Heinrich von Bilstein

Heinrich von Bilstein († around 1261) was provost of the St. Severin Monastery in Cologne from 1217 . He was the successor to Engelbert von Berg , who became Archbishop of Cologne .

Life

Heinrich came from the Westphalian noble family Bilstein and was one of the brothers of Dietrich I. von Bilstein . Nothing is known about his early life. He had a close relationship with the Archbishop of Cologne. In numerous documents he appears for him as a witness in important legal acts and other acts, for the first time in 1218.

In 1220 he was present when the archbishop granted the city of Medebach city ​​rights based on the model of Brilon and Rüthen and gave the provost of the Küstelberg monastery the patronage rights over the church in Medebach. In the same year, during a provincial synod, together with his chapter, he renounced the patronage rights of Werdohl in favor of Flechtdorf Monastery . Has long existed between the pin St. Severin and the cathedral chapter dispute over the Visitation - and Synodalrechte the St. Vincent Church of Menden , as well as wine tenth of Drake . Heinrich renounced the wine tithes in 1222, but from then on the cathedral chapter was no longer allowed to hold a sending court in the church in Menden.

After Engelbert's murder, he was also close to his successor, Heinrich I von Müllenark . During his tenure, too, he frequently appeared as a witness, for example in 1231 together with his brothers as a witness during the sale of Hachen Castle to Count Gottfried III. from Arnsberg . In September 1237 he was one of the mediators in the division of the County of Arnsberg by separating the County of Rietberg .

He was also involved in important negotiations under Konrad von Hochstaden . In 1241 he was present at the foundation of the Benninghausen monastery and in 1243 a witness when the archbishop had the city of Bonn fortified and confirmed the rights of the city. In 1245 he was, together with other important gentlemen, guarantor for 1,500 marks, which the archbishop paid to the Counts of Jülich to compensate for their claims to the Cologne coin. He also took part in the alliance between the Archbishop of Cologne and Bishop Engelbert von Osnabrück in 1248 .

He played a special role in the dispute between Konrad von Hochstadens and the city of Cologne. Both sides appointed him in 1257 alongside the cathedral dean Goswin , other high canons and Albertus Magnus as arbitrators. They issued the laudum of June 28, 1258, also known as the Großer Schied . This saying gave the archbishop supreme jurisdiction and supreme power over the city. At the same time, however, he also confirmed the citizens' right to self-government. The result was that the archbishop could not extend his desired sovereignty to Cologne and had to be content with a supervisory authority. In 1375 the arbitration ruling was confirmed by Emperor Charles IV . Later, however, it was exclusively attributed to Albertus Magnus.

After all, Heinrich was a witness in 1259 when the archbishop removed the Cologne Münzerhausgenossenschaft of its offices and rights. He was also present at the impeachment of all Scheffen and mayors of Cologne in 1259.

literature

• Johann Suibert Seibertz : State and legal history of the Duchy of Westphalia. Vol. 1/2, Arnsberg Department, Arnsberg 1855, pp. 15-21.