Günther von Henneberg

Günther von Henneberg († August 16, 1161 ) was Bishop of Speyer from 1146 until his death.

origin

Günther came from the von Henneberg family . He was a younger son of Burgrave Godebold II of Würzburg , a brother of Count Poppo II of Henneberg and the Würzburg Bishop Gebhard .

Similar to his brother Gebhard, the close ally of Friedrich Barbarossa , Günther was also a loyal follower of the Hohenstaufen .

Foundation of Maulbronn Monastery

Board of donors, right inner wing. Bishop Günther von Henneberg and Walter von Lomersheim offer the Mother of God their foundation.

Grave slab of the bishop in Maulbronn monastery

However, the Maulbronn monastery in particular goes back to Günther von Henneberg . Thanks to the work of Bernhard von Clairvaux, among other things , the Cistercian order had received great popularity in today's Germany. In southwest Germany, the noble free Walter von Lomersheim donated his corner pond between Mühlacker and Lienzingen to found a Cistercian monastery, which he himself intended to enter as a lay brother .

Abbot Dieter of the Morimond Primary Abbey was entrusted with the re-establishment of this monastery , who arrived on March 24, 1138. The location of the foundation does not seem to have been advantageous for the establishment of the monastery. Presumably the lack of water was one of the reasons for the relocation soon after.

In 1146, the responsible and new bishop Günther von Speyer personally took care of the monastery. He also declared the place unsuitable and gave the monastery the bishop 's fief at Mulenbrunnen in a secluded forest valley. The relocation probably took place in the summer of 1147. At its new location, the monastery quickly developed into an economic, social and political center in the northern Black Forest .

coat of arms

The prince-bishop's coat of arms is usually quartered . The fields of the coat of arms alternate between the von Henneberg family coat of arms and the coat of arms of the Speyer diocese, a silver cross on a blue background. The talking family coat of arms of the Counts of Henneberg shows a hen on gold.

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predecessor	Office	successor
Siegfried II of Wolfsölden	Bishop of Speyer 1146–1161	Ulrich I. von Dürrmenz

personal data
SURNAME	Günther von Henneberg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Bishop of Speyer (1146–1161)
DATE OF BIRTH	11th century or 12th century
DATE OF DEATH	August 16, 1161