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Conrad IV of Tann (german: Konrad IV. von Tann), also "of Thann" or "of Dahn", (died 1236) was the 48th
Conrad of Dahn, brother of the castellan, Frederick I of Dahn, was the
Bishop Conrad IV of Tann in the Saarland Biographies
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
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of Speyer
Speyer (, older spelling ''Speier'', French: ''Spire,'' historical English: ''Spires''; pfl, Schbaija) is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany with approximately 50,000 inhabitants. Located on the left bank of the river Rhine, Speyer li ...
, holding office from 1233 to 1236.
Familial connexions
Conrad came from the von Dahn family who, as episcopalministeriales
The ''ministeriales'' (singular: ''ministerialis'') were a class of people raised up from serfdom and placed in positions of power and responsibility in the High Middle Ages in the Holy Roman Empire.
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, owned estates in the southern Palatinate. The three castles of the Dahn
Dahn is a municipality in the Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Palatinate Forest, approximately 15 km southeast of Pirmasens, and 25 km west of Landau. It is part of the ''Verbandsgemeind ...
as well as Neudahn Castle
The rock castle of Neudahn, in the southwestern Palatine Forest in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, is located at the northern end of an elongated ridge near the town of Dahn. The heart of the castle is situated on one of the sandstone r ...
were initially all owned by the family.
Life
Conrad of Dahn, brother of the castellan, Frederick I of Dahn, was the cathedral canon
A canon (from the Latin , itself derived from the Greek , , "relating to a rule", "regular") is a member of certain bodies in subject to an ecclesiastical rule.
Originally, a canon was a cleric living with others in a clergy house or, later, i ...
in Worms, curator (''Domkustos'') of St. Cyriakus in Worms-Neuhausen, and provost of the chu
Literature
* Hans Ammerich: ''Das Bistum Speyer und seine Geschichte'', Vol. 2: ''Von der Stauferzeit (1125) bis zum Beginn des 16. Jahrhunderts''; Kehl am Rhein, 1999; . especially pp. 4–6. * Gatz: ''Die Bischöfe des Hl. Röm. Reiches 1198-1448'', p. 743 * Ludwig Stamer: ''Kirchengeschichte der Pfalz'', Vol. 2; Speyer, 1949 * Sigmund Joseph Zimmern: Artikel ''Speyer'' in: ''Wetzer und Welte’s Kirchenlexikon oder Encyklopädie der katholischen Theologie und ihrer Hülfswissenschaften'', Vol. 11; Freiburg: Herder’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1882–1903; col. 596External links
Bishop Conrad IV of Tann in the Saarland Biographies
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