Egilbert (Freising)

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Egilbert's coat of arms in the Fürstengang Freising

Egilbert (* around 970/75; † November 4, 1039 ) was the 17th Bishop of Freising from 1005 to 1039 .

Its origin is not certain. Egilbert may have come from the family from which the Counts of Moosburg were to emerge in the 11th century . The place of his training is not known. The brother Egilbert stood as a steward in the service of King Henry II. He died after a few weeks of violent death in Paderborn . Shortly after his election as king, Heinrich II made Egilbert Chancellor of Italy for Italy and Germany. In the summer of 1005 he was raised as the successor of Gottschalk to Bishop of Freising. His episcopal ordination was on August 26, 1005 (not 1006). On November 1, 1007, Egilbert was at the synod in Frankfurt to sign the deed for the establishment of the Bamberg diocese . Egilbert is attested in almost 100 documents as a constant companion of the king. For Herwig Wolfram , Egilbert was "Heinrich II. Mann in Bavaria".

After the childless death of Heinrich II on July 13, 1024 Egilbert took part in the election meeting in Kamba on September 4, 1024 . According to Steffen Patzold's thesis , Egilbert had a codex (today's Monocensis Latinus 6388) from his Freising Cathedral library worked through in the immediate run-up to this election. A small, annotated catalog of rulers was created from Clovis II to Henry II. The Freising Bishop was able to get an overview of changes of throne, divisions of the empire, childless ruler's deaths and all dynasty changes since the Merovingian period . Egilbert kept his closeness to the king even under Heinrich's successor Konrad II. Just two days after Konrad's coronation, a certificate of confirmation for Egilbert was issued in Mainz. The Bishop of Freising was confirmed to have a court in Regensburg, which he had received from Heinrich II. In the 1020s Egilbert was the tutor of Konrad's son Heinrich III. In March 1029 Egilbert received Konrad II in Freising. All rights and possessions of the Freising Church were confirmed. In Freising he is venerated as a blessed.

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  • Alois Weissthanner: The regests of the bishops of Freising. Volume I: 739-1184. Continued and completed by Gertrud Thoma and Martin Ott (= Regesta on Bavarian history). Beck, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-406-37104-2 ( review ).

literature

Remarks

  1. ^ Josef Maß: The Diocese of Freising in the Middle Ages. Munich 1986, p. 124.
  2. ↑ Steffen Patzold: How do you prepare for a change of the throne? Thoughts on a neglected 11th century text. In: Matthias Becher (Hrsg.): The medieval succession to the throne in European comparison. Ostfildern 2017, pp. 127–162, here: p. 150 ( online ).
  3. ^ Wilhelm Störmer: Egilbert, Bishop of Freising (1005-39) . In: Lexicon of the Middle Ages (LexMA). Volume 3, Artemis & Winkler, Munich / Zurich 1986, ISBN 3-7608-8903-4 , Sp. 1609 f.
  4. ↑ Herwig Wolfram: Konrad II. 990-1039. Emperor of three kingdoms. Munich 2000, p. 79.
  5. ↑ Steffen Patzold: How do you prepare for a change of the throne? Thoughts on a neglected 11th century text. In: Matthias Becher (Hrsg.): The medieval succession to the throne in European comparison. Ostfildern 2017, pp. 127–162 ( online ).
  6. ↑ MGH DK II. 3. See Steffen Patzold: How do you prepare for a change of the throne? Thoughts on a neglected 11th century text. In: Matthias Becher (Hrsg.): The medieval succession to the throne in European comparison. Ostfildern 2017, pp. 127–162, here: p. 151 ( online ); Herwig Wolfram: Konrad II. 990-1039. Emperor of three kingdoms. Munich 2000, p. 72.
  7. ^ Josef Maß: The Diocese of Freising in the Middle Ages. Munich 1986, pp. 125-127.
  8. ^ Josef Maß: The Diocese of Freising in the Middle Ages. Munich 1986, p. 126.
predecessor Office successor
Gottschalk from Hagenau Bishop of Freising
1005-1039 		Nitker
personal data
SURNAME Egilbert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Egilbert von Moosburg (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION 17th Bishop of Freising (1005-1039)
DATE OF BIRTH around 970
DATE OF DEATH November 4, 1039