Folkmar of Utrecht

Folkmar of Utrecht (short: Bobbo, Popo, Poppo) († December 11, 990 ) was Bishop of Utrecht from 976 .

His father was the Count Palatine Adalbero of Saxony .

He belonged to the Hildesheim cathedral chapter. There he sent his nephew Bernward to the cathedral school.

In 975 he became Chancellor of Emperor Otto II , who made him bishop in 976. In 977/78 he was entrusted with guarding Heinrich the Quarrel and Egbert the One-Eyed in Utrecht after their unsuccessful attempt at insurrection.

After Otto II's death in December 983, Folkmar released Heinrich and joined him. At the beginning of April 984 he was sent ahead by Heinrich, as his representative, to Werla (Palatinate of the Ottonians , about 15 km from the Asselburg ) to meet with his opponents, the supporters of Otto III. to negotiate.

Before 987 he offered Bernward the abbot in Deventer.

literature

Dirk Peter Blok: Folkmar (Poppo), Bishop of Utrecht (976–990 / † 990) . In: Lexicon of the Middle Ages (LexMA). Volume 4, Artemis & Winkler, Munich / Zurich 1989, ISBN 3-7608-8904-2 , Sp. 613.

Remarks

↑ Evidence: Bobbo z. B. Fuldaer Totenannalen II, year 990, no. 5; Popo z. B. Vita Iohannis abbatis Gorziensis 47; Poppo z. B. Thietmar von Merseburg , Chronicon IV, 1.

predecessor	Office	successor
Balderich	Bishop of Utrecht 976–990	Balduin I.

personal data
SURNAME	Folkmar of Utrecht
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Poppo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Bishop of Utrecht (from 976)
DATE OF BIRTH	10th century
DATE OF DEATH	December 11, 990

[1] Evidence: Bobbo z. B. Fuldaer Totenannalen II, year 990, no. 5; Popo z. B. Vita Iohannis abbatis Gorziensis 47; Poppo z. B. Thietmar von Merseburg , Chronicon IV, 1.