Heinrich von Gardelegen
Heinrich (* around 1150, † 1192 ) was Count von Gardelegen from the Ascanians . He founded the Stendal collegiate monastery with the associated St. Nicholas Church .
Life
Heinrich was the second son of Margrave Otto I of Brandenburg and his wife Judith of Poland. His older brother was Margrave Otto II of Brandenburg . A younger half-brother from the father's second marriage was Albrecht II of Brandenburg .
Heinrich was first referred to as Count von Gardelegen in 1186 . Large parts of the Altmark with Tangermünde and Stendal from the allodial property of the family belonged to his property, which he had received as an inheritance when his father died in 1184 . In 1188 Heinrich donated a collegiate monastery, which was intended as a later cathedral monastery, to the church of St. Nikolai in Stendal , which he had previously founded, and had it occupied by a provost and twelve canons. It was supposed to become the basis for a separate diocese in the Altmark, which however did not materialize. Heinrich had the Stephanskirche in Tangermünde rebuilt (or founded it) and possibly also founded the Nikolai and Marienkirche in Gardelegen. Bracteates and pfennigs have been received from Heinrich .
In 1192 he granted the chapter of the monastery the right to determine the dean and new canons themselves. Soon after, he died. Since he had no male offspring, the Altmark went to his brother Otto and his half-brother Albrecht .
literature
- Johannes Schultze : The Mark Brandenburg. 1st volume. Origin and development under the Ascanian margraves (until 1319) . In: The Mark Brandenburg . 5 volumes, 4th edition, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2011, ISBN 978-3-428-13480-9 , p. 103.
- Christian Wilhelm Spieker : Church and Reformation history of the Mark Brandenburg. First part . Duncker and Humblot Publishing House, Berlin 1839, p. 163 ( digitized version ).
Remarks
- ↑ The Saxon Prince Chronicle mentions the plan to found a diocese
- ^ Heinrich von Gardelegen Museum digital
- ↑ Bracteate
- ^ Regest Landesarchiv Sachsen-Anhalt
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Heinrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Heinrich; Heinricus comes de Gardelege (Latin) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count of Gardelegen and Askanier |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1150 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1192 |