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Hermann of Buxhoeveden, Bishop of Ösel-Wiek

1230 – 1285

Medieval bishop in the Holy Roman Empire

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Lived 1230 – 1285 (aged 54–55). Hermann of Buxhoeveden, Bishop of Ösel-Wiek was a German catholic priest and catholic bishop.

Hermann of Buxhoeveden or Bekeshoevede (1230–1285) was a medieval clergyman. He was consecrated bishop of Ösel–Wiek on 20 August 1262 in Lübeck and remained in that post until his death. He was a member of the Buxhoeveden family, as was a later holder of the same bishopric, Reinhold von Buxhoeveden.

In 1262, he ceded the patronage of Järvenpää (Kiligund) to the Teutonic Order. On 21 August that year he confirmed the privileges of merchants in West Saare. In 1277, he, the archbishop of Riga Johannes I of Lune and the bishop of Dorpat he made a similar settlement regarding Baltic merchants active in Estonia and Livonia. On 29 March 1277 he, the Archbishop and Ernst von Ratzeburg (master of the Livonian Order) granted privileges to the merchants, allowing them freedom from coastal law, customs duties and port and pasture taxes and the right to an independent port. On 4 February 1278 he, the bishop and the archbishop allowed merchants to trade with the Russians in the Baltic.

In 1279, he founded Haapsalu Castle. In 1284, he renewed and strengthened his predecessors' diocesan statutes for tithing on the mainland and collecting tribute from re-baptized peasants.

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Born
1230
Birth century
Died
1285, Kuressaare
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Bishop of Ösel-Wiek, Bishop
Also known as
Hermann von Burdeham, Hermann of Buxhoeveden

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medieval bishop in the Holy Roman Empire (1230-1285)

When was Hermann of Buxhoeveden, Bishop of Ösel-Wiek born?

Hermann of Buxhoeveden, Bishop of Ösel-Wiek was born in 1230.

When did Hermann of Buxhoeveden, Bishop of Ösel-Wiek die?

Hermann of Buxhoeveden, Bishop of Ösel-Wiek died in 1285 in Kuressaare.

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Hermann of Buxhoeveden, Bishop of Ösel-Wiek was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.

What nationality was Hermann of Buxhoeveden, Bishop of Ösel-Wiek?

Hermann of Buxhoeveden, Bishop of Ösel-Wiek was German.

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· Wikidata: Q16407940

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