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Luder von Borch (* unknown; † June 28, 1251 in Verden , rarely Lothar von Berg or Lüder von Borg ) was Bishop of Verden from 1231 to 1251 .

Luder came from the von Borch family of ministers in Bremen . Before being elected bishop, he was provost of the cathedral in Verden. He was elected after he had signed an election surrender , which obliged him to the cathedral chapter .

Luder's pontificate was marked by conflicts with the neighboring nobility. On the one hand, Konrad von Wölpe tried to regain the Wölp possessions transferred to the Diocese of Verden by Luder’s predecessor Iso von Wölpe , an uncle of Konrad. In 1236 Konrad conquered Verden and plundered it, whereupon he was excommunicated . It was not until 1250 that this feud could be ended through the mediation of Heinrich von Hoya , whereby Konrad could achieve nothing more than the lifting of his excommunication.

On the other side stood the new duchy of Braunschweig-Lüneburg , with Otto the child as the first duke. Although this was a fief-taker towards the diocese of Verden, it was his endeavor to break this fief bond. He succeeded in doing this around 1250, so the duke was able to bring the Scharnebeck monastery , founded by Luder in 1243, under his control. Verden's claim to half of Lüneburg was also lost.

Only with the Archdiocese of Bremen , whose relationship with Verden was subject to severe strains under Bishop Iso, Luder was able to quickly reconcile. With the Archbishop Gebhard II of Bremen he soon undertook joint pontifical acts, so he consecrated the Schwerin Bishop Dietrich together with the Archbishop in 1240.

Luder could not continue the territorial formation begun under Rudolf I and continued by Iso. In view of the strong competition from the neighboring territorial powers, however, it is astonishing that Luder was able to largely maintain possession of the diocese.

In the throne dispute between the emperor Friedrich II, banned by the pope, and the opposing candidate Heinrich Raspe , Luder was on Heinrich's side, and apparently even belonged to his immediate circle. This is made clear by a royal charter, which, instead of being sealed by the opposing king himself, was sealed by Bishop Luder. Such an external seal of a royal document is unique. Luder used a new seal for this document, which shows him with a rationale with which Pope Innocent IV apparently awarded him for the support of Heinrich.

literature

• Bernd Kappelhoff & Thomas Vogtherr (eds.): Immunity and sovereignty. Contributions to the history of the Diocese of Verden . Stade 2002, ISBN 3-931879-09-7

Individual evidence

1. ^ Monumenta Germaniae Historica: The documents of Heinrich Raspe and Wilhelm von Holland , part 1, 1246–1252 (DD HR / DD W), Hanover 1989, no. 2

predecessor	Office	successor
Iso from Wölpe	Bishop of Verden 1231–1251	Gerhard von Hoya