Gislebert from Mons

Gislebert von Mons (* around 1150 probably in Hainaut ; † September 1, 1224 ) was a Hennegau chronicler .

Life

Gislebert probably grew up at the Grafenhof von Hennegau. He rose to the position of chaplain, chancellor and keeper of the seal of Count Baldwin V of Hainaut. As a confidante of the count, Gislebert was entrusted with several political missions and took part in the court day in Mainz in 1184 . Due to his quick action in 1191, Count Balduin also rose to become Count of Flanders . 1193 Gislebert left the service of Baldwin. For his work Gislebert was endowed with numerous benefices and was among other things provost of Mons .

Gislebert is the author of the Chronicon Hanoniense, important for the history of the empire (first edition by Du Chasteler, Brussels 1784). The chronicle describes the period from 1086 to 1195. Especially for the period from 1168 to 1195, it provides very detailed information about the history of the Hainaut and the empire , some of which are based on one's own views and actions . The work is generally considered reliable and was also used by later chroniclers. His presentation of the election of Friedrich Barbarossa in 1152, which differs greatly from other, more Staufer-friendly sources, is remarkable .

Editions and translations

Gisleberti chronicon Hanoniense a. 1070-1195 . In: Georg Heinrich Pertz u. a. (Ed.): Scriptores (in Folio) 21: Historici Germaniae saec. XII .. Hannover 1869, pp. 481–601 ( Monumenta Germaniae Historica , digitized version )
Léon Vanderkindere (Ed.): La chronique de Gislebert de Mons . Kiessling, Brussels 1904 (Recueil des textes pour servir a l'étude de l'histoire de Belgique) ( archive.org )
Laura Napran (Ed.): Chronicle of Hainaut by Gilbert of Mons . The Boydell Press, Woodbridge 2005, ISBN 1-84383-120-1 (English translation with commentary)

literature

Wilhelm Wattenbach : Gislebert of Mons . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 9, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1879, pp. 203 f.
Franz-Josef Schmale: Gislebert. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 6, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1964, ISBN 3-428-00187-7 , p. 416 ( digitized version ).
Thérèse de Hemptinne: Giselbert of Mons . In: Lexicon of the Middle Ages (LexMA). Volume 4, Artemis & Winkler, Munich / Zurich 1989, ISBN 3-7608-8904-2 , Sp. 1467 f.

Remarks

↑ See Laura Napran (ed.): Chronicle of Hainaut by Gilbert of Mons . Woodbridge 2005, pp. XXXIIIff.
↑ To this Odilo Engels: Staufer studies. Contributions to the history of the Hohenstaufen in the 12th century . Sigmaringen 1996, p. 71 ff.

personal data
SURNAME	Gislebert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Provost, chronicler and chancellor
DATE OF BIRTH	around 1150
DATE OF DEATH	September 1, 1224

[1] See Laura Napran (ed.): Chronicle of Hainaut by Gilbert of Mons . Woodbridge 2005, pp. XXXIIIff.

[2] To this Odilo Engels: Staufer studies. Contributions to the history of the Hohenstaufen in the 12th century . Sigmaringen 1996, p. 71 ff.