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Wichmann von Seeburg

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in 1177. In 1178, he was back in Saxony for the war against Henry the Lion. He strongly worked for Henry's deposition and ban in 1180 and greatly profited from its actualisation, becoming the principal secular authority in Saxony after. He remained deeply predisposed against the Welfs, however.
135:, he was quickly appointed to the Archdiocese of Magdeburg by Conrad's nephew, the newly crowned King Frederick Barbarossa in 1152. Wichmann initially had to overcome the resistance by 143:; nevertheless, he immediately endeavoured to extend his diocese and its economy, and actively promoted trade within the cities. In 1157, he allied with the 351: 209:
in war with Duke Henry the Lion, but he succeeded only in seeing his lands devastated. In 1175, he supplied auxiliaries to the emperor for his
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Wichmann was elected Bishop of Naumburg-Zeitz in 1149 and ordained the next year. He made large donations to the monasteries of
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and an implacable military leader against the emperor's foes in the northeast, especially the
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He attended the 1160 Council of Pavia, supporting the election of
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In 1180 and 1185, he gave parts of his extensive possessions to
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from 1154 until his death. He became the first Magdeburg
198:, he tried to adopt the position of a mediator with 76:(d. 1122) and his wife Matilda, a daughter of the 163:, whose vicinity he conquered and colonised with 237:. He died on 25 August 1192 in the proximity of 8: 273: 194:hands. After supporting the election of 186:. In 1164, he undertook a pilgrimage to 266:. New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing. 131:. A regular guest at the court of King 7: 205:In 1166, Wichmann joined the German 68:Wichmann was the second son of the 25: 352:Burials at Magdeburg Cathedral 1: 84:. He studied theology at the 42: 48:– 25 August 1192) was 88:before becoming a canon in 373: 241:and was buried in his own 320: 311: 303: 293: 284: 276: 264:Feudal Germany, Volume II 190:and fell for a time into 52:from 1150 until 1154 and 347:Archbishops of Magdeburg 260:Thompson, James Westfall 314:Archbishop of Magdeburg 54:Archbishop of Magdeburg 120: 35: 31:Statue of Wichmann in 133:Conrad III of Germany 118: 30: 18:Wichmann of Magdeburg 357:12th-century jurists 213:campaign. He was in 196:Antipope Paschal III 98:Frederick Barbarossa 39:Wichmann von Seeburg 235:Bishopric of Passau 227:Seitenstetten Abbey 86:University of Paris 33:Magdeburg Cathedral 287:Bishop of Naumburg 247:magdeburg town law 200:Pope Alexander III 184:Antipope Victor IV 151:to re-conquer and 139:and his successor 121: 102:Pope Alexander III 50:Bishop of Naumburg 36: 330: 329: 321:Succeeded by 294:Succeeded by 58:prince-archbishop 16:(Redirected from 364: 318:1152–1192 304:Preceded by 291:1150–1154 277:Preceded by 274: 267: 219:the peace treaty 119:Wichmann's seal. 47: 44: 21: 372: 371: 367: 366: 365: 363: 362: 361: 332: 331: 326: 317: 309: 299: 290: 282: 271: 258: 255: 149:Albert the Bear 137:Pope Eugene III 82:Thimo the Brave 66: 45: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 370: 368: 360: 359: 354: 349: 344: 334: 333: 328: 327: 322: 319: 310: 305: 301: 300: 295: 292: 283: 278: 269: 268: 254: 251: 167:settlers (cf. 155:the cities of 110:Henry the Lion 72:count Gero of 65: 62: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 369: 358: 355: 353: 350: 348: 345: 343: 340: 339: 337: 325: 316: 315: 308: 302: 298: 289: 288: 281: 275: 272: 265: 261: 257: 256: 252: 250: 248: 244: 240: 236: 232: 228: 223: 220: 216: 212: 208: 203: 201: 197: 193: 189: 185: 180: 178: 175:monastery of 174: 170: 166: 162: 158: 154: 150: 146: 142: 141:Anastasius IV 138: 134: 130: 126: 117: 113: 111: 107: 103: 99: 95: 91: 87: 83: 79: 75: 71: 63: 61: 59: 55: 51: 40: 34: 29: 19: 312: 285: 270: 263: 224: 217:negotiating 204: 181: 122: 94:Hohenstaufen 67: 38: 37: 342:1192 deaths 307:Frederick I 233:and to the 157:Brandenburg 90:Halberstadt 46: 1115 336:Categories 297:Berthold I 280:Gunther II 173:Cistercian 249:in 1188. 243:cathedral 188:Palestine 153:Germanise 147:margrave 262:(1928). 161:Jüterbog 145:Ascanian 100:against 96:emperor 60:in 1180 253:Sources 231:Austria 211:Italian 207:princes 192:Turkish 169:Fläming 165:Flemish 74:Seeburg 324:Ludolf 239:Köthen 215:Venice 125:Pforta 80:count 78:Wettin 177:Zinna 129:Zeitz 108:duke 70:Saxon 159:and 127:and 106:Welf 64:Life 229:in 179:. 112:. 338:: 202:. 43:c. 41:( 20:)

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Wichmann of Magdeburg

Magdeburg Cathedral
Bishop of Naumburg
Archbishop of Magdeburg
prince-archbishop
Saxon
Seeburg
Wettin
Thimo the Brave
University of Paris
Halberstadt
Hohenstaufen
Frederick Barbarossa
Pope Alexander III
Welf
Henry the Lion

Pforta
Zeitz
Conrad III of Germany
Pope Eugene III
Anastasius IV
Ascanian
Albert the Bear
Germanise
Brandenburg
Jüterbog
Flemish
Fläming

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