Siegfried II of Wolfsölden

Siegfried II von Wolfsölden was Bishop of Speyer from 1127 to 1146.

origin

Siegfried II von Wolfsölden was the son of Count Sigehard von Wolfsölden and Uta, born von Calw and daughter of Count Adalbert II. After the work of Christian Burkhardt, the Counts von Wolfsölden emerged from the Hessonen , the Counts of Sülchgau , and the Brother Siegfried II., Count Gerhard I von Schauenberg is the progenitor of the Counts von Schauenberg . Another brother is Gottfried von Wolfsölden.

Life

In the dispute over the crown, Siegfried II supported the Guelph Lothar III. , the Staufer-friendly city ​​of Speyer adhered to the anti -king Konrad III. and initially drove the bishop out of the city. During the siege of the fortified city by Lothar III. and the Archbishop of Mainz Adalbert I of Saarbrücken , the starved Speyer finally had to bow. After the death of Lothar III. However, the Staufer prevailed.

See also

• History of the city of Speyer # Staufer

literature

• Hans Ammerich : The diocese of Speyer and its history , Volume 2: From the Staufer period (1125) to the beginning of the 16th century ; Kehl am Rhein 1999; ISBN 3-927095-44-3 .

Web links

• Entry in medieval genealogy
• Family tree according to Christian Burkhardt ( Memento from July 18, 2004 in the Internet Archive )

predecessor	Office	successor
Arnold II of Leiningen	Bishop of Speyer 1127–1146	Günther von Henneberg