Aribo (died 1031) was the
Archbishop of Mainz
The Elector of Mainz was one of the seven Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire. As both the Archbishop of Mainz and the ruling prince of the Electorate of Mainz, the Elector of Mainz held a powerful position during the Middle Ages. The Archb ...
from 1021 until his death. He was
Primate of Germany during the succession of
Conrad II.
Aribo disputed with the
Diocese of Hildesheim the jurisdictional right over
Gandersheim Abbey, but
Pope Benedict VIII found in favour of Hildesheim, a ruling which Aribo further disputed and ignored, without however denying the pope's right to judge. Aribo also grieved the cathedral chapter of the
Diocese of Worms after they elected and the new king appointed a bishop without his (Aribo's) approval in 1025. Aribo also disapproved of Conrad's marriage to
Gisela on the basis of consanguinity, challenging its legality.
Aribo expanded the economy of
Thuringia
Thuringia (; officially the Free State of Thuringia, ) is one of Germany, Germany's 16 States of Germany, states. With 2.1 million people, it is 12th-largest by population, and with 16,171 square kilometers, it is 11th-largest in area.
Er ...
by minting coinage at
Erfurt
Erfurt () is the capital (political), capital and largest city of the Central Germany (cultural area), Central German state of Thuringia, with a population of around 216,000. It lies in the wide valley of the Gera (river), River Gera, in the so ...
, the oldest market and trading centre in the province.
Aribo had consecrated
Saint Gotthard as
bishop of Hildesheim on December 2, 1022.
San Gottardo di Hildesheim
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References
Sources
* Reuter, Timothy. ''Germany in the Early Middle Ages 800–1056''. New York: Longman, 1991.
*Bernhardt, John William. ''Itinerant Kingship and Royal Monasteries in Early Medieval Germany, c. 936–1075''. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993.
Aribonid dynasty
Archbishops of Mainz
1031 deaths
Year of birth unknown
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