Hermann I of Lobdeburg

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Hermann I von Lobdeburg († March 2, 1254 in Würzburg ) was Bishop of Würzburg from 1225 until his death .

Hermann I. in the family context

Hermann I came from the noble family of the Lobdeburger with seat on the eponymous Lobdeburg in Jena - Lobeda in the area of ​​the Limes Sorabicus , one of the numerous descendants of the noble free von Auhausen in the Nördlinger Ries . With his uncle Otto I von Lobdeburg , Bishop of Würzburg from 1207 to 1223, and the related Konrad I of Querfurt , Bishop from 1198 to 1202, the Lobdeburgers played a key role in the development of the Würzburg diocese in the first half of the 13th century .

His coat of arms shows a right diagonal bar , the family coat of arms of the noble free von Auhausen in the Nördlinger Ries , and a peacock as a helmet ornament. Later, the numerous descendants in the coat of arms led several of these bars in different arrangements, other extensions and designs of the crest.

Hermann I. as bishop

Territory extensions

Hermann I of Lobdeburg knew how the Roman Catholic Diocese of Würzburg to strengthen its territorial development by, rights as the oberlehnsherrliche jurisdiction of the basic rule prevailed and thus it considerable territorial expansion of the Bishopric of Würzburg reach. He made use of various tactics that make him appear as a prudent, but also a contentious, episcopal sovereign.

He led successful feuds with the Counts of Henneberg , von Rieneck , von Castell and the last Count of the Duchy of Merania .

He also succeeded in gaining fiefs on the way to spreading the Roman Catholic faith. Originally free property, the Würzburg fiefdoms of the Counts of Botenlauben , the Hiltenburg manor , those of Trimberg auf Trimburg and those of Rauheneck came into the possession of the Würzburg Monastery.

Bishop Hermann I von Lobdeburg contained the influence of the Burgraviate of Würzburg and prevented its further expansion in the north of the Bishopric of Würzburg . He went into armed conflict with the prince abbey of Fulda and went to war against Bamberg's bishop Eckbert von Andechs-Meranien .

He encouraged the settlement of the orders of knights in the bishopric, as well as the establishment of the religious orders of the Franciscans and Dominicans, and thus prevented the spread of the order of preachers and secular priests , who were less compliant with its goals of representation. New convents for women were also founded . a. Himmelspforten Monastery and Maidbronn Monastery with Cistercian women and Unterzell Monastery with Premonstratensian women , who strengthened his position as prince-bishop rather than the order of mendicant monks .

Imperial politics

Henry VII is honored as king in Würzburg. Illustration in the episcopal chronicle of Lorenz Fries , mid-16th century
Heinrich Raspe's certificate for Hermann I von Lobdeburg and the Würzburg Church, issued on May 23, 1246. Munich, Bavarian Main State Archives, Kaiserselekt 777

Bishop Hermann I of Lobdeburg also took a clear position in the imperial policy of the Hohenstaufen dynasty . Just like his predecessor and uncle Otto I von Lobdeburg , he was one of the confidants of the young King Henry VII. He accompanied him on his travels, including to Italy in 1226 and also to a court day in Worms .

When Heinrich (VII.) Rebelled against his father, Emperor Friedrich II. From the Staufer family , Hermann I von Lobdeburg was one of the masterminds after the failure of the emperor's son's plans, together with the Worms Bishop Landolf von Hoheneck by Pope Gregor IX. held accountable. The Grand Master of the Teutonic Order Hermann von Salza supported him in a relieving manner .

In the now developing conflict between Emperor Friedrich II, the Pope and the Lombards , Bishop Hermann I of Lobdeburg stood by the emperor's side. He came to his aid in 1238 in the wake of an army across the Alps. In the period that followed, he and Landgrave Heinrich Raspe of Thuringia held advisory positions. In the escalating dispute between King Conrad IV and Pope Innocent IV , Bishop Hermann I supported the Landgrave in his candidacy for the rival king. Later he was also involved in the election of Wilhelm of Holland . Hermann I did not experience the further progress: He died on March 2nd, 1254. In the dispute over the succession as Würzburg bishop, the Chancellor and Bishop of Speyer Heinrich von Leiningen appeared in 1255/1256 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Note as the line of the Henneberger in Grafschaft Henneberg

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predecessor Office successor
Dietrich von Homburg Bishop of Würzburg
1225–1254 		Iring von Reinstein-Homburg
counter-bishop Heinrich von Leiningen
personal data
SURNAME Hermann I of Lobdeburg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bishop of Würzburg
DATE OF BIRTH 11th century or 12th century
DATE OF DEATH March 2, 1254
Place of death Wurzburg