Heinrich I of Montfort
Heinrich , III. von Tübingen, I. von Montfort († November 14, 1272 ) was bishop of Chur from 1251 until his death .
family
Heinrich came from the family of the Counts of Montfort, descended from the Count Palatine of Tübingen . His parents were Hugo, Count I. von Montfort , and his second wife Mechthild von Wangen, the Chur bishop Friedrich, I. von Montfort, was his nephew. Two other nephews (children of his sister Elisabeth) were Friedrich Wildgraf von Kyrburg († after 1310), provincial master or grand prior of the Knights Templar for Upper Germany, and Emicho Wildgraf von Kyrburg († 1311), Bishop of Freising.
Life
Heinrich was a Dominican and from 1248 to 1249 papal penitentiary . In 1251 he was appointed (Prince) Bishop of Chur, but not consecrated until 1268. In the conflict with the Hohenstaufen he was on the side of the popes. He managed to assert himself against the Rhaetian nobility. In 1255 he defeated an alliance of the barons of Rhäzüns , barons of Belmont and the Montalt near Domat / Ems with the help of his brother Hugo II of Montfort . He secured the diocese by building castles, e.g. B. the Churburg and promoted the establishment of monasteries. In 1269 he took part in the Reichstag in Worms and in 1272, shortly before his death, consecrated the Cathedral of Chur .
Individual evidence
literature
- Erwin Gatz : Heinrich von Montfort . In: Erwin Gatz (ed.): The Bishops of the Holy Roman Empire 1198 to 1448 . Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-428-10303-3 , pp. 139 .
Web links
- Veronika Feller-Vest: Montfort, Heinrich von. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Volkard von Neuburg |
Bishop of Chur 1251–1272 |
Conrad III. from Belmont |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Heinrich I of Montfort |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Heinrich I of Montfort; Henry III. from Tübingen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Chur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 12th century or 13th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 14, 1272 |