Burchard was
Bishop of Utrecht
List of bishops and archbishops of the diocese and archdioceses of Utrecht.
Medieval diocese from 695 to 1580
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between 1100 and 1112. He was dean in
Strasbourg
Strasbourg (, , ; german: Straßburg ; gsw, label=Bas Rhin Alsatian, Strossburi , gsw, label=Haut Rhin Alsatian, Strossburig ) is the prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est region of eastern France and the official seat of the Eu ...
before he was appointed as bishop by Emperor
Henry IV in 1100. He supported the Emperor during the
investiture controversy
The Investiture Controversy, also called Investiture Contest (German: ''Investiturstreit''; ), was a conflict between the Church and the state in medieval Europe over the ability to choose and install bishops (investiture) and abbots of monast ...
but he did not play a major part in it. He gave Count
Floris II
Floris II, called Floris the Fat ( – 2 March 1121) was the first from the native dynasty of Holland to be called Count of Holland, reigning from 1091 until his death.
Life
Floris was the son of his predecessor Dirk V and his wife Othilde. Fl ...
of West Frisia, the title
Count of Holland
The counts of Holland ruled over the County of Holland in the Low Countries between the 10th and the 16th century.
House of Holland
The first count of Holland, Dirk I, was the son or foster-son of Gerolf, Count in Frisia (Dijkstra suggests th ...
in 1101.
Burchard was interred in the
Cathedral of Saint Martin, Utrecht
St. Martin's Cathedral, Utrecht, or Dom Church ( nl, Domkerk), is a Gothic church dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours, which was the cathedral of the Diocese of Utrecht during the Middle Ages. It is the country's only pre-Reformation cathedral, ...
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References
12th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Holy Roman Empire
Prince-Bishops of Utrecht
Burials at St. Martin's Cathedral, Utrecht
1112 deaths
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