Wichmann von Seeburg

Wichmann von Seeburg cross- ford ( * before 1116 probably at Castle Gleiß; † August 25, 1192 in rounders ) was from 1149 to 1154 Bishop of Naumburg, and then, after he had from 1152 to 1154 administrator of the archbishopric of Magdeburg, 1154-1192 Archbishop of Magdeburg.

Life

Origin

Wichmann was the second son of Count Gero von Seeburg († September 19, 1122 ), and Matilda, the daughter of Count Thimonville of Landsberg and thus a close relative of Wettin. He received his education at the Paul monastery in Halberstadt, then became a canon and provost in Magdeburg, appeared in 1136 as a canon of Halberstadt, was elected in 1149 as bishop of Naumburg and 1150 ordained for the office.

Bishop of Naumburg

In his Naumburg time he developed an immense energy and chose mainly Zeitz as the official residence. In Zeitz he had in 1150 with the chapter settled a decade of strife and acquired Würchwitz. He gave the Naumburg Cathedral Chapter in 1152 to market and customs duty exemption granted this Zeitz. He also freed the George Monastery by Customs on the magpie bridge at Zeitz, supported the Dutch settlers in their rural legal relationships and presented the monastery Schulpforte a vineyard in tribune. 1151 he confirmed to the monastery Bosau his property, inaugurated in Naumburg a baptistery in the court of George Monastery of the Holy Magarethe, gave inheritance to the church Gernrode 1152, transferred the Zeitz Stephan Monastery St. Michael's Church in Zeitz and confirmed various possessions. During his time as bishop, he often stayed near Conrad III. on, had to Frederick I found a relationship of trust and was a candidate of the Archbishopric of Magdeburg represents the Magdeburg cathedral chapter of this. Then failed him Pope Eugene III. the support. His successor, Anastasius IV continued this at first, only after Wichmann had traveled to Rome in 1154 and became the Pope in person, Wichmann arrived in the office of the Archbishop of Magdeburg.

Archbishop of Magdeburg

In his time as Archbishop Wichmann became one of the most important ecclesiastical princes of his time. He participated on the side of Frederick I actively in the Ostpolitik against the Wends, had participated since 1166 in the clashes against Henry the Lion and also took care of the raising of trade and commerce in the cities its sphere of influence. On January 23, 1157 Wichmann organized the Merseburger Synod to settle the Corvey - Osnabrück tithe dispute. In the same year he captured with Albert the Bear of Brandenburg and Jiiterbog whose area he populated with Flemish and Dutch. Since this wave of settlement the name of this East German Flaming ridge. 1160 he attended the Council of Pavia, on the Victor IV found his confirmation as antipope.

1164 he undertook a pilgrimage to Palestine, but got there for some time in Saracen captivity and lost an ear. On his return, he presented the monastery with God's grace in calbe relics of Saint Victor and Pontian. Although he is on the council of Würzburg in 1165 for anti-pope Paschal III. had used, he retained against Pope Alexander III. initially a mediating position. As Alexander approached, however, Henry the Lion, led Wichmann 1175 the Emperor auxiliary troops to Italy. He took a not insignificant role in the peace negotiations in 1177 one in Venice. After Wichmann had broken away from the anti-pope, he was appointed by Alexander III. freed from the spell.

After he had in 1178 a peace between Henry taught the lion and Philip I of Heinberg, 1180 he gave a major impetus in the development of the Magdeburg law. Wichmann founded in 1170 the Cistercian monastery of Zinna, around 1175 the Canons Seeburg, 1180 (or 1184 ) the Augustinian monastery of St. Moritz in Halle ( Saale ) and the Cistercian monastery of St. George in Glaucha. His private area owned by Gleiß, Zell an der Ybbs to Lunz am See, he appropriated the pen Seitenstettengasse 1180 and 1185 the Bishopric of Passau.

When Henry the Lion in 1180 was excommunicated, Wichmann captured after a three month siege in May 1181 Haldensleben and merged this with Sommerschenburg into the archbishopric of Magdeburg. He died on August 25, 1192 on the farm in rounders and was buried after his transfer to Magdeburg Dietrich von Halberstadt. To 1153 were cast in Magdeburg for the cathedral in Plock entrance gates that are located since the 14th century in the Saint Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod, and on which Wichmann is called Megideburgensis episcopus. In Magdeburg Cathedral but is located on a south pillar of the ambulatory grave a plate of bronze, which is often associated with Wichmann, probably the Archbishop Ludolf (died August 1205 ) represents.

The beginning of 2010 has been opened in a grave excavations by the Foundation Dome and castles Saxony-Anhalt in Magdeburg Cathedral, which, according to the excavator Rainer Kuhn MA the well-preserved bones Wichmann and numerous high-level grave goods contains.