Adalbert, Bishop of Passau

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Adalbert (died 15 June 970) was the 17th Bishop of Passau from 946 to 970. [1] [2] [3] [4]

In his reign was the fateful battle on the Lechfeld of 955, in which Emperor Otto I defeated the Hungarians. For the Diocese of Passau, this meant that it was now again able to exert its effectiveness in the land below the Enns (i.e. Lower Austria).[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "Liste aller Bischöfe des Bistums". Archived from the original on 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
  2. Franz-Reiner Erkens: Faktoren episkopaler Dignität. In: Passauer Jahrbuch XLIX, (Passau, 2007) (p 11–28).
  3. August Leidl: Die Bischöfe von Passau 739–1968 in Kurzbiographien, (1978), Verlag des Vereins für Ostbairische Heimatforschung Passau.
  4. Herbert Wilhelm Wurster: Das Bistum Passau und seine Geschichte. 4 Bände, Straßburg 1994-2010.