__NOTOC__ Gerhard vom Berge or von Berg, also known as Gerhard of Schalksberg (died 15 November 1398), was a member of the vom Berge family, seated at Minden, and until 1397 the holders of the ''

Vogt During the Middle Ages, an (sometimes given as modern English: advocate; German: ; French: ) was an office-holder who was legally delegated to perform some of the secular responsibilities of a major feudal lord, or for an institution such as ...

ei'' rights over the

bishopric of Minden The Prince-Bishopric of Minden (german: Fürstbistum Minden; Bistum Minden; Hochstift Minden; Stift Minden) was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire. It was progressively secularized following the Protestant Reformation when ...

. He was

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and then

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in Minden Cathedral. He became

Bishop of Verden This is a list of bishops, prince-bishops, and administrators of Verden. The Catholic Diocese of Verden (german: link=no, Bistum Verden), was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mainz. From the 12th century, the Bishop of Verden was also, ''ex offi ...

from 1363 to 1365A. Bertram: ''Die Bischöfe von Hildesheim''. Verlag August Lax, 1896 and

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from 1365 to his death on 15 November 1398.Mittelalter-genealogie.de: Bistum Hildesheim Genealogie
(accessed 28 April 2022) In 1367 after winning the battle of Dinklar against

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(1345–1373), Gerhard built the imposing ''

palas A ''palas'' () is a German term for the imposing or prestigious building of a medieval ''Pfalz'' or castle that contained the great hall. Such buildings appeared during the Romanesque period (11th to 13th century) and, according to Thompson ...

'' (residential structure including a great hall) at Burg Poppenburg (in the present Burgstemmen in

Nordstemmen Nordstemmen is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Leine, approx. 10 km west of Hildesheim, and 25 km south of Hannover. Subdivision Besides Nordstemmen pro ...

).Burgstemmen.de: Historisch
(accessed 28 April 2022) He also founded

Hildesheim Charterhouse Hildesheim Charterhouse (german: Kartause Hildesheim, ; la, Domus Claustri Beatae Mariae) is a former Carthusian monastery or charterhouse in Hildesheim in Lower Saxony, Germany. History The charterhouse was founded by Gerhard vom Berge (or vo ...

in 1388. Gerhard became involved in the

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(1371–1388), as a result of which the

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were obliged in 1380 to cede Burg Koldingen to him. Under his direction the fortress, situated on the left bank of the River Leine, became the seat of the newly-created Amt Koldingen within the territory of the bishopric of Hildesheim. Helmut Flohr: ''Rechts und links der Leine. Spurensuche in der Leinemasch zwischen Döhren und Koldingen'', Laatzen-Grasdorf 2012, pp. 62 f.

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* Roman Catholic Prince-Bishops of Verden Prince-Bishops of Hildesheim Year of birth unknown 1398 deaths {{Germany-RC-bishop-stub

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