Herold (Wurzburg)

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"The enfeoffment of the Würzburg Bishop Herold with the Duchy of Franconia by Emperor Friedrich Barbarossa at the Reichstag in Würzburg 1168" Ceiling fresco in the Imperial Hall of the Würzburg Residence

Herold von Höchheim († August 3, 1171 in Würzburg ) was Bishop of Würzburg from 1165 to 1171 .

Herold came from the Franconian noble family of those von Höchheim . He was also provost of the Haug and St. Gumbertus monasteries in Ansbach . After the Würzburg Reichstag in 1165, Herold was elected Bishop of Würzburg. In July 1168 , Emperor Friedrich Barbarossa confirmed Herold's ducal rights through the Güldene Freiheit , which also made the Hochstift Würzburg a duchy. With this document the reign of the prince-bishops began as spiritual and secular rulers. The term of the privilege and the certificate has been passed down since the 16th century by Lorenz Fries chronicle of the Würzburg bishops .

literature

  • Peter Kolb, Ernst-Günther Krenig (Ed.): Lower Franconian history . Volume 1: From the Germanic conquest to the high Middle Ages . Echter, Würzburg 1989, ISBN 3-429-01263-5 , pp. 343-346.
  • Scientific Association for the German Order eV and Historical German Order Compaigne to Mergentheim 1760 eV (Hrsg.): Images and seals of the bishops of Würzburg. 1300 years of Würzburg. Signs of history. Sigillum herbipolensis . Self-published by the Historisches Teutonic Order Compagnie, Bad Mergentheim 2004, ( series of publications by the Historischen Teutonic Order Compagnie Bad Mergentheim 23, ZDB -ID 2529028-9 ). P. 15.
predecessor Office successor
Heinrich II of Stühlingen Bishop of Würzburg
1165–1171 		Reginhard von Abenberg
personal data
SURNAME Herald
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bishop of Würzburg (1165–1171)
DATE OF BIRTH 11th century or 12th century
DATE OF DEATH August 3, 1171
Place of death Wurzburg