Gunther von Meissen

Gunther von Meißen († November 1, 1025 in Salzburg ) was Roman-German Chancellor under Emperor Heinrich II for many years and Archbishop of Salzburg for a few months .

Life

Gunther von Meißen was a younger son of Margrave Ekkehard I of Meißen , his mother the Billungerin Swanhilde.

He received his education in the famous Notkers School of Liège . In 1001 at the latest he became court chaplain under Emperor Otto III. and was under his successor Heinrich II. from March 1009 to December 1023 chancellor for the German part of the empire .

After the Archbishop of Salzburg, Hartwig von Ortenburg , died in December 1023 , Emperor Heinrich II installed Gunther as his successor. Heinrich put an end to the traditional ties between the archbishop and the Bavarian nobility - all archbishops from Pilgrim I to Hartwig were Bavarian aristocrats and were all closely related to one another.

Gunther died after only a short reign in Salzburg on November 1, 1025. The chronicler Wipo praised him for his mildness and goodness.

Individual evidence

↑ Heinz Dopsch , Hans Spatzenegger (ed.): History of Salzburg, city and country . Pustet, Salzburg 1988, ISBN 3-7025-0243-2 , p. 1075.
^ Walter Schlesinger: Eberhard I. von Meißen. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 4, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1959, ISBN 3-428-00185-0 , p. 430.
↑ ^a ^b Josef Fleckenstein : The court chapel of the German kings. Part II. The court chapel as part of the Ottonian-Salian imperial church. Hiersemann, Stuttgart 1966, p. 169.
^ Heinz Dopsch: The Bavarian nobility and the occupation of the Archdiocese of Salzburg in the 10th and 11th centuries. In: Communications from the Society for Regional Studies in Salzburg. Volume 110/111 (1970/71), pp. 125-152 (144).
^ Wipo: Gesta Chuonradi II. Imperatoris. Chapter 1.

predecessor	Office	successor
Hartwig	Archbishop of Salzburg 1024-1025	Dietmar II.

personal data
SURNAME	Gunther von Meissen
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Gunter Margrave of Meissen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Archbishop of Salzburg
DATE OF BIRTH	10th century
DATE OF DEATH	November 1, 1025
Place of death	Salzburg

[1] Heinz Dopsch , Hans Spatzenegger (ed.): History of Salzburg, city and country . Pustet, Salzburg 1988, ISBN 3-7025-0243-2 , p. 1075.

[2] Walter Schlesinger: Eberhard I. von Meißen. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 4, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1959, ISBN 3-428-00185-0 , p. 430.

[JF-3] Josef Fleckenstein : The court chapel of the German kings. Part II. The court chapel as part of the Ottonian-Salian imperial church. Hiersemann, Stuttgart 1966, p. 169.

[4] Heinz Dopsch: The Bavarian nobility and the occupation of the Archdiocese of Salzburg in the 10th and 11th centuries. In: Communications from the Society for Regional Studies in Salzburg. Volume 110/111 (1970/71), pp. 125-152 (144).

[5] Wipo: Gesta Chuonradi II. Imperatoris. Chapter 1.