Hartwig I. (Bremen)
Hartwig I. , also Hartwig von Stade (* 1118 ; † October 11, 1168 in Bremen ) was the politically most important archbishop of Bremen of the 12th century .
biography
Hartwig I was born the son of Count Rudolf von Stade and was the last of the Count of Stade (see Udonen ) that died out with him . After the death of his father in 1124 he was brought up on the property of his mother Richardis Countess von Sponheim near Magdeburg and Jerichow . He was related to Archbishop Hartwig of Magdeburg and Bishop Hartwig of Regensburg .
Hartwig was initially canon of Magdeburg Cathedral . He became provost of the Bremen cathedral chapter in 1143 and was archbishop of the diocese from 1148 until his death.
In 1143 or 1144 he arranged the second marriage of his sister Liutgard von Stade to King Erik III. from Denmark . Her first marriage to Friedrich II. Von Sommerschenburg was annulled in 1144 because they were too closely related . After the death of his childless older brother Rudolf (1144), the extensive lands of the domain of the Counts of Stade were to be transferred to the Diocese of Bremen , subject to the lifelong fiefdom of Hartwig I, but Heinrich the Lion used the inheritance to expand his domain in Saxony legal and martial means.
During his reign there were recurring disputes with Henry the Lion about the investiture of the bishops of the Wendenland . In 1151 and 1168 he participated unsuccessfully in anti-welfare prince conspiracies and in 1154 attacked unauthorized ducal castles. However, the Duke of Saxony was confirmed by King Friedrich I for possession of the investiture rights for the north Wendish bishoprics belonging to the Bremen archbishopric. This confirmed the subordination of the archbishopric to the duchy.
In 1154 he did not follow King Frederick I's march to Italy. In the feudal process of Roncaglia , he was temporarily denied regalia - sovereign rights. In 1159 he followed the emperor to Italy, but had no significant role in imperial politics. But he was able to win back the regalia.
Hartwig's sister Richardis von Stade was a close confidante of St. Hildegard von Bingen .
The Hartwigstraße in Bremen- Schwachhausen was named in 1890 after him.
literature
- Georg Dehio: Hartwig I. (Archbishop of Bremen) . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 10, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1879, pp. 716-718.
- Günter Glaeske: Hartwig I .. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 8, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1969, ISBN 3-428-00189-3 , p. 11 ( digitized version ).
- Herbert Schwarzwälder , The Bishops and Archbishops of Bremen, their origin and term of office - their death and their graves, in: The graves in the Bremen St. Petri Cathedral , sheets of the "Mouse", Society for Family Research eV, Bremen, issue 16 December 1996 , No. 21 Hartwig I. 1148-1168
Individual evidence
- ^ Hans Goetting: The Diocese of Hildesheim: Das Reichsunmittelbare Kanonissenstift Gandersheim , Verlag Walter de Gruyter, 1973, p. 304, ISBN 3110042193 ; (Digital scan)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Adalbero |
Archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen 1148–1168 |
Balduin I. |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hartwig I. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hartwig von Stade |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Archbishop of Bremen |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1124 |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 11, 1168 |
| Place of death | Bremen |