Theodwin was prince-bishop of Liège from 1048 to 1075. Philibert Schmitz, "Theoduin", in ''

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vol. 24
(Brussels, 1929), 757-758.

Life

Originally from Bavaria, Theodwin was named by Henry III to succeed Wazo as

bishop of Liège A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ...

. In 1049 he led the imperial victory over Dirk IV of Frisia. In 1050-1051 he wrote to

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encouraging him to take firm action against

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. In 1066, Theodwin ceded city rights to

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, the oldest such charter to survive from what is now Belgium. On 23 March 1075 Pope Gregory VII wrote to him reproachfully about the lax clerical discipline in his diocese, urging him to leave the

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unmolested. Brigitte Meijns, "Papal Bulls as Instruments of Reform: the Reception of the Protection Bulls of Gregory VII in the Dioceses of Liège and Thérouanne (1074–1077)", ''

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'', 87:2 (2018), pp. 399–423. Theodwin died on 23 June 1075 and was buried in the collegiate church at Huy, which he had built, consecrated and endowed with fifteen prebends.

References

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