Henri de Verdun was
bishop of Liège from 1075 to 1091. He owed his election to the influence of his relative
Godfrey IV, Duke of Lower Lorraine, with the
Emperor Henry IV
Henry IV (german: Heinrich IV; 11 November 1050 – 7 August 1106) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1084 to 1105, King of Germany from 1054 to 1105, King of Italy and Burgundy from 1056 to 1105, and Duke of Bavaria from 1052 to 1054. He was the son ...
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Henri took part in the
Synod of Worms (1076). He was instrumental in refortifying
Mirwart castle, which brought enmity from the
abbey of Saint-Hubert.
Despite being an imperial supporter in the
Investiture Controversy, he built up his diocese by acquisitions (e.g. of
Waremme in 1078,
Donceel). Internally he operated as guardian of the
Peace of God from 1081, and instituted a court system.
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*H. Vanderlinden, ''Le tribunal de la paix de Henri de Verdun (1082) et la transformation de la principauté de Liège,'' in Mélanges Henri Pirenne (1926), 2:589–96.
1091 deaths
Prince-Bishops of Liège
Year of birth unknown
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