Hildolf

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Hildolf (* before 1061; † July 21, 1078 ) was Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Cologne from 1076 to 1078 .

Life

Its origin and descent have not been conclusively clarified. Since he is mentioned in very few documents, it is believed that he was of lower origin. The Xanten Book of the Dead describes him as a "brother", so that he may come from the Lower Rhine .

Before he became archbishop , Hildolf was mentioned as a canon at the Goslar monastery .

He was the court chaplain of King Henry IV and had received the office of Archbishop of Cologne from him in 1076. Hildolf himself had resisted this appointment, but had finally followed the wishes of his king . The people of Cologne also resisted the choice of the king and described Hildolf as small, unsightly, of dark origins and unpopular at court. Finally, the Cologne ambassadors bowed, so that Henry IV had him consecrated by the Bishop of Utrecht in Goslar . Allegedly he promised the bishop's relatives the diocese of Paderborn for this .

Even after his election, Hildolf mostly stayed at court. At the end of October 1076 he was dismissed from the court because the king had to dismiss his councilors under pressure from the princes. When he called back his old councilors shortly afterwards, Hildolf was no longer among them.

When Hildolf moved into the city of Cologne, there were riots among the citizens of Cologne, who had already driven his predecessor Archbishop Anno II out of the city with an uprising two years earlier .

Allegedly Hildolf was banned by Pope Gregory VII from the summer of 1076 , because he was one of the followers of Henry IV. This corresponds to the fact that he never received the pallium until his death . Nevertheless, he was recognized in his city.

Hildof was buried in Cologne Cathedral .

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predecessor Office successor
Anno II. Archbishop of Cologne
1076-1078 		Sigewin from Are
personal data
SURNAME Hildolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Cologne (1076-1078)
DATE OF BIRTH before 1061
DATE OF DEATH July 21, 1078