Herwig of Meissen (also noted as Herwich, Hervicus, Herevig, Herevicus, Hertwig, Herdewig or Hebicus; died 27 June 1119) was Bishop of Meissen from 1106 to 1119.Eduard Machatschek: ''Geschichte der Bischöfe des Hochstiftes Meissen in chronologischer Reihenfolge (...)'' (pp.94-103). Dresden 1884 Based on his later attachment to the place, Herwig is believed to have originated from Wurzen in the Gau Siusili. He founded the Collegiate Church of Wurzen (''Kollegiatstift Wurzen''), dependent on the

Hochstift In the Holy Roman Empire and the Catholic Church, the German language, German term (plural: ) referred to the territory ruled by a bishop as a prince (i.e. prince-bishop), as opposed to his diocese, generally much larger and over which he exer ...

Meissen, dedicated in 1114, which he endowed with the income from the

burgward A burgward or castellanyArnold, Benjamin (1991). ''Princes and territories in medieval Germany'', Cambridge University Press, Cambridge and New York, p. 165. . was a form of settlement used for the organisation of the northeastern marches of the Ki ...

of Pouch, the tolls of Wurzen and various pieces of land.ADB: Herwich (H R Flathe)
] He was also buried there. At the end of his episcopate, in 1119, a

crusade The Crusades were a series of religious wars initiated, supported, and sometimes directed by the Latin Church in the medieval period. The best known of these Crusades are those to the Holy Land in the period between 1095 and 1291 that were i ...

began against the Sorbs, which had clearly been preceded by bitter conflict in the border areas.

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Roman Catholic bishops of Meissen 1119 deaths Year of birth unknown People from Wurzen {{Germany-RC-bishop-stub