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Henri I of Augsburg (died 14 July 982) was the count of
Geisenhausen Geisenhausen is a municipality with market town status in the Landshut (district), district of Landshut, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 14 km southeast of Landshut in the valley of the Kleine Vils. History Geisenhausen was first mentio ...
and the
bishop of Augsburg Diocese of Augsburg () is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Germany. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Munich. History Early history The present city of Augsburg appears in Strabo as ''Damasia'', a stronghold of t ...
from 973 to his death. He succeeded Saint
Ulrich of Augsburg Ulrich of Augsburg (890 – 4 July 973), sometimes spelled ''Uodalric'' or ''Odalrici'', was Prince-Bishop of Augsburg in the Holy Roman Empire. He was the first saint to be canonised not by a local authority but by a Pope. Life Early year ...
. A bellicose warrior-bishop, under him the diocese suffered. Henry was the only son of Burkhard Margrave of Marcha Orientalis (later Austria) and his wife Adelheid, a daughter of
Arnulf, Duke of Bavaria Arnulf II (birth unknown; died 14 July 937), also known as the Bad (), the Evil () or the Wicked, a member of the Luitpolding dynasty, held the title of Duke of Bavaria from about 907 until his death in 937. He is numbered in succession to A ...
. Henry I aided the rebels against the
Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor Otto II (955 – 7 December 983), called the Red (), was Holy Roman Emperor from 973 until his death in 983. A member of the Ottonian dynasty, Otto II was the youngest and sole surviving son of Otto the Great and Adelaide of Italy. Otto II was ...
. In 977, he took part in the War of the Three Henries as one of the three Henries. At an Easter court at
Magdeburg Magdeburg (; ) is the Capital city, capital of the Germany, German States of Germany, state Saxony-Anhalt. The city is on the Elbe river. Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, Otto I, the first Holy Roman Emperor and founder of the Archbishopric of Mag ...
in 978, he was imprisoned and remained so until July. After his liberation, he denounced the rebels and remained loyal to the king. He died in the
Battle of Stilo The Battle of Stilo (also known as Cape Colonna and Crotone) was fought on 13 or 14 July 982 near Crotone in Calabria between the forces of Holy Roman Emperor Otto II and his Italo-Lombard allies and those of the Kalbid emir of Sicily, Ab ...
in 982 and bequeathed to his church his possessions at Geisenhausen.


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* 10th-century bishops in Bavaria 982 deaths Roman Catholic bishops of Augsburg German military personnel killed in action Year of birth unknown {{Germany-RC-bishop-stub