Egno of Eppan

Egno von Eppan (* in the 12th or 13th century; † 1273 in Padua ) was Prince-Bishop of Brixen and Trento .

He came from the noble family of the Counts of Eppan at Hocheppan Castle . In 1233 he was canon in Trento. In 1239 he was with Emperor Friedrich II in Padua . On May 20, 1240, Egno was appointed Prince-Bishop of Brixen by King Conrad IV, probably at his instigation , and he was given the title of Duke in the document . Because Egno in the dispute between Friedrich II and Pope Gregory IX. On the side of the emperor, he was excommunicated in 1240 .

In autumn of the same year there was war with the Counts of Tyrol , which was ended the following year by a peace treaty. Egno had to give all of his fiefs to Count Albert III. of Tyrol and his son-in-law Otto von Andechs-Meranien . After the reconciliation with Meinhard III. from Gorizia he got at least Veldes Castle back.

Under the following Pope Innocent IV , Egno changed his tactics and was devoted to the Pope. He then appointed him as administrator in 1247 and as Prince-Bishop of Trento in 1250. His reign was marked by constant clashes with the Meinhardins and Ezzelino da Romano .

Egno died in Padua on a trip to Rome. With the death of his brother Gottschalk in 1300, the dynasty of the Counts of Eppan died out.

literature

• Heinrich von Zeißberg :  Egno . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 5, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1877, pp. 688-691.
• Franz Huter :  Egno. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 4, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1959, ISBN 3-428-00185-0 , p. 341 ( digitized version ).
• Ekkart Sauser :  Egno from Eppan. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 16, Bautz, Herzberg 1999, ISBN 3-88309-079-4 , Sp. 433-434.

predecessor	Office	successor
Heinrich von Taufers	Bishop of Brixen 1240–1250	Bruno von Kirchberg
Aldrighetto di Castelcampo	Bishop of Trento 1250–1273	Henry II