Siegfried IV, known as Siegfried von Algertshausen or von Algishausen (died 26 June 1288), was the prince-bishop of Augsburg from 1286 until his death. Siegfried belonged to a local noble family, the lords of . He attended the school at

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and became a canon there by 1255. In 1263 he became

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and in 1269 the provost of

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. In July 1286, he was elected to succeed Hartmann von Dillingen as bishop. He was consecrated at the

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in March 1287. Shortly before his death, he donated the and a watermill to the bishopric. He died in Augsburg on 26 June 1288 and was buried in the cathedral. He left some houses and farms to the

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Bibliography

* * * {{citation, surname1=Friedrich Zoepfl, title=Das Bistum Augsburg und seine Bischöfe im Mittelalter, publisher=Verlag Schnell & Steiner München und Winfried-Werk Augsburg, at=pp. 223–227, date=1955, language=German 1288 deaths Roman Catholic bishops of Augsburg