Unwan

Unwan, also Unnonus, († January 27, 1029 in Bremen) since February 2, 1013 was Archbishop of Hamburg -Bremen.

Biography

Unwan comes from the family of the Immedinger and was related to Bishop My work in Paderborn and Countess Emma of Lesum. His father was probably the Palatinate Count Dietrich of Saxony. He was a canon at the Bishopric of Paderborn, Paderborn in canon and perhaps in Hildesheim. On the recommendation of my work, he became a royal chaplain of Henry II. , Who named him instead of vice Dominus elected by the chapter Otto bishop. The pallium was Unwan by Pope Benedict VIII

In 1013 he gave the king his own property in Moringen, Bern Hausen Liesgau and Hohnstedt so this weitervergabte him to Paderborn. The goods originated probably from immedingischem heritage, since they lie close to the Plesse, a core point immedingischen Allods. Unwan led in all Kanonikerstiften his diocese, the Aachen rule ( Institutiones Aquisgranenses ). 1015 he took the reconstruction of the destroyed 983 and 1012 again invaded Hamburg in attack. 1019/20 he mediated peace between Henry II and the Bill Ungern after the uprisings Thietmar and Bernard II