Siegfried II of Westerburg
Siegfried of Westerburg (also: Sigfrid or Sifrid; * before 1260, † April 7, 1297 in Bonn) was from 1275 to 1297 Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Cologne.
Life
On March 16, 1275 Siegfried was ordained in Lyon Archbishop of Cologne. The City of Cologne was located since 1268 under the excommunication and was therefore unsuitable as a place of consecration. In July 1275 he picked as the new Archbishop of the anathemas against Cologne of 1268 and signed a treaty of friendship with the city.
On October 14, 1279 Siegfried of Westerburg joined with the counts of Jülich in Pingsheim peace to Pingsheim.
To 1283 took Siegfried in the Limburg Succession party to the dispute for the Count Rainald of funds. In July 1287 he freed the city of Cologne to an oath of allegiance of citizens to him from the duties to finance its war costs in the Limburg Succession dispute.
On April 27, 1285 he gave the south of Cologne, situated Bruhl town and market rights.
By interfering in the Limburg Succession dispute took place on June 5, 1288 the Battle of Worringen. Siegfried lost the battle, in which participated also citizens of Cologne with Gerhard Overstolzes at the top and a Bergische department under the leadership of Walter Doddes, and was taken prisoner by Duke John I of Brabant and Count Adolf V of Berg passed. After he was first locked up one night in Monheim, he was then brought castle after castle. He was born on July 6, 1289 free again, but fell seriously ill at the time of his imprisonment. Previously, he had been forced to close in 1289 peace treaties with the winners of Worringen on May 19, he had 12,000 marks (about three tons of silver ) to pay reparations to the Count of Berg, to cede territories (including Lünen with all episcopal rights, Westhofen Brackelsberg, Werl, Menden, Isenberg and Raffenberg, to pledge the ( sub) advocacy of the Essen Abbey to Count Eberhard II von der Mark, the most thus benefited from the victory of Worringen ), the city Deutz and some castles, other castles as Worringen, Zons and Volmarstein were "broken". The Duchy of Limburg occupied Duke John I of Brabant.
As a result of his defeat he had on June 18, 1288 in a contract with the City of Cologne recognize the sovereignty. However, on January 18, 1290 it gave birth to Pope Nicholas IV from all the promises he had to give the people of Cologne. On 31 January, the Pope called on even the archbishops of Mainz and Trier to help Siegfried in the recovery of the Electoral Cologne ownership. Since his release, the Elector had preferred to build his residence in Bonn. The archbishop coin in Cologne came to a standstill and Siegfried made Bonn mint. As a challenge to Cologne Bonn he chose for the name Verona and let his coins with the word " Beata Verona vinces - You, Happy Verona will conquer " shape. 1286 led Siegfried in Bonn, the first council constitution, which stipulated that the respected citizens - oppidani maiores - to choose twelve men who were likely to convey the best of the city. Their decisions shall be binding on the whole citizenry.
In the forthcoming election of the king in 1292 favored Siegfried Count Adolf of Nassau, his brother, as he promised wide concessions from him. The Treaty of Andernach, Siegfried could then seek approval and all claims on April 27, 1292 by Adolf of Nassau, including the transfer of imperial cities like Dortmund and Duisburg, rich castles and courtyards and the Essenes bailiwick to the archbishopric.
On May 5, 1292 it came to the election of Adolf of Nassau as German king. Siegfried Adolf crowned on June 24, 1292 in Aachen.
Siegfried's restoration policy was doomed to failure because of the resistance of the " coalition of Worringen ". Neither could the connection between the Rhine and Westphalia restored the possessions, nor the city of Cologne are integrated into the archbishopric. Then perished also the kingdom Adolf of Nassau on the non-fulfillment of the demands of Andernacher contract.
Siegfried died on April 7, 1297 in Bonn and was buried in the Bonn Minster Church.