Burchard (bishop of Utrecht)

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Burchard
Bishop of Utrecht
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Archdiocese of Utrecht
In office1100–1112
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Died18 May 1112

Burchard was Bishop of Utrecht between 1100 and 1112. He was dean in Strasbourg before he was appointed as bishop by Emperor Henry IV in 1100. [1] [2] He supported the Emperor during the investiture controversy but he did not play a major part in it. He gave Count Floris II of West Frisia, the title Count of Holland in 1101.[ citation needed ]

Burchard died on 18 May 1112, but his successor, Godbald, was not consecrated until June, leaving a brief vacancy in the office. [3] Burchard was interred in the Cathedral of Saint Martin, Utrecht. [ citation needed ]

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References

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  2. Stanford, Dr Charlotte A. (2013-07-28). Commemorating the Dead in Late Medieval Strasbourg: The Cathedral's Book of Donors and Its Use (1320-1521). Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 167. ISBN   978-1-4094-8263-5.
  3. Ott, John S. (2015). Bishops, Authority and Community in Northwestern Europe, c.1050–1150. Cambridge University Press. p. 87. ISBN   978-1-316-36824-4.
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