Ulrich von Halberstadt

Ulrich von Halberstadt , Count von Reinstein, (born before 1133; died on July 30, 1180 in the Huysburg Monastery ) was Bishop of Halberstadt from 1150 to 1160 and again from 1177 to 1180 .

Life

Ulrich was dean of the episcopal church and provost at the Liebfrauenstift in Halberstadt from 1133 to 1150 and was consecrated bishop by Archbishop Heinrich I in 1150, after the death of Bishop Rudolph I on October 6, 1149 . He sponsored the monasteries of the Augustinian canons and in 1153 he prevailed against an uprising by the citizens of Halberstadt. In 1154 Frederick I withdrew his regalia because he refused to take part in the 1st Italian train . In 1156 these were awarded to him again.

Ulrich allied himself with the Margrave Albrecht the Bear in order to counter the growing influence of the Guelph dukes. The margrave had this alliance recorded on one of his coinage, on the bracteate both are shown side by side. Together with him and his wife Margravine Sophia von Brandenburg he went on a pilgrimage to the promised land in February 1158. In 1160 he was deposed as bishop because he was a supporter of Pope Alexander III. was. The Saxon Duke Heinrich the Lion was instrumental in his deposition and banishment. Between 1164 and 1168 Ulrich stayed in the Archdiocese of Salzburg . By the "Treaty of Anagni" in 1176, Alexander III. Ulrich returns to his office as bishop. He immediately reclaimed the fiefs that Bishop Gero had given Heinrich the Lion in the meantime and declared the ordinations made by Gero invalid. Heinrich refused to return the goods, so Ulrich imposed a ban on the duke. He then had the episcopal Hornburg destroyed, invaded the diocese in 1179, took Ulrich prisoner and had Halberstadt burned down on September 23, 1179. After his release, for which he had to give the duke the fiefs in Halberstadt and release the ban, Ulrich tried to consolidate the economic power of the diocese.

Act

• In 1154 he had Langenstein Castle built in Halberstadt.
• In 1158 he consecrated the newly built church of St. Aegidien in Rautheim.
• In 1178 he had the fortress rebuilt in Hornburg in order to send troops from there and from Halberstadt against Heinrich the Lion or to carry out raids on his possessions.

Coinage

Ulrich had numerous coins minted in Halberstadt that were related to Saint Stephen . Three of the bracteates that have been preserved come from a coin find in Freckleben .

Coin Cabinet of the State Museums in Berlin

• Half-length portrait of Bishop Ulrichs, on the right Saint Stephen.
• Ovdalricus cs Stephanus around 1149–1155
• Sanctus Stephanus Prothomartyr Stoning of Saint Stephen around 1160–1177
• Margrave Albrecht and Bishop Ulrich over a wall parapet , around 1160

Saxony-Anhalt Cultural Foundation - Moritzburg Art Museum

• Bracteate Mint Halberstadt (Ulrich von Reinstein) - Stephanus
• Bracteate Mint Halberstadt (Ulrich von Reinstein) - Ulrich (bishop with crook and bible) and Stephanus

literature

• Eduard Jacobs:  Ulrich (Udalrich), Bishop of Halberstadt . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 54, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1908, pp. 729-732.
• Karlotto Bogumil: Ulrich, Bishop of Halberstadt (1150 / † 1180) . In: Lexicon of the Middle Ages . tape 8 : City (Byzantine Empire) to Werl . LexMa / Artemis-Verlag, Munich / Zurich 1997, ISBN 3-89659-908-9 , Sp. 1197-1198 .
• Gottfried von Bülow : Gero, Bishop of Halberstadt . Gebr. Unger, Berlin 1871 ( archive.org ).

Web links

• "Ulrich" (GSN: 030-05170-001) in the personal database of Germania Sacra  ( page no longer available )
• State archive Saxony-Anhalt: Bishop Ulrich von Halberstadt sachsen-anhalt.de
• Ulrich von Halberstadt .  Publications in the bibliographic database of the Regesta Imperii .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Gottfried von Bülow : Gero, Bishop of Halberstadt . Gebr. Unger, Berlin 1871, p. 70 ( archive.org ).
2. ↑ Ulrich von Reinstein 1149–1160 . In: Künker auction 205 - 1,000 years of coin history - glamor and fascination of the Middle Ages . Numismatischer Verlag Künker, p. 110 ( books.google.de ).
3. ↑ H. Grote (Ed.): Blätter für Münzkunde. Hanoverian numismatic magazine. Hahn, 1844, p. 205 ( books.google.de ).
4. ^ Bishop Ulrich von Halberstadt and Heinrich the Lion . Processing by several experts. In: Legends and stories from the prehistory of Halberstadt, the Harz and the surrounding area . Lindequist and Schönrock, Halberstadt 1847, p. 457-465 ( books.google.de ).
5. ↑ ^{a b} In the Münzkabinett Berlin
6. ^ Heinrich Luden : Duke Heinrich and Bishop Ulrich . In: Teutschland under the Hohenstaufen: Friedrich I.… 23rd book. Perthes, 1836, fourth chapter: Henry the Lion and Waldemars the Dane connection against the Slavs , p. 86-87 ( books.google.de ).
7. ^ Heinrich Luden: Ulrich von Halberstadt and Heinrich the lion . In: Teutschland under the Hohenstaufen: Friedrich I.… 24th book. Perthes, 1836, Chapter Five: Henry the Lion's Position on the Emperor , p. 393-407 ( books.google.de ).
8. ^ History of Langenstein. In: halberstadt.de. Retrieved March 16, 2018 . 
9. ↑ Braunschweig, OT Rautheim, ev. Church. In: kreuzstein.eu. Retrieved March 16, 2018 . 
10. ^ Adolph E. Cahn: Halberstadt. In: Coins of the German Middle Ages  in the  text archive - Internet Archive
11. ↑ Brakteat ikmk.smb.museum.
12. ↑ Brakteat ikmk.smb.museum.
13. ↑ Brakteat ikmk.smb.museum.
14. ↑ Brakteat st.museum-digital.de.
15. ↑ Brakteat st.museum-digital.de.

predecessor	Office	successor
Rudolph I of Halberstadt	Bishop of Halberstadt 1150–1160	Gero of Halberstadt
Gero of Halberstadt	Bishop of Halberstadt 1177–1180	Dietrich von Krosigk