Otto von Rietberg

Otto von Rietberg (* in the 13th century ; † October 23, 1307 ) was bishop of Paderborn from 1277 to 1307 .

family

Otto came from the family of the Counts von Rietberg ; he was a son of Count Konrad I von Rietberg and his wife Oda zur Lippe. Otto's siblings were:

• Friedrich I. , 1264–1282 Count of Rietberg
• Konrad , 1270–1297 Bishop of Osnabrück
• Simon († before 1294), Teutonic Knight
• Hermann († 1283), canon in Osnabrück and Paderborn and provost in Tongeren
• Oda († before 1314), abbess of the Aegidi Monastery in Münster
• Gisela († before 1290), married Johann von Homburg

Otto's nephew Otto III. von Rietberg , son of Frederick I, was Prince-Bishop of Münster from 1301 to 1306 .

Life

Otto was in 1260 canon in Paderborn, was from 1269 to 1273 and was Domkämmerer 1275 provost .

In 1277 he was elected Bishop of Paderborn. Because his uncle and predecessor in the episcopate, Simon I. zur Lippe , had left behind heavy debts through the construction of the cathedral, his successor had to take it over. Otto did this and completed the cathedral in its present form. Nevertheless, probably as a result of the difficult relationships between his predecessor, known to be quarrelsome, on the one hand, and the cathedral chapter , the city and the Archdiocese of Cologne, on the other hand, he had to endure ten turbulent years as bishop elect before he was ordained bishop in 1287. Mindful of compensation, in 1279 he recognized the state constitution in the prince-bishopric .

When, however, in 1281, in order to strengthen his claim to the office of bishop, he transferred the Church of St. Maria in vinea in Warburg to the Dominicans without questioning the old townspeople, there was a great dispute there. The old towners, who were now supposed to use the church in the legally independent Neustadt, protested vehemently, attacked a few fathers and occupied St. Mary's Church. Otto initially reacted with excommunications and had his decision confirmed by Pope Martin IV . As the protests were further fueled by his tough demeanor, he relented. He allowed the old townspeople to build a new church and to retain market rights, which were indirectly linked to the church. He also compensated her financially.

In the same year he also settled the most important disputes between the bishopric and the city of Paderborn, and in 1295 he had the boundaries between the city and the monastery finally determined. As a bishop, in contrast to his predecessor, he did not reside in Neuhaus , but in Paderborn.

He died on October 23, 1307 and was buried in Paderborn Cathedral.

literature

• Hans J. Brandt, Karl Hengst : The bishops and archbishops of Paderborn. Paderborn 1984, ISBN 3-87088-381-2 .

predecessor	Office	successor
Simon I. to the lip	Bishop of Paderborn 1277–1307	Günther I. von Schwalenberg