Wilbrand of Oldenburg
Wilbrand von Oldenburg , also Wilbrand von Oldenburg-Wildeshausen , (* before 1180; † July 26, 1233 in Zwolle , Netherlands ) was bishop of Paderborn and Utrecht .
Wilbrand came from the Wildeshausener branch of the Oldenburg counts. His father was Count Heinrich II von Oldenburg, his mother Beatrix von Hallermund. His father was the ruling Count of Wildeshausen, his uncle Gerhard von Oldenburg was Bishop of Osnabrück (1192-1216), then Archbishop of Bremen (1216-1219). Wilbrand's siblings were
- Henry III. († 1234), Count of Oldenburg
- Burchard († 1233), Count of Oldenburg
- Egilmar († 1217 during a crusade), canon in Münster and provost in Friesland .
Wilbrand was destined for the clergy as the second son and began his career in Zutphen and Utrecht . He then became canon in the diocese of Hildesheim . From 1211 to 1212 he undertook an exploration trip through the Holy Land (especially Cilicia ) on behalf of Emperor Otto IV in preparation for his crusade . He reported on this very extensively in his Itinerarium sancte terre . He was accompanied by a master of the Order of St. John and the Grand Master of the Teutonic Order elected in 1210 , Hermann von Salza .
In 1225 he was elected bishop of Paderborn. When Pope Honorius III. commissioned him at the beginning of 1227 (?) to take action against all opponents of the emperor in his diocese, he threw down the Counts of Schwalenberg (cf. Volkwin IV. von Schwalenberg ). Because of his martial talents he also became bishop of Utrecht in 1227, where he tried to subdue the rebellious peasants in the province of Drenthe in protracted battles . He is buried in the Cistercian convent of St. Servatius in Utrecht.
Wilbrand von Oldenburg donated the precious bronze baptismal font of Hildesheim Cathedral . The picture of the founder of this baptismal font, designated by his Latin name "Wilbernus", shows him at the feet of Our Lady with Alba and Dalmatika under his priestly robe. That is why the baptismal font can only have been created after he was made Bishop of Paderborn (1226).
Remarks
literature
- Hans J. Brandt, Karl Hengst : The bishops and archbishops of Paderborn. Verlag Bonifatius-Druckerei, Paderborn 1984, ISBN 3-87088-381-2 , pp. 121-123.
- Wilhelm Heyd : Wilbrand (1st article) . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 42, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1897, pp. 474-476.
- Jacob Cornelis van Slee : Wilbrand (2nd article) . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 43, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1898, p. 260 f.
- Wilhelm Kohl: Wilbrand of Oldenburg. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 13, Bautz, Herzberg 1998, ISBN 3-88309-072-7 , Sp. 1166-1168.
- M. Delpech - J.-C. Voisin: La mission en Cilicie de Wilbrand von Oldenburg . In. Mélanges de l'Université Saint-Joseph 56 (1999–2003) 291–346.
- Dieter Rüdebusch: Wilbrand, Count of Oldenburg-Wildeshausen. In: Hans Friedl u. a. (Ed.): Biographical manual for the history of the state of Oldenburg . Edited on behalf of the Oldenburg landscape. Isensee, Oldenburg 1992, ISBN 3-89442-135-5 , pp. 794-795 ( online ).
Web links
- Wilbrandus Oldenburgensis in the repertory "Historical Sources of the German Middle Ages"
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Olivier |
Bishop of Paderborn 1225–1227 |
Bernhard IV. To the lip |
| Otto II of Lippe |
Bishop of Utrecht 1227–1233 |
Otto III. from Holland |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wilbrand of Oldenburg |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wilbrand, Count of Oldenburg-Wildeshausen (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Paderborn and Utrecht |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1180 |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 26, 1233 |
| Place of death | Zwolle , Netherlands |