Herman I (archbishop of Cologne)

Hermann I of Bliesgau (* 870, † April 11 924 ) was of 889 / 890-924 Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Cologne. He was known as the Pious.

Life

Hermann was the younger son of Count I of Erenfried Bliesgau out of the house of Lorraine and his wife Ezzonen Adelgunde of Burgundy, whose father was Margrave Conrad II of Burgundy. Others call his origins unknown. Prior to his spiritual career, he was married to ( the Konradinerin? ) Gerberga.

Hermann was elected to the year 889/890 of the clergy and people of Cologne, the new archbishop. He tried the suffragan of Hamburg -Bremen reintegrate the Cologne area of ​​influence, which he failed, although Pope Formosus 893 Cologne claims recognized; his successor, Sergius III. however, made ​​Bremen Cologne independently .. 909 he could at least devote Hoger Archbishop of Hamburg -Bremen. Hermann used generally good relations with the Holy See. 895-897, he was the king Erzkaplan Zwentibold of Lorraine. He participated in several synods in part: Forchheim 890, 895 and Tribur Koblenz 922 921 Hermann belonged to the retinue of the West Frankish king Charles III. the Fool at the conclusion of the Bonn Agreement and conjured with the contract.

The diocese of Liège dispute of 920/21 brought Hermann temporary disgrace of the West Frankish king and a summons to Rome a. The continuator of the Chronicle of Regino of Prüm called Hermann nevertheless a very saintly man. The archbishop pointed August 11 922 Sisters of the destroyed by the Hungarians woman pin Gerresheim the monastery of St. Ursula in Cologne, took them to the protection of St. Peter and confirmed the estates and income of the united monasteries. He died on April 11, 924 and was buried in the Old Cathedral.