Otbert of Liège

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Otbert von Lüttich , also Obert or Obbert , († January 31, 1119 in Lüttich ) was Bishop of Lüttich from 1091 to 1119 . He was one of the most important Liège bishops in the 11th and 12th centuries.

Life

Nothing is known about his origins, he probably came from the Diocese of Liège. Otbert was first canon in the cathedral chapter of Saint Lambert and provost in the Holy Cross monastery in Liège. 1091 he became Emperor Henry IV. In northern Italy invested and received on 1 February 1092 in Cologne by Archbishop Hermann von Hochstaden the episcopal ordination .

Careful administration enabled him to quickly consolidate his position as bishop. Otbert sought contact with the leading patrician families in Liège and acquired the lordship and castle of Bouillon , Couvin and Clermont for his diocese in 1095 and 1096 . His appointment led to tension with the various monasteries in the diocese, as he appointed new abbots . Because of a dispute with Saint Laurentius and his uncompromising support of Emperor Heinrich in the investiture dispute , he was excommunicated by Pope Urban II . Due to his strong position in Liège, this had no consequences. An attempt by Pope Paschal II and the Liège clergy to defeat Otbert militarily was prevented by the intervention of Emperor Henry IV. In 1106 Otbert was banned again by Paschalis , but after submission he was accepted back into the church. He also proved his loyalty to Heinrich when he took in the deposed and banned emperor in 1106 and after his death temporarily buried him in his cathedral church. He later supported Heinrich's son and heir Heinrich V , to whom he remained loyal even after Heinrich's break with the Roman Church in 1112.

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predecessor Office successor
Heinrich of Verdun Bishop of Liège
1092–1119 		Frederick of Namur
personal data
SURNAME Otbert of Liège
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bishop of Liege
DATE OF BIRTH 11th century
DATE OF DEATH January 31, 1119
Place of death Liege