Rudolf of Zähringen

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Rudolf of Zähringen
Archbishop of Mainz
Rudolf of Zähringen (relief by Franz Xaver Hauser 1793/5)
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseElectorate of Mainz
In office1160–1161
Personal details
Bornc. 1135
Died5 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.

Ancestry

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Christian I
Succeeded by

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