Östringen (Eichelberg)
Burg Wigoldesberg
archevêque de Trèves, fondateur du monastère · 1122
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Bruno de Lauffen
Archbishop of Trier (1102–1124) · Provost of the Trier cathedral chapter · Vicedominus regiae curiae under Henry V
Born into the comital house of Lauffen (also known as Bretten), Bruno became Archbishop of Trier in 1102 and was among the most influential advisers of the Emperor Henry V. His name remains associated with the Wigoldesberg, a large castle motte in the Kraichgau near Eichelberg (Östringen): according to the Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, he founded a community there in 1122, with the agreement of his brother Count Poppo of Lauffen, probably endowed with his share of the inheritance. Before 1137–1138, the monks left the fortified spur for the neighbouring valley, giving rise to Odenheim Abbey. The foundation thus transformed a family seigneurial seat into the cradle of a lasting religious establishment, while the motte, never excavated, remains legible in the wooded landscape. The Wikipedia article on the castle, for its part, dates the foundation to around 1110–1118 and more broadly attributes it to the Counts of Lauffen.
Naissancevers 1045, probablement à Bretten (Kraichgau)
Décès25 avril 1124, Trèves
FonctionArchbishop of Trier (1102–1124) · Provost of the Trier cathedral chapter
MaisonComtes de Lauffen (Bretten)
Époque11th–12th centuries, Investiture Controversy
Histoire & patrimoine
From family castle to monastery
The Wigoldesberg is a vast summit motte that passed to the Counts of Lauffen. By installing a religious community there in 1122, Bruno, then Archbishop of Trier, turned a seigneurial site into a pious foundation, probably financed by his share of the family inheritance. The sources differ on the date: the article on the castle proposes 1110–1118 and a foundation by the Counts of Lauffen, while the Landesarchiv favours 1122 and Bruno's name. The subsequent transfer to the valley explains the abandonment of the spur, whose ditches and ramparts remain.
Burg WigoldesbergRepères dans sa vie
vers 1045
Born into the family of Count Arnold of Lauffen (or of Bretten) and Adélaïde; he was a relative of Archbishop Udo of Nellenburg, who drew him to Trier.
1084
Attested as provost of the Trier cathedral chapter.
6 janvier 1102
Consecrated Archbishop of Trier at Mainz, without immediate papal confirmation (obtained about three years later).
après 1106
Vicedominus regiae curiae and leading adviser to Henry V; he consecrated the cathedral of Worms in 1110 and accompanied the sovereign on campaign in 1111, 1112 and 1118.
1122
Founds, with the agreement of his brother Poppo of Lauffen, a monastery on the Wigoldesberg near Eichelberg, according to the Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg cited by the castle article.
25 avril 1124
Dies at Trier; buried in the cathedral.
avant 1137/1138
The community leaves the Wigoldesberg for the neighbouring valley, about two kilometres further on: origin of Odenheim Abbey.
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Bruno de Lauffen dans l’histoire
A prelate of the Empire
Provost at Trier, then archbishop from 1102, Bruno became after 1106 one of Henry V's principal advisers, with the title of vicedominus regiae curiae. According to the Neue Deutsche Biographie, he played a mediating role between the Empire and the papacy and probably contributed to the Concordat of Worms of 1122, the very year of his monastic foundation in the Kraichgau.
Foundation of the monastery on the Wigoldesberg
1122 · Monastic foundation on the family motte of the Counts of Lauffen, origin of Odenheim Abbey.
Östringen-EichelbergSources de la fiche
Cette synthèse croise plusieurs sources pour documenter les lieux, événements et relations historiques.
- Burg Wigoldesberg — Wikipédia (de)
- Bruno von Lauffen — Wikipédia (de)
- Brun (Bruno), Erzbischof von Trier – NDB/ADB — Deutsche Biographie