Rudiger Huzmann

Rüdiger Huzmann († February 22, 1090 ) was Bishop of Speyer from 1074 to 1090.

Rüdiger, called Huzmann, came from a family close to the Salians . He was a canon at the Speyer Cathedral and headed the renowned cathedral school where Benno von Osnabrück was a teacher.

Shortly after the Synod of Lent , Rüdiger was appointed Bishop of Speyer by Heinrich IV . In the investiture controversy, Rüdiger stood by the king's side. For his activities loyal to the king, he was banned by Pope Gregory VII . In order to break the spell, he went to Rome and took a monastery on himself. In the renewed disputes between Henry IV and Gregory VII, he was again banished. After he did not have to fear an opposing bishop in Speyer , which was also loyal to the emperor , he remained uncompromising towards the Pope.

During his time as bishop, the reconstruction of the cathedral began, which was important as the burial place of the Salians for the emperor. He strengthened the position of the diocese, especially by donating two counties, including parts of the Speyergau .

At the instigation of Huzmann, Jews settled in Speyer for the first time in 1084 . In his notes it says: “When I made the village of Speyer a city, I believed that I would increase the reputation of our place a thousand times by attracting Jews there. I settled the newcomers outside of the homes of the other citizens, and so that they would not be easily alarmed by the insolence of the minor people, I surrounded them with a wall. ”The first settlement took place in the suburb of Altspeyer and was the first documented ghetto represent.

literature

Johannes Emil Gugumus: Hu (o) zmann, Rüdiger. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 10, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1974, ISBN 3-428-00191-5 , p. 108 ( digitized version ).

Individual evidence

^ Stefan Leßmann: " The emergence of the chamber servitude of the Jews ", housework 1997/98, pdf on www.s-lessmann.de

^ Fulbrook, Mary: A Concise History of Germany , Cambridge University Press, 1991, p. 20, ISBN 0-521-83320-5

predecessor	Office	successor
Heinrich I. von Scharfenberg	Bishop of Speyer 1074-1090	Johannes I. in Kraichgau

personal data
SURNAME	Rudiger Huzmann
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Rüdiger called Huzmann; Hozmann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Bishop of Speyer
DATE OF BIRTH	11th century
DATE OF DEATH	February 22, 1090

[1] Stefan Leßmann: " The emergence of the chamber servitude of the Jews ", housework 1997/98, pdf on www.s-lessmann.de

[2] Fulbrook, Mary: A Concise History of Germany , Cambridge University Press, 1991, p. 20, ISBN 0-521-83320-5