Meginhard I. (Bishop)

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Meginhard was bishop of Würzburg from 1018 to 1034 .

Meginhard was not particularly prominent, neither politically nor regionally. In the aftermath of the founding of the Bamberg diocese , Meginhard received a number of amendments and confirmations of rights that were also intended to guarantee the equality of the dioceses. He was busy with disputes between the Bishop of Mainz Aribo and the Pope regarding the marriage matters of Countess Irmgard von Hammerstein and the Gandersheim church dispute . He took part in the Synod of Frankfurt in 1027 .

The Romanesque monastery church of the Münsterschwarzach Abbey was consecrated under Bishop Meginhard .

literature

  • Peter Kolb, Ernst-Günter Krenig (Hrsg.): Lower Franconian history. Volume 1: From the Germanic conquest to the high Middle Ages. Echter, Würzburg 1989, ISBN 3-429-01263-5 , p. 228 f.
predecessor Office successor
Heinrich I. Bishop of Würzburg
1018-1034 		Bruno
personal data
SURNAME Meginhard I.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Meginhard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bishop of Würzburg (1018-1034)
DATE OF BIRTH 10th century
DATE OF DEATH 11th century