Gundekar I. (Eichstätt)

Gundekar I. (also: Gunzo ; * 10th century; † December 20, 1019, probably in Eichstätt ) was Prince-Bishop of Eichstätt from 1015 (?) To 1019.

Gundekar I. in the Pontifical Gundekarianum

Life

Gundekar I - also Gunzo - was the first Eichstätt bishop of low aristocratic origin, presumably from an imperial-free ministerial family . Medieval sources, such as Anonymous von Herrieden , even describe him as "unfree" and disapprove of his supposed passion for hunting . The exchange of the royal court of Nördlingen with the Bishop of Regensburg for a hunting ground in Hungary , as described by Anonymous , probably already took place under his predecessor Megingaud.

Gundekar was initially cathedral curator in Bamberg , which speaks against a lower origin. For those still in 1015 appointment was made by Henry II. Bishop of Eichstaett Eichstaett was probably already on the enforcement of territorial concessions of the diocese to the newly founded by the Emperor in 1007 Diocese of Bamberg , represented by Bishop I. Eberhard bound. In Eichstätt, Gundekar was voted down by clerics and vassals, but had to bow to the imperial request in Frankfurt in October 1016 . So the south of the Radenzgau , mainly to the right of the Pegnitz , was ceded. Eichstatt was probably only compensated to a small extent; the cities of Beilngries and Berching are likely to be part of the compensation.

Quote from the Anonymus Haserensis , De gestis episcoporum Eesternensium

"25. When the most Christian emperor Heinrich (II.) Could only complete the establishment of the royal endowed diocese of Bamberg by acquiring diocesan territories from the surrounding dioceses, only our warrior of God, based on his character and his origins, steadfastly opposed him and wanted to In no way accept the disadvantageous exchange until the end of your life. After the latter had died blessedly, the cunning emperor awarded the diocese of Eichstätt, which from the beginning up to that time had been headed by noble and outstanding men, to an unfree person and assigned it to a certain Gunzo (Gundekar I), the custodian of the Bamberg Cathedral, so that he can carry out the said project. When, under this bishop, the emperor, who was in a hurry to implement his plan, wanted to conclude the aforementioned exchange quickly and that new bishop, supported by the advice of his chaplains and his most important vassals at the time, constantly offered resistance, the emperor is said to be furious have spoken: »Gunzo, what am I hearing from you? Don't you know that I only made you bishop of that place because I was unable to get my will through with your predecessor, although he was my relative, and so that I could do my plan with you, who you are now behaving the same way, without delay execute? Take care, so that I will never hear anything like this from you again, if you want to keep the diocese and my grace! 'When he heard this, the bishop complied; but the clergy and the vassals persisted so stubbornly in resistance that the abhorrent exchange came about more under duress than voluntarily. "

literature

• Klaus Kreitmeir: The bishops of Eichstätt. Eichstätt 1992: Verlag der Kirchenzeitung, p. 18
• Alfred Wendehorst : The diocese of Eichstätt. Volume 1: The row of bishops until 1535 . Series: Germania Sacra - New Episode 45 . Berlin 2006. ISBN 978-3-11-018971-1 . Pp. 51–52, online at books.google.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Anonymus Haserensis: De gestis episcoporum Eesternensium (From the deeds of the bishops of Eichstät on hdbg.de

predecessor	Office	successor
Megingaud	Bishop of Eichstätt 1015-1019	Walther