Ekbert, Bishop of Bamberg, -1237

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Name (Latin)
Ekbert, Bishop of Bamberg, -1237
Other forms of name
Eckbert, Bishop of Bamberg, -1237
Ekbert, Bishop of Bamberg, d. 1237
Ekbert, von Andechs-Meranien, Bishop of Bamberg, -1237
Date of birth
1173
Date of death
1237-06-05
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 232219703
Wikidata: Q1281468
Library of congress: no 93023317
BGU10: 000173870
Sources of Information
  • Allg. dt. Biog.(Ekbert, Bischof von Bamberg; d. 6/5/1237)
  • Bamberg rider, 1956:p. 162, etc. (Ekbert of Andechs; 1203-1237, Bishop of Bamberg; d. in Vienna 6/5/1237; rebuilder of Bamberg cathedral)
  • Bamberg und Reims, die Skulpturen 1220-1250 ... 1992:p. 22, etc. (Bischof Ekbert; illness prob. prevented him attending consecration of new cathedral 5/6/1237; d. beginning of June in Vienna)
  • Brockhaus Enzyk., 1988under Ekbert (Ekbert von Meranien, Bischof von Bamberg from 1203; b. after 1173; d. Vienna 6/5/1237; under Ekbert the new Bamberg cathedral took its present form)
  • Neue dt. Biog.(Ekbert v. Andechs-Meranien, Bischof von Bamberg; b. after 1173; d. 6/5/1237)
  • New Cath. enyc., 1967index (Eckbert, Count, Bishop of Bamberg) v. 14, p. 267 (Bp. Ekbert of Bamberg, brother of [St.] Hedwig)
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Wikipedia description:

Ekbert of Andechs-Meranien (also called Ekbert of Bamberg) (after 1173 – 5 June 1237 in Vienna) was Prince-Bishop of Bamberg, Germany from 1203 until his death. He was the son of Berthold IV, Duke of Merania and Agnes of Rochlitz, and a brother of Saint Hedwig of Silesia and Gertrude of Merania, Queen of Hungary.

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