| Siegfried III | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Mainz | |
 Archbishop Siegfried III of Mainz, shown crowning Henry Raspe and William II of Holland. The oldest memorial in Mainz Cathedral. | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Electorate of Mainz |
| In office | 1230–1249 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 9 March 1249 |
Siegfried III von Eppstein (died 9 March 1249) was Archbishop of Mainz from 1230 to 1249. He in 1244 granted freedom to the citizens of Mainz, who subsequently could run their affairs more independently though their own council; in law it remained an episcopal city.
He acted as regent for Conrad IV of Germany, while Emperor Frederick II was campaigning in Italy, 1237 to 1242. He was, though, a supporter of Pope Innocent IV.
He held a major synod in 1239.
He added Lorsch Abbey to the archbishopric.
Notes
- Kathryn Brush, The tomb slab of archbishop Siegfried III von Eppstein in Mainz cathedral : a thirteenth-century image and its interpretative context in: Grabmäler. Tendenzen der Forschung (2000) p. 33-50
- John M. Jeep, Medieval Germany: An Encyclopedia (2001), p. 486.
- Mainz Archived 2011-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
- André Vauchez, Richard Barrie Dobson, Michael Lapidge, Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages (2000), p. 892.
- The New Cambridge Medieval History V, p. 399.
- Catholic Encyclopedia
- Paul B. Pixton, The German Episcopacy and the Implementation of the Decrees of the Fourth (1995), p. 418.
- CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Lorsch Abbey
External links
- (in German) Tombstone
- "Siegfried III". Germania Sacra people index (in German). Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
- The city rights privilege for Mainz dated 1244 ("digitalised image". Photograph Archive of Old Original Documents (Lichtbildarchiv älterer Originalurkunden). University of Marburg.)
| Preceded bySiegfried II | Archbishop of Mainz 1230–1249 |
Succeeded byChristian II |
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