Adalbero III of Luxembourg (13 November 1072) was a German nobleman. He was a titular

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and

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. Adalbero was the third son of Count Frederick of Luxembourg and a brother of Count Giselbert. In 1047, he succeeded his uncle Dietrich II (d. 30 April 1047) as

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. He distinguished himself by his piety, his education, the prudent manner in which he administered his bishopric and his political influence. He was a teacher of Bruno of Eguisheim-Dagsburg, who became Bishop of

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in 1026. In 1049, Adalbero III was present at the meeting in

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, organized by Emperor Henry III, where Bruno was elected as the imperial candidate to become Pope. Later the people of Rome elected Bruno by

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, and he became Pope as Leo IX. Adalbero III was also present at the

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in Rome in 1050 where Bishop Gerard of Toul was canonized. Emperor Henry IV enfeoffed Adalbero with the County of Saarbrücken.

References

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External links

Adalbero III of Luxemburg at the Saarländic Biographies site
Bishops of Metz House of Luxembourg 11th-century German bishops 1010s births 1072 deaths Year of birth uncertain Counts of the Holy Roman Empire {{Germany-count-stub