Heinrich I (Augsburg)

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Heinrich (* 923 ; † July 13, 982 at Capo Colonna ) was Bishop of Augsburg from 973 until his death.

Life

In 973, through intrigues of his relatives, Heinrich succeeded Saint Ulrich on the bishopric of Augsburg. Heinrich, his cousin, the Bavarian Duke Heinrich "the quarrel" , and Heinrich , the Duke of Carinthia, revolted in 977 in the "uprising of the three Heinriche" against Emperor Otto II. In 973 Heinrich's relatives, the Burchardingen , withdrew the Duchy of Swabia and had given it to his own nephew Otto von Schwaben . During a campaign by the two Otto men to Bohemia, Heinrich von Bayern and Heinrich occupied numerous permanent places in Bavaria. The uprising failed when Duke Otto's army rushed back and the two rebellious Dukes Heinrich had to surrender. Bishop Heinrich voluntarily went to the court day at which court was held over his fellow conspirators, and was handed over to Abbot Liudolf of the Werden monastery as a prisoner. Heinrich stayed in Werden for only three months, however, after which he was allowed to return to his diocese at the request of the Augsburg clergy and the other bishops of the Kaiser. In the years that followed, Heinrich looked after his diocese, which had suffered from his political ambitions. In 979/980 he made a pilgrimage to Rome, possibly this pilgrimage was a penance imposed on him for the uprising. Heinrich showed himself to be loyal to the emperor after his pardon when Otto II summoned 2,100 armored riders to Italy in 981, including Heinrich with 100 armored riders from his diocese. In the battle of Cape Colonna on July 13, 982, in which the Imperial Army was defeated by the Saracens and Emperor Otto narrowly escaped, Heinrich was one of the fallen or missing.

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Ulrich Bishop of Augsburg
973–982
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