Theotmar
Theotmar († July 4, 907 in the Battle of Pressburg ) is usually referred to in older literature as Dietmar I and was an Archbishop of Salzburg and abbot in St. Peter's Abbey in the 9th century.
Life
Theotmar, from the Aribonen family , was probably a Bavarian nobleman and is said to have belonged to Ludwig the German's court orchestra . King Karlmann personally campaigned for Theotmar, as the most distinguished clergyman in Bavaria, to be awarded the pallium by the Pope . Theotmar was to act as a mediator between the Pope and King Karlmann. Under Karlmann and Arnulf of Carinthia , Theotmar was Archkaplan and Arch Chancellor of the empire. Subsequently, however, Theotmar pursued an independent policy and was neither close to the Pope nor Karlmann. The Bavarian mission in Pannonia by the Archbishop of Salzburg came to a standstill under his reign due to the turbulent overall political situation. Under King Ludwig the Child , it belonged to the Bishops Hatto of Mainz and Solomon III. from Constance to its most influential advisers and thus to the real rulers of the empire.
Against the increasingly stronger Hungarians, Margrave Luitpold of Bavaria decided to take military action and moved to Hungary with a large army, which also included the small Salzburg army with its archbishop at the head. The Bavarian states, including Salzburg, suffered a devastating defeat in the Battle of Pressburg on July 4th, 907 , which had devastating political consequences for Bavaria and above all for Salzburg.
Web links
- Theotmarus aep. Salisburgensis in the repertory "Historical Sources of the German Middle Ages"
- Literature by and about Theotmar in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Dopsch, Heinz ; Spatzenegger, Hans (Hrsg.): History of Salzburg, city and country. Pustet, Salzburg 1988, ISBN 3-7025-0243-2
- ↑ a b Andreas Kraus : History of Bavaria. From the beginning to the present. , Verlag CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-51540-1
- ^ Friederike Zaisberger : History of Salzburg , Publishing House for History and Politics, Munich-Oldenbourg 1998, ISBN 3-7028-0354-8
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Adalbert I. |
Archbishop of Salzburg 874–907 |
Pilgrim I. |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Theotmar |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Theotmarus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Archbishop of Salzburg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 9th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 4th 907 |
| Place of death | near Pressburg |