Conrad of Utrecht

Konrad von Utrecht († April 13, 1099 in Utrecht ) was Bishop of Utrecht from 1076 to 1099 .

Life

Konrad was canon and chamberlain to the Archbishop of Mainz before he became bishop in Utrecht. He was a loyal supporter of Henry IV even during the investiture controversy . In 1080 he was at the Synod of Brixen when Gregory VII was deposed and Wibert was elected as Clement III. present. Even with the enthronement of Clement III. in Rome in 1084 he was there. Furthermore, he was present in Kaufungen and Gerstungen in 1081 and 1085 during the negotiations between the emperor and the Saxon greats. He also took part in the synod convened by the emperor in Mainz in 1085 . In 1090 he accompanied Henry IV on his third expedition to Italy .

Because royal followers had set St. Peter's Church on fire in Utrecht , at the very beginning of Konrad's pontificate the emperor gave the diocese some possessions as atonement. In the dispute with the Counts of Holland , Konrad lost all the acquisitions made by his predecessor Wilhelm. Henry IV strengthened his position by transferring the counties of Margrave Ekbert in Friesland to him. Other possessions were added through donations from other sources.

Konrad is often referred to as Heinrich V's educator . After he was elected king, Conrad prepared him for his future role as ruler, while both were in the entourage of Henry IV.

Artist's impression of the assassination in Utrecht

Together with Henry IV, Konrad founded the St. Marien monastery in Utrecht. On April 13, 1099 he was stabbed to death by the Frisian builder Pleber after the mass. The cause of the fatal dispute was allegedly that Konrad had elicited the “master's secret” from his son to drain the muddy foundation of the Marienkirche.

literature

Heinrich Leo: Lectures on the history of the German people and empire. Volume 5, Halle 1867, p. 380.
Alfred Gawlik : Konrad In: New German Biography . Volume 12 (1979), p. 531 online version

Remarks

↑ Ulrich Knefelkamp: The Middle Ages . Paderborn 2002, p. 176.
^ Ernst Gall : The Marienkirche in Utrecht and Klosterneuburg. In: Ernst Gall (Ed.): Yearbook for Art History. Klinkhardt & Biermann, Leipzig 1923, pp. 34–41, here: p. 36. Pierre Du Colombier: Les chantiers des cathédrales. Ouvriers, architectes, sculpteurs. Picard, Paris 1989, ISBN 2708400169 , p. 52.

predecessor	Office	successor
Wilhelm I.	Bishop of Utrecht 1076-1099	Burchard of Lechsgemünd

personal data
SURNAME	Conrad of Utrecht
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Bishop of Utrecht
DATE OF BIRTH	11th century
DATE OF DEATH	April 13, 1099
Place of death	Utrecht

[1] Ulrich Knefelkamp: The Middle Ages . Paderborn 2002, p. 176.

[2] Ernst Gall : The Marienkirche in Utrecht and Klosterneuburg. In: Ernst Gall (Ed.): Yearbook for Art History. Klinkhardt & Biermann, Leipzig 1923, pp. 34–41, here: p. 36. Pierre Du Colombier: Les chantiers des cathédrales. Ouvriers, architectes, sculpteurs. Picard, Paris 1989, ISBN 2708400169 , p. 52.