Dietrich I. (Munster)
Dietrich I (also Thiedrich ; † January 23, 1022 ) was the twelfth bishop of Münster from 1011 until his death in 1022 . He was the son of Count Brun von Arneburg and von Gerburg von Stade, the daughter of Count Heinrich I. von Stade. His date of birth is not known. He is a relative of the Billunger noble family.
Before being appointed Bishop of Munster, he was in the service of the court orchestra . During his term of office it is known that he pursued a simonistic acquisition policy and thus came into conflict with his own uncle and the Count of Werl-Arnsberg.
literature
- Gerd Althoff : Noble and royal families in the mirror of their memorial tradition. Studies on the commemoration of the dead of the Billunger and Ottonians. Wilhelm Fink, Munich 1984, p. 291 B 3
- Siegfried Hirsch: Yearbooks of the German Empire under Heinrich II. Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1864, Volume II p. 228
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Swidger |
Bishop of Munster 1011-1022 |
Siegfried von Walbeck |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Dietrich I. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Thiedrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Roman Catholic clergyman; Bishop of Münster (1011-1022) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 10th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 23, 1022 |