Frederick (died June 1004) was the Archbishop of Ravenna briefly from 1002 to 1004.Paola Novara (1995)
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''Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani'', vol. 45 (Rome: Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana). Frederick, a

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, first appears as a collaborator of the Emperor Otto III in 1000, when he was present at the reconsecration of Pomposa Abbey in Ravenna. In April 1001 he was appointed a presbyter and a

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. In June 1002 he was sent as an imperial legate to the Synod of Pöhlde to mediate between the claims of Bernard, Bishop of Hildesheim, and

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, concerning the control of the abbey of Gandersheim. In the fall of that year he was elected Archbishop of Ravenna (before 22 November). On 27 December 1002 he was acting

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at the Second Council of Todi. In 1004 Frederick supported Henry II of Germany for the Iron Crown of Lombardy, while the magnates elected

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. When Henry sent Otto I, Duke of Carinthia, to Italy with a force, Tedald of Canossa and Frederick joined him with armies to secure the

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for Henry. Frederick, with his army, met Henry at Brescia in April, but took no more part in military actions, as he died in June.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Frederick 1004 deaths People from the Duchy of Saxony Archbishops of Ravenna 10th-century Saxon bishops 11th-century Italian bishops 11th-century archbishops Year of birth unknown