Henry I (Utrecht)
Heinrich I von Vianden († June 2, 1267 ) was Prince-Bishop of Utrecht .
The son of Heinrich I from the family of the Counts of Vianden was archdeacon of the Archdiocese of Cologne when he was raised to the chair of Utrecht in 1250 at the instigation of King Wilhelm of Holland in place of the deposed Gosewyns van Aemstel . Arguable and efficient, closely connected with the Dutch, he not only faced the Geldrischen and the gentlemen from Aemstel and Woerden who were connected to them, but defeated them and took them prisoner.
To protect Utrecht against further attempts on their part, he built Vreeland Castle . In 1257 she saved only Heinrich's intercession when she and Florens V , the bailiff and regent of Holland, warred the bishop. Constant fighting with his reluctantly obedient subjects in Drenthe and with Gelderland and Jülich filled Heinrich's government. Like his neighbor and patron, King Wilhelm, he was generous to the citizens, renewed and increased the rights of the cities. With them he found the strongest support against the stubborn nobility. Heinrich died in 1267.
literature
- Hendrik I. In: Abraham Jacob van der Aa [et al.]: Biographisch Woordenboek der Nederlanden 8,1 (1867), p. 553.
- Pieter Lodewijk Muller : Heinrich I. von Vianden . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 11, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1880, p. 625.
- RR Post: Vianden (Hendrik van) . In: Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek 10 (1937), Sp. 1101.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Gozewin from Amstel |
Bishop of Utrecht 1250–1267 |
Johann I of Nassau |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Heinrich I. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Vianden, Heinrich I. von (maiden name); Heinrich of Utrecht; Heinrich I .; Heinrich von Vianden; Vianden, Heinrich von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman Catholic Prince-Bishop of Utrecht |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 13th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 2, 1267 |