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370: 22: 219: 146: 254:—the home of Rudolf and Berthold—and many cruelties were committed. Churches, sanctuaries and perhaps monasteries were destroyed by the soldiery. This helped Henry's cause and weakened that of Rudolf, who was defeated and killed in 1080. Henry rewarded Burchard for his services with grants of land. It is not certain whether Burchard was present in the synod held at 285:
in early May; Pope Gregory and all the bishops loyal to him were deposed. For the next twenty years Burchard was less active in the cause of Henry but he remained loyal to his king. When Henry was hard-pressed in Italy by his son
402: 294:, and after Henry's return to Germany Burchard paid several other visits to the royal court. Henry's dependence upon the loyalty of Burchard was made evident in a letter Henry wrote to the princes of the empire from 298:
in early 1106, shortly before his death. Henry asked the princes to give him time to consult with the princes and bishops about the matters relating to his abdication or reconciliation with his rebellious son
246:. In 1078 Burchard and Henry suffered a crushing defeat; Burchard had to flee rapidly to save his life. However, the fortunes of war turned; Burchard and his partisans ravaged the country of 290:, who had been in rebellion since 1093, and by other enemies, Burchard was one of the few bishops of Germany who brought Henry any comfort. In 1095 Burchard appeared at the king's court at 407: 222:
Contemporary illustration of the imperial crowning of Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor (left), by Antipope Clement III (middle-right). Between them stands the Imperial Swordbearer
242:—who was raised to the throne by many princes—Burchard sided with Henry and fought in the king's interests repeatedly, both against Rudolf and his supporter 380: 223: 32: 270:(1084–1100) on 24 March and at the imperial coronation of Henry on 31 March. Shortly afterwards Burchard returned to Germany with Henry. 176:; in recognition of this favour, Burchard was loyal to the king and became one of his advisers. In Henry's first difficulties with the 412: 314:; he became instrumental in the erection of several monasteries and other religious institutions. Among others, Burchard founded 281:
by the partisans of Gregory VII; it condemned all adversaries of the pope—including Burchard. Henry's faction held its synod at
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and the Lombard bishops renounced obedience to Gregory. For these acts the pope excommunicated and deposed Burchard in the
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were held in Germany in which Burchard, though not present, was directly concerned. The first, in late April, was held at
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in January 1077 and Burchard, who accompanied him on the penitential pilgrimage, was reinstated in office.
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bishops to take similar action with regard to the pope. Burchard was successful; a synod was assembled at
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and was born in the mid-eleventh century. Having entered the ecclesiastical state, in 1072 he was made
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in Tyrol in June 1080 where the partisans of Henry again deposed Gregory VII and elected in his stead
417: 267: 323: 173: 157: 287: 131: 211:; a similar sentence was inflicted on other bishops and on Henry. Henry obtained absolution at 83: 303:(1106–25), and among the bishops faithful to him he mentioned the name of Burchard of Basle. 227: 188: 195:, proclaimed the deposition of the pope, and wrote him an insulting letter. Together with 165: 127: 350: 218: 192: 396: 374: 327: 307: 191:(1073–85) broke out, Burchard was among the bishops who in January 1076 assembled at 149: 319: 278: 21: 247: 145: 39: 311: 295: 204: 200: 212: 326:
in the neighbourhood of his ancestral castle. Burchard also built the
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During the civil war that began in 1077 between Henry and his rival
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After the death of Gregory VII, particularly after the election of
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on 21 March 1084. Burchard assisted at the installation of the
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11th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Holy Roman Empire
322:, erected partly by his brother and partly by himself at 43: 199:, Burchard also went to Northern Italy to induce the 310:(1088–99), Burchard sought reconciliation with the 180:(1073–75), Burchard rendered him full assistance. 8: 408:People excommunicated by the Catholic Church 48:introducing citations to additional sources 318:in Basle and the monastery of St. John, or 130:in the eleventh century and a supporter of 152:, built around 1090–1100 by Burchard 224:Count Palatine Hermann II of Lotharingia 38:Relevant discussion may be found on the 343: 156:Burchard belonged to the family of the 7: 389:. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 379:Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). " 14: 368: 226:. Picture from the chronicle of 31:relies largely or entirely on a 20: 1: 260:Wibert, Archbishop of Ravenna 170:Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor 434: 240:Duke Rudolf of Rheinfelden 197:Bishop Huzmann of Speyer 413:Prince-bishops of Basel 185:Investiture Controversy 354: 332:Moutier-Grandval Abbey 235: 153: 386:Catholic Encyclopedia 244:Berthold of Zahringen 221: 148: 120:Burchard of Hasenburg 268:antipope Clement III 209:Lenten synod of 1076 44:improve this article 232:Codex Jenensis Bose 174:King of the Germans 158:counts of Neuenburg 59:"Burchard of Basle" 236: 187:between Henry and 154: 132:Holy Roman Emperor 381:Burchard of Basle 316:St. Alban's Abbey 124:Burchard of Asuel 112:Burchard of Basle 109: 108: 94: 425: 390: 372: 371: 357: 348: 228:Otto of Freising 189:Pope Gregory VII 116:Burkart of Fenis 114:, also known as 104: 101: 95: 93: 52: 24: 16: 433: 432: 428: 427: 426: 424: 423: 422: 393: 392: 378: 369: 361: 360: 349: 345: 340: 166:Bishop of Basel 143: 128:Bishop of Basel 105: 99: 96: 53: 51: 37: 25: 12: 11: 5: 431: 429: 421: 420: 415: 410: 405: 395: 394: 366: 365: 359: 358: 355:Grandis Vallis 342: 341: 339: 336: 142: 139: 107: 106: 42:. Please help 28: 26: 19: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 430: 419: 416: 414: 411: 409: 406: 404: 401: 400: 398: 391: 388: 387: 382: 376: 375:public domain 363: 362: 356: 352: 347: 344: 337: 335: 333: 329: 328:chapter house 325: 321: 317: 313: 309: 308:Pope Urban II 304: 302: 297: 293: 289: 284: 280: 276: 273:In 1085, two 271: 269: 265: 261: 257: 253: 249: 245: 241: 233: 229: 225: 220: 216: 214: 210: 206: 202: 198: 194: 190: 186: 181: 179: 175: 171: 167: 163: 159: 151: 150:Erlach Castle 147: 140: 138: 137:(1056–1106). 136: 133: 129: 125: 121: 117: 113: 103: 92: 89: 85: 82: 78: 75: 71: 68: 64: 61: â€“  60: 56: 55:Find sources: 49: 45: 41: 35: 34: 33:single source 29:This article 27: 23: 18: 17: 384: 367: 346: 320:Erlach Abbey 305: 272: 237: 182: 155: 123: 119: 115: 111: 110: 97: 87: 80: 73: 66: 54: 30: 418:1107 deaths 364:Attribution 279:Quedlinburg 100:August 2024 397:Categories 70:newspapers 248:Alemannia 183:When the 162:Neuchatel 141:Biography 40:talk page 312:Holy See 205:Piacenza 135:Henry IV 126:, was a 377::  301:Henry V 234:(1157). 213:Canossa 201:Lombard 84:scholar 324:Erlach 288:Conrad 275:synods 256:Brixen 252:Suabia 178:Saxons 86:  79:  72:  65:  57:  351:Latin 338:Notes 296:Liège 292:Padua 283:Mainz 193:Worms 91:JSTOR 77:books 264:Rome 172:and 63:news 383:". 330:of 250:or 168:by 160:or 122:or 46:by 399:: 353:: 230:, 118:, 102:) 98:( 88:· 81:· 74:· 67:· 50:. 36:.

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