Bishop of Passau
The Diocese of Passau is a Roman Catholic diocese in Germany that is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising.Herbert Wilhelm Wurster: ''Das Bistum Passau und seine Geschichte''. 4 vols, Strasbourg 1994-2010
Burkhard was head of Altötting Abbey until 903, when he was elected bishop of Passau. In the same year he called a diocesan synod.Stephanie Schmitt Bischof Burkhard (ca 903-915) (University of Passau, 2004) 2015-12-08
On 8 September 903, Burkhard reported the gift to the church of Passau of liturgical robes and some books of his chorbishop Madalwin. This is the earliest document of a bishop of Passau and is therefore considered the first deed of a bishop of Passau.
In 907 he supported the campaign of
King Ludwig
Ludwig II (Ludwig Otto Friedrich Wilhelm; 25 August 1845 – 13 June 1886) was King of Bavaria from 1864 until his death in 1886. He is sometimes called the Swan King or ('the Fairy Tale King'). He also held the titles of Count Palatine of th ...
and
Luitpold, Margrave of Bavaria
Luitpold (or Liutpold) (modern ''Leopold'') (died 4 July 907), perhaps of the Huosi family or related to the Carolingian dynasty by Liutswind, mother of Emperor Arnulf of Carinthia, was the ancestor of the Luitpolding dynasty which ruled Bavaria ...
, against the
Hungarians
Hungarians, also known as Magyars ( ; hu, magyarok ), are a nation and ethnic group native to Hungary () and historical Hungarian lands who share a common culture, history, ancestry, and language. The Hungarian language belongs to the Urali ...
. Burkhard accompanied the king to Enns. When they received the news of the defeat at the
Battle of Pressburg
The Battle of Pressburg (german: Schlacht von Pressburg) or Battle of Pozsony ( hu, Pozsonyi csata), or Battle of Bratislava ( sk, Bitka pri Bratislave) was a three-day-long battle, fought between 4–6 July 907, during which the East Francian arm ...
(6 July 907) and the death of Luitpold, Burkhard fled with the king to Passau.
Literature
* Egon Boshof: ''Die Regesten der Bischöfe von Passau''. München 1992, pp. 49–52
* Alexander Erhard: ''Geschichte der Stadt Passau''. Bd. 1, Passau 1862, pp. 49–52
* August Leidl: ''Die Bischöfe von Passau 739–1968 in Kurzbiographien''. Passau 1978, p. 18
* Franz Mader: ''Tausend Passauer. Biographisches Lexikon zu Passaus Stadtgeschichte''. p. 38
