Roffrid de Insula
Roffrid de Insula († May 30, 1210 in San Germano ) was abbot of the Monte Cassino monastery from 1188 to 1210 .
Roffrid, who had previously administered the office of treasurer, was elected abbot of Monte Cassino on July 9, 1188 and shortly before December 1, 1188 by Pope Clement III. appointed cardinal priest by SS. Marcellino e Pietro. In 1191 Emperor Heinrich VI stayed. in Monte Cassino and confirmed earlier privileges of the Sicilian kings and Lothars III. to the monastery. However, since Roffrid was on the side of Heinrich's opponent Tankred of Lecce , he was taken prisoner to Germany by the emperor. In his place, the dean and Staufer supporter Adenulf ran the monastery. In 1192 Roffrid returned to Italy. In the following years he fought for Heinrich in the north of Apulia against the vassals Tankreds, where he supported the Hohenstaufen military leaders Berthold von Künßberg and Diepold von Schweinspeunt . After Heinrich was crowned King of Sicily in 1194, he rewarded Roffrid for his help with weapons.
He died on May 30, 1210 in San Germano .
Individual evidence
literature
- Peter Csendes : Heinrich VI. , Primus Verlag Darmstadt 1993. ISBN 3-89678-023-9
- Klaus Ganzer : The development of the foreign cardinalate in the high Middle Ages , Max Niemeyer Verlag Tübingen 1963, pp. 141–144
Web links
- Roffrid de Insula. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website, English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Roffrid de Insula |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Roffredo dell'Isola |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Abbot of Monte Cassino |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 12th Century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | uncertain: Isola del Liri |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 30, 1210 |
| Place of death | San Germano |