Heinrich von Corvey

Heinrich von Corvey , also " Heinrich von Boyneburg " or " Heinrich von Northeim " († after 1152), was Abbot of Corvey from 1143 to 1146 .

Life

Heinrich is said to be a son of Siegfried III. von Boyneburg and half-brother of Siegfried IV. von Boyneburg . His sister would have been Judith von Northeim , abbess in Eschwege , Kemnade and Geseke . However, there is no complete genealogical clarity.

Even before the required canonical age had been reached , his brother, who was also Vogt of the monastery, pushed through the election of Heinrich in 1143 against the will of the convent. This was apparently sanctioned by Archbishop Heinrich von Mainz , who was present at the election act. King Conrad III. enfeoffed Heinrich with the regalia . As a result, he and his brother contributed to the economic weakening of Corvey.

Because of the accusation of simony , Heinrich was deposed by Cardinal Thomas in 1146. His successor was the previous provost, who called himself Heinrich II. But this died soon afterwards. King Conrad III. suggested Wibald von Stablo as his successor . Eugene III. sanctioned this in 1147. When Wibald von Stablo went on the Wendenkreuzzug in 1147 , Heinrich attacked the monastery in vain, in order to take possession of it again. In 1148 he undertook further futile efforts against Wibald with the help of Judith von Northeim. It was last documented in 1152.

Johannes Letzner was of the opinion that Heinrich was also active in the Clus Monastery and Amelungsborn Monastery , which, like Corvey, were in the area of influence of the County of Northeim west of the Rittigau . For Hans Goetting , too, there is much to suggest that Heinrich was made abbot of the three monasteries by his brother as a child.

literature

Klemens Honselmann: Heinrich I. von Boyneburg. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 8, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1969, ISBN 3-428-00189-3 , p. 366 ( digitized version ).

Remarks

^ Hans Goetting : The Benedictine monastery Brunshausen, the Benedictine monastery St. Marien before Gandersheim, the Benedictine monastery Clus, the Franciscan monastery Gandersheim. Berlin, 1974 pp. 159-199.

personal data
SURNAME	Heinrich von Corvey
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Heinrich von Boyneburg; Heinrich von Northeim
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Abbot of Corvey (1143–1146)
DATE OF BIRTH	11th century or 12th century
DATE OF DEATH	after 1152

[1] Hans Goetting : The Benedictine monastery Brunshausen, the Benedictine monastery St. Marien before Gandersheim, the Benedictine monastery Clus, the Franciscan monastery Gandersheim. Berlin, 1974 pp. 159-199.