Widukind von Waldeck (Osnabrück)
Widukind von Waldeck († November 18, 1269 ) was bishop of Osnabrück from 1265 to 1269 . He was the second son of Count Adolf I von Waldeck († 1270), the actual founder of the County of Waldeck , and his first wife Sophie († 1254). He came from the Waldeck family .
His older brother Heinrich became co-regent of the county while his father was still alive, and as a later son, Widukind was chosen for a career in the church at an early stage. From 1256 to 1260 he was provost at St. Petri-Stift in Fritzlar . Then he went to Osnabrück , where he was elected bishop in 1265. He was the first holder of the chair there, who summoned the cathedral chapter to an electoral surrender in which he promised to preserve the rights and customs of the diocese.
Widukind supported, together with his father Adolf von Waldeck and his brother Heinrich, the Landgrave Heinrich I of Hesse in his successful fight with Bishop Simon von Paderborn and the Abbot Heinrich III. von Corvey for territorial supremacy in the north Hessian border area with Westphalia.
Widukind's cousin Günther I von Schwalenberg was Archbishop Elect of Magdeburg from 1277–1278 and Bishop of Paderborn from 1307–1310 .
Web links
literature
- Bernd-Ulrich Hergemöller: Widukind von Waldeck-Schwalenberg (1265-1269). In: Erwin Gatz (ed.), With the assistance of Clemens Brodkorb: The Bishops of the Holy Roman Empire 1198 to 1448. A biographical encyclopedia. Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-428-10303-3 , p. 526f.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Baldwin of proboscis |
Bishop of Osnabrück 1265–1269 |
Konrad II of Rietberg |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Widukind from Waldeck |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Osnabrück |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 13th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 18, 1269 |