Gebhard I. (Speyer)

Gebhard I. (* before 846; † before 888), also Gebehard, was the 14th bishop of Speyer .

In 846 he consecrated a cathedral in Speyer .

On October 1, 847 and October 3, 852, he took part in the first imperial synods of the East Franconian Empire in Mainz, led by Hrabanus Maurus .

In 860 he took part in the Peace of Koblenz .

In 863 he negotiated as envoy of King Ludwig the German with his brother Charles the Bald .

On May 25, 868, Ludwig the German officially confirmed an exchange of goods at Wachenheim and Schifferstadt between Bishop Gebhard and a Count Christian.

In 877 he visited Rome.

literature

Boris Bigott: Ludwig the German and the Reich Church in the East Franconian Empire: (826–876) , Matthiesen 2002, ISBN 3-7868-1470-8 . P. 289
Jochen Böder: Officials and rulers under Ludwig the German. (PDF; 1.8 MB) Admission thesis for the state examination, 1999. P. 56
Wolfgang Eger: History of the city of Speyer. Kohlhammer, 1983
Caspar Ehlers: Spiritual central locations between liturgy, architecture, praise to God and the rulers: Limburg and Speyer. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2005. p. 35
Wilfried Hartmann : Ludwig the German . Primus Verlag, Darmstadt 2002, ISBN 3-89678-452-8 . P. 68

Individual evidence

^ Paul Kehr (ed.): Diplomata 8: The documents of Ludwig the German, Karlmann and Ludwig the Younger (Ludowici Germanici, Karlomanni, Ludowici Iunioris Diplomata). Berlin 1934, p. 177 ( Monumenta Germaniae Historica , digitized version )

personal data
SURNAME	Gebhard I.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Gebehard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Bishop of Speyer
DATE OF BIRTH	before 846
DATE OF DEATH	before 888

[1] Paul Kehr (ed.): Diplomata 8: The documents of Ludwig the German, Karlmann and Ludwig the Younger (Ludowici Germanici, Karlomanni, Ludowici Iunioris Diplomata). Berlin 1934, p. 177 ( Monumenta Germaniae Historica , digitized version )