Henry I (died 3 July 964) was the
Archbishop of Trier
The Diocese of Trier, in English historically also known as ''Treves'' (IPA "tɾivz") from French ''Trèves'', is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic church in Germany.[House of Babenberg
The House of Babenberg was a noble dynasty of Austrian Dukes and Margraves. Originally from Bamberg in the Duchy of Franconia (present-day Bavaria), the Babenbergs ruled the imperial Margraviate of Austria from its creation in 976 AD until its e ...]
. His brother was Poppo I, Bishop of Würzburg, and another possible brother was the
Berthold of Schweinfurt
Berthold of Schweinfurt (died 15 January 980) was a German nobleman.
Life
He was first mentioned as a Count in 941. In 960, he was mentioned as Count in the Radenzgau. In 961, he appears as count on the lower Raab and in 973 as count in the Vo ...
. Henry was trained with
Wolfgang, the future saint and
Bishop of Regensburg
The Bishops of Regensburg (Ratisbon) are bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany. , in the
Abbey of Reichenau
Reichenau Abbey was a Benedictine monastery on Reichenau Island (known in Latin as Augia Dives). It was founded in 724 by the itinerant Saint Pirmin, who is said to have fled Spain ahead of the Moorish invaders, with patronage that included Charl ...
. Henry and Wolfgang were later trained at the cathedral school in
Würzburg
Würzburg (; Main-Franconian: ) is a city in the region of Franconia in the north of the German state of Bavaria. Würzburg is the administrative seat of the ''Regierungsbezirk'' Lower Franconia. It spans the banks of the Main River.
Würzburg is ...
by Stephen of Novara. In 956,
Otto I of Germany appointed Henry to the vacant see of Trier.
On 26 May 961, Henry with the archbishops
Bruno I of Cologne and
William of Mainz crowned Otto's son
Otto II
Otto II (955 – 7 December 983), called the Red (''der Rote''), was Holy Roman Emperor from 973 until his death in 983. A member of the Ottonian dynasty, Otto II was the youngest and sole surviving son of Otto the Great and Adelaide of Italy. ...
king. Henry later accompanied Otto I on his campaigns in Italy. He died in
Rome
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during an epidemic of malaria that broke out in the imperial army caused by nearby pestilent marshes.
Henry was buried in
Parma
Parma (; egl, Pärma, ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmigiano-Reggiano, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 ...
but his remains were later translated to
Trier Cathedral.
Notes
964 deaths
Archbishops of Trier
10th-century archbishops
Year of birth unknown
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