Rudolf II of Laon

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Rudolf (Latin Rudolphus , etc.; French Raoul II de Laon ; † after 948 ) was Bishop of Laon from after 936 to 948.

Life

Rudolf was a priest when he was elected by the clergy and people as the new bishop of Laon after 936 . During this time the city was the royal residence and a competitive place between King Ludwig IV and his rival Duke Hugo the Great of France . In 939 Rudolf was deposed by the king because he supposedly had opened the city to Hugo. After three years he was able to return to his office.

In 946 Rudolf was driven out by Hugo, who brought the city under his control. In June 948 Rudolf took part in the great synod of Ingelheim , where the power struggles between Hugo and Ludwig were to be resolved. Hugo should answer for the expulsion of Rudolf, was one of the resolutions of the synod. Rudolf also took part in the following synod in Trier in September (or October). His further fate is unknown. After the king retook Laon in 949, he was no longer mentioned.

literature

  • Maximilien Melleville: Histoire de la Ville de Laon. Volume 2. Dumoulin, Paris 1846. pp. 30f.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ernst-Dieter Hehl (Ed.): The Councils of Germany and Imperial Italy 916-1001 , pp. 135-163, here (= MGH Conc 6/1). Hanover 1987. p. 136
  2. ↑ Heinz Wolter: The councils in the imperial territory and in imperial Italy from 916 to 1056. Ferdinand Schöningh, Paderborn, Munich, Vienna, Zurich 1988. P. 49
  3. ↑ Heinz Wolter: The councils in the imperial territory and in imperial Italy from 916 to 1056. Ferdinand Schöningh, Paderborn, Munich, Vienna, Zurich 1988. P. 53
personal data
SURNAME Rudolf II of Laon
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rudolf; Rudolph; Rudolphus (Latin); Rodulphus (Latin); Raoul (French)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bishop of Laon
DATE OF BIRTH 9th century or 10th century
DATE OF DEATH after 948