Solomon III (died 919) was the Bishop of Constance from 890 to his death. In 885, the Emperor Charles III made him archchancellor of the Empire, for Konstanz was then the greatest diocese in

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, which had been Charles' original kingdom and was still his home most of the time. As well as bishop, he was also abbot of Reichenau and Saint Gall, immensely powerful abbeys in

. Solomon founded a church in honour of Saint Magnus at Saint Gall. CodSang602 S298 Wiborada im Gespräch mit Salomo III

Solomon was a warlike prelate, originally an ally of both King

Louis the Child Louis the Child (893 – 20/24 September 911), sometimes called Louis III or Louis IV, was the king of East Francia from 899 until his death and was also recognized as king of Lotharingia after 900. He was the last East Frankish ruler of the Car ...

and Count Palatine Erchanger in the wars for the Swabian dukedom against the Burchards. He was influential in the execution of

Burchard I Burchard I ( – 5 or 23 November 911), a member of the Hunfriding dynasty, was a Duke of Alamannia from 909 until his death. He also held the title of a margrave of Raetia Curiensis, as well as count in the Thurgau and Baar. Life Burchard was t ...

in 911, but he left his alliance with Erchanger when the latter allied with King Conrad I. Erchanger even imprisoned Solomon in 914. Conrad, however, supported the bishop and freed him. Conrad later had Erchanger beheaded.Switzerland
by Hug, Lina, Mrs, Published 1920

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* 919 deaths Roman Catholic bishops of Constance Bishops in the Carolingian Empire 10th-century German bishops Abbots of Saint Gall Year of birth unknown {{Germany-RC-bishop-stub