Konstanz from 1189 to 1206 .

Life

Diethelm von Krenkingen came from a noble family of the barons of Krenkingen who was wealthy between the southern Black Forest and the Randen . In a document from 1210 he names the Bishop of Salzburg Eberhard von Regensberg and the Bishop of Gurk Walther von Vatz as his maternal unions .

He was initially a monk of the Reichenau monastery. In 1169 he was appointed abbot of the Reichenau monastery by Friedrich Barbarossa . He went to Rome to Pope Urban III. (Pope from 1185 to 1187) and received the blessing and ordination as abbot. In 1189 Diethelm was appointed as the powerful abbot of Reichenau in personal union to the bishop of the diocese of Constance , the largest German diocese at the time. He was also a close political advisor to Philipp von Schwaben , the youngest son of Friedrich Barbarossa (from 1198 Roman-German king ). Diethelm von Krenkingen was entrusted with the administration of the Duchy of Swabia by Philipp in 1197 . Because of his political involvement and the proximity to the Hohenstaufen dynasty Diethelm was from 1201 to 1204 by Pope Innocent III. placed under church exemption. Diethelm von Krenkingen resigned from his bishopric in 1206.

Diethelm was particularly committed to the Cistercian Abbey in Salem , where he found his final resting place at his own request.

literature

  • Arno Borst : Monks on Lake Constance, 610–1525. Thorbecke, Sigmaringen 1978, pp. 172-188.
  • Paul Kläui:  Diethelm von Krenkingen. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1957, ISBN 3-428-00184-2 , p. 674 ( digitized version ).
  • Helmut Maurer : Genealogical handbook on Swiss history. IV. Volume, 1980, p. 127.
  • Helmut Maurer: Bishops of Constance 6th century to 1206 . (= Germania sacra ; NF 42.1; The dioceses of the ecclesiastical province of Mainz. The diocese of Constance 5). 2003, pp. 393-432 ( digitized version )
  • Karl H. Roth von Schreckenstein: Mr. Diethelm von Krenkingen Abbot of Reichenau (1170–1206) and Bishop of Constanz (1189–1206); a loyal follower of King Philip. Contribution to the history of the bishops of Constanz . In: Journal for the History of the Upper Rhine (ZGO) , Vol. 28, Issue 3, 1876.
  • Ursula-Renate Weiss: The Bishops of Constance in the 12th century .; a contribution to the investigation of the imperial episcopal position in the field of forces of imperial, papal and regional-diocesan politics . Thorbecke, Sigmaringen 1975, ISBN 3-7995-6819-0 . Pp. 145-176.
  • Karl August Barack (arr.), Gallus Oheims Chronik von Reichenau , 1866
  • Karl Brandi (arr.), The Chronicle of Gallus Oehem , 1893

Web links

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Remarks

  1. ^ Karl August Barack , Gallus Oheims Chronik von Reichenau , 1866, p. 131
  2. ↑ Helmut Maurer : Diethelm v. Krenkingen . In: Lexicon of the Middle Ages (LexMA). Volume 3, Artemis & Winkler, Munich / Zurich 1986, ISBN 3-7608-8903-4 , Sp. 1014.
predecessor Office successor
Hermann von Friedingen Bishop of Constance
1189–1206 		Werner von Staufen
Ulrich IV of Heidegg Abbot of Reichenau
1169–1206 		Hermann von Spaichingen
personal data
SURNAME Diethelm von Krenkingen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bishop of Constance
DATE OF BIRTH 12th Century
DATE OF DEATH April 12, 1206
Place of death Salem Monastery