Rudolf of Zähringen
Rudolf of Zähringen | |
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Archbishop of Mainz | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Electorate of Mainz |
In office | 1160–1161 |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1135 |
Died | 5 August 1191 |
Rudolf of Zähringen (also Rudolph, Ralph or Raoul) (c. 1135 – 5 August 1191) was the
prince-bishop of Liège. He was the son of Conrad I of Zähringen
and Clemence of Luxembourg-Namur.
After the death of
Christian of Buch instead. Neither election was recognised by the emperor, Frederick Barbarossa. At the Synod of Lodi
, both archbishops-elect were deposed and Rudolf was excommunicated.
In 1167, already released from his excommunication, he became bishop of Liège, a position almost as secularly important as that of Mainz. As bishop, he supported his brother,
Siege of Acre with an army. He died on the way back from the Crusade, at Herdern
. He was buried in the monastery of Saint Peter's there.
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Sources
- Alexander Cartellieri (1907), "Rudolf (Bischof von Lüttich)", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 53, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 584–585
- Thomas Zotz (2005), "Rudolf", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 22, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 176–177; (full text online)