Walther (Eichstätt)

Bishop "Vualtherius". Illustration from the Pontifical Gundekarianum , 11th century

Walther († December 20, 1021 near Ravenna ) was Prince-Bishop of Eichstätt from 1020 to 1021.

Life

Walther (his signature with "Vualtheri Heihsteidensis episcopus" is preserved on a single document) came from a ministerial family , so was of unfree origin. He was used by Emperor Heinrich II . At the National Synod of Bamberg in 1020, he indirectly recognized the special position of the diocese of Bamberg under canon law . The diocese of Bamberg was founded by Heinrich II in 1007 in order to consolidate his influence in the region on church-political paths. Walther accompanied Henry II on his Italian expedition in 1021 and died on the way near Ravenna; He was also buried in Ravenna - like Gebhard I , who succeeded him as the third to the Eichstätter bishopric.

literature

• Alfred Wendehorst : The diocese of Eichstätt. Volume 1: The row of bishops until 1535 . Series: Germania Sacra - New Episode 45 . Berlin 2006. ISBN 978-3-11-018971-1 . Pp. 52-53.
• Klaus Kreitmeir: The bishops of Eichstätt. Eichstätt 1992, Verlag der Kirchenzeitung, p. 18.

predecessor	Office	successor
Gundekar I.	Bishop of Eichstätt 1020-1021	Heribert