Wilhelm I of Holte

Wilhelm I von Holte († 1260 ) was the 29th Bishop of Münster from 1259 to 1260 .

Life

Grave of Bishop Wilhelm (I) von Holte in the chancel of the cathedral in Münster / Westphalia, Germany

He came from the noble family von Holte with the ancestral seat Holter Burg . He was the son of Wikbold von Holte, a brother of the former Bishop Ludolf von Holte and Hermann (Abbot of Corvey ). His father entered a monastery in 1259, possibly in connection with Wilhelm's election as bishop. His mother was Wolderadis von Dreigvörden. She also went to the monastery and became abbess of Bersenbrück Monastery . The parents survived their son. One of his brothers was the Archbishop of Cologne, Wigbold von Holte . His sister Beatrix was the abbess of the Essen monastery .

There are various unsecured source interpretations over the early years. What is certain is that he was canon in Münster in 1238 . His advancement in the church was promoted by his uncle Ludolf. As early as 1239 he held the vice-nomination and in 1240 the thesaurus of the cathedral . Another year later he was provost of the cathedral . Since his uncle of the same name also held this position, he called himself Wilhelmus secundus during this time. He also held the provost office of St. Mauritz and was pastor and archdeacon in Beckum .

After the death of his predecessor Otto II von Lippe , the cathedral chapter probably elected him bishop on July 25, 1259.

During his short term in office, Wilhelm succeeded in paying off the high debts that resulted from the purchase of the Vechta estate . He may have had to mortgage the Gamen court for this. St. Lamberti in Münster , previously a church under the patronage of the bishops, was subordinate to the cathedral chapter during its time. The décor of the episcopal chapel was also entrusted to the cathedral chapter because it no longer needed due to the relocation of the bishops' residence to Wolbeck .

During his time, new religious festivals, such as the festival of the eleven thousand virgins, were introduced and the St. George's festival was renewed. A number of documents confirming rights, donations and the like come from his time. The document in which he transferred the bailiwick there to his sister Jutta, Abbess of Nottuln Abbey , turned out to be a forgery. Pope Alexander IV commissioned Wilhelm to take action against the running of bars and wine trade by clerics. He died at the end of 1260 and was buried in front of the cathedral's primary altar.

literature

• Wilhelm Kohl: The dioceses of the church province Cologne. The diocese of Münster 7.3: The diocese (Germania Sacra, NF Bd. 37.3). Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-11-017592-4 , p. 323ff. ( Partially digitized ).
• Wilhelm Kohl: The dioceses of the church province Cologne. The diocese of Münster 7.1: The diocese (Germania Sacra, NF Bd. 37.1). Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-11-016470-1 , p. 129 ( partially digitized ).

predecessor	Office	successor
Otto II of Lippe	Bishop of Munster 1259–1260	Gerhard von der Mark