Hugo of Tuscany

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Mino da Fiesole : Renaissance tomb for Hugo von Tuszien in the Badia Fiorentina donated by him

Hugo von Tuszien (* around 945; † December 21, 1001 in Pistoia ) was Margrave of Tuszien from 970 .

His father Hubert was an illegitimate son of King Hugo of Italy. Hugo's mother Willa was the daughter of Margrave Boniface of Camerino . Hugo was a loyal follower of Otto III. been. Otto had given Hugo a piece of land in Ingelheim so that he could build a house for visiting the farm days. Hugo can be found twice at the farm north of the Alps. In autumn 994, Margrave Hugo appeared on a farm day in Sohlingen . On behalf of Otto, he carried out a campaign against Capua . He also supported Otto in an attempt to free the papacy from the urban Roman nobility.

According to Petrus Damiani and the Chronicle of Monte Cassino, Hugo is said to have founded five or six monasteries. It is difficult to identify the foundations of the monasteries. In research, however, it is certain that Hugo and his mother contributed to the founding of numerous monasteries. No foundations are documented for Tuscia in the 9th century. However, from 978 to 1010 ten new monastic communities were formed. For the salvation of his soul he bequeathed a large donation to San Michele di Marturi , which would only come into effect if Hugo died childless.

Hugo died in 1001 without any descendants. However, his successor Boniface von Tuszien prevented the donation from being realized. In 1014 only part of the donation could be realized.

Hugo's death is said to have found Otto, who easily found the advice of powerful friends a nuisance, a liberation. The clergy, on the other hand, praised him as an exemplary prince for the founding of his monasteries.

Dante mentions him three hundred years after his death in the Divine Comedy as gran barone (Paradiso XVI 127ff).

literature

  • Antonio Falce: Il marchese Ugo di Tuscia. Florence 1921.
  • Karl Ubl : The childless king. A test case for the differentiation of the political in the 11th century. In: Historische Zeitschrift , Vol. 292 (2011) pp. 323–363, here: pp. 331–335.

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Remarks

  1. ↑ Karl Ubl: The childless king. A test case for the differentiation of the political in the 11th century. In: Historische Zeitschrift , Vol. 292 (2011) pp. 323–363, here: p. 328.
  2. ^ Gerd Althoff : Otto III. Darmstadt 1996, p. 78.
  3. ↑ Karl Ubl: The childless king. A test case for the differentiation of the political in the 11th century. In: Historische Zeitschrift , Vol. 292 (2011) pp. 323–363, here: p. 328.
  4. ↑ Karl Ubl: The childless king. A test case for the differentiation of the political in the 11th century. In: Historische Zeitschrift , Vol. 292 (2011) pp. 323–363, here: p. 329.
  5. ↑ Karl Ubl: The childless king. A test case for the differentiation of the political in the 11th century. In: Historische Zeitschrift , Vol. 292 (2011) pp. 323–363, here: p. 330.
  6. ^ Ekkehard Eickhoff : Emperor Otto III. The first millennium and the development of Europe. Stuttgart 1999, p. 344.
  7. ↑ Karl Ubl: The childless king. A test case for the differentiation of the political in the 11th century. In: Historische Zeitschrift , Vol. 292 (2011) pp. 323–363, here: p. 330.
  8. ^ Translation with a note by Karl Streckfuß
personal data
SURNAME Hugo of Tuscany
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hugo the Great
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Margrave of Tuscany
DATE OF BIRTH at 945
DATE OF DEATH December 21, 1001
Place of death Pistoia