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Archbishops Of Cologne
The Archbishop of Cologne governs the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cologne in western North Rhine-Westphalia. Historically, the archbishop was ''ex officio'' one of the prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire and ruled the Electorate of Cologne. Since the early days of the Catholic Church, there have been 94 bishops and archbishops of Cologne. roue of them resigned n response to impeachment. Eight were coadjutor bishops before they took office. Seven were appointed as coadjutors freely by the pope. One moved to the Curia, where he became a cardinal. Additionally, six were chairmen of the German Bishops' Conference. Cardinal Rainer Woelki has been Archbishop of Cologne since his 2014 transfer from Berlin, where he was also cardinal-archbishop. Bishops and archbishops of Cologne Bishops of Colonia Agrippina, 88–784 All names before Maternus II are to be approached with considerable skepticism, as little contemporary evidence is available. Maternus was present at a co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balduineum Wahl Heinrich VII
''Codex Balduini Trevirensis'' (also known as the ''Balduineum'', or as ''Codex Balduineus''), is an illustrated chronicle made for Baldwin of Luxemburg, archbishop of Trier and brother of the late emperor Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor, Henry VII. It covers Henry's Italian campaign of 1310–1313, in which Baldwin himself had been a participant. In this campaign, Henry sought papal coronation as emperor. He successfully brought Northern Italy under imperial control and was crowned King of Italy in Milan. He entered Rome by force, but as St Peter's Basilica remained in the hands of his enemies he was crowned emperor at the Lateran on 29 June 1312 by three cardinals of Pope Clement V (who was himself in exile at Avignon Papacy, Avignon). Henry died from malaria a year later, still on campaign. The codex consists of 37 parchment folia with large illustrations and short annotations describing the main events of Henry's campaign. It also contains the oldest illustration of the Elector ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rome
Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2,746,984 residents in , Rome is the list of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, third most populous city in the European Union by population within city limits. The Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, with a population of 4,223,885 residents, is the most populous metropolitan cities of Italy, metropolitan city in Italy. Rome metropolitan area, Its metropolitan area is the third-most populous within Italy. Rome is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, within Lazio (Latium), along the shores of the Tiber Valley. Vatican City (the smallest country in the world and headquarters of the worldwide Catholic Church under the governance of the Holy See) is an independent country inside the city boun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh The Abbot
Hugh the Abbot of Auxerre (died 12 May 886) was a prominent nobleman and prelate in the Carolingian Empire, who held several ecclesiastical and administrative posts in the West Frankish Kingdom during the reigns of king Charles the Bald and his successors. He was a member of the Elder House of Welf, and a son of Conrad the Elder, Count of Argengau and countess Adelaide of Tours. His brother Conrad the Younger was Count of Auxerre and Lord of Transjuran Burgundy. Hugh's paternal aunts were: empress Judith (second wife of emperor Louis the Pious), and queen Emma (wife of king Louis the German of East Francia). Life In 853-858, Hugh and his brother Conrad left East Francia, and went over to king Charles the Bald of West Francia, who was a son of their paternal aunt, empress Judith. Hugh entered the monastery and rose to become abbot of Saint-Germain d'Auxerre. Despite his vows, he was no a contemplative monk, but rather the epitome of a warrior-monk of those times. King C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunther, Archbishop Of Cologne
Gunther or Gunthar (; died 8 July 873) was Archbishop of Cologne in Germany from 850 until he was excommunicated and deposed in 863. Life Gunther belonged to a noble Frankish family and the maternal uncle of Radboud of Utrecht. According to the poet Sedulius Scottus, Gunther was a man of great ability. He was consecrated Archbishop of Cologne on 22 April 850. For a long time he refused to cede his suffragan Diocese of Bremen to Ansgar who, in order to facilitate his missionary labours, desired to unite it with his Archdiocese of Hamburg. The affair was finally settled (c. 860) by Pope Nicholas I in favour of Ansgar, and Gunther reluctantly consented.Ott, Michael. "Günther of Cologne." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 7. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. 27 December 2022 According to [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hildebold Of Cologne
Hildebold (died 3 September 818) was the Bishop of Cologne from 787 until 795 and the first Archbishop of Cologne thereafter. A friend of Charlemagne, in 791 Hildebold was made the archchaplain and chancellor of the Carolingian Empire, Imperial Council. At the request of Charlemagne, Pope Adrian I released Hildebold from the traditional episcopal requirement of residing in one's see. In 795, the pope raised Cologne to archiepiscopal status. The dioceses of Archdiocese of Utrecht (695–1580), Utrecht, Bishop of Liège, Liège, Bishop of Münster, Münster, Bishop of Minden, Minden, Bishop of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, and Archdiocese of Bremen, Bremen were made suffragan. Hildebold began the construction of an extension of Cologne Cathedral that was only completed in 870, which in later times was called the Hildebold Cathedral. In 805, he met the first bishop of Münster, St Ludgar. Hildebold was the first witness to The Testament of Charlemagne, Charlemagne's testament of 811. Tog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
