Hartwig (Brixen)

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Hartwig von Brixen (* around 990 ; † January 31, 1039 ), referred to in the Brixen bishops ' catalog as "beatus" , was bishop of Brixen from 1022 to 1039 . Its origin cannot be clearly established. His father was Count Engelbert III. in the Chiemgau . His mother could either have been Adala of Bavaria , daughter of Count Palatine Hartwig I of Bavaria, or Adala, daughter of Count Meginhard in the Mangfall. He came from the respected and powerful Bavarian noble family of the Sieghardinger .

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From a Salzburg document, which was drawn up around the year 1000, it can be seen that Hartwig was canon in the cathedral chapter of his great-uncle Archbishop Hartwig of Salzburg at this time . It is not known when and how he was appointed bishop. However, it is quite possible that his great-uncle Hartwig or his half-brother Archbishop Aribo von Mainz influenced this career.

Hartwig was enfeoffed by Emperor Konrad II on June 27, 1027 with the county of Norital ( Eisack and Unterinntal ). The bishop thus had the power of counts as well as military, judicial and administrative sovereignty. The deed of this fief is now in the diocesan archive in Brixen. Hartwig handed the management of these properties over to his brother Engelbert IV in the same year .

1028 Hartwig took part in the coronation of Henry III. in Aachen. In the course of time there were other significant donations to the Brixen Church, which suggests a trusting relationship with the king.

The city wall, which his predecessor had started to build, was completed under Bishop Hartwig. He had a new parish church built in Romanesque style, which in 1038 was dedicated to St. Michael was consecrated. Furthermore, Hartwig had a Benedictine monastery built in the Puster Valley in 1030.

Brixen was also promoted to town during his tenure. The donation from Konrad II and the completion of the city wall meant that Brixen finally became an episcopal residence town.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Martin Bitschnau , Hannes Obermair : Tiroler Urkundenbuch, II. Department: The documents on the history of the Inn, Eisack and Pustertal valleys. Vol. 1: Up to the year 1140 . Universitätsverlag Wagner, Innsbruck 2009, ISBN 978-3-7030-0469-8 , p. 171-172 No. 199 .
  2. ^ Brixen in the Catholic Encyclopedia on New Advent

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personal data
SURNAME Hartwig
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bishop of Brixen (1022-1039)
DATE OF BIRTH around 990
DATE OF DEATH January 31, 1039