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| '''Anselm IV''' (also ''Anselm of Buis'', ]: ''Anselmo da Bovisio'') was the ] from ] ] to his death on ] ]. He was a close friend of ] and prominent in the ], whose ] contingent he led and on which he died. | '''Anselm IV''' (also ''Anselm of Buis'', ]: ''Anselmo da Bovisio'') was the ] from ] ] to his death on ] ]. He was a close friend of ] and prominent in the ], whose ] contingent he led and on which he died. | ||
| According to ], he was born in ], the son of a ''valvassor''. He entered the monastery of S. Lorenzo and was then elected, in 1097, bishop of |
According to ], he was born in ], the son of a '']''. He entered the monastery of S. Lorenzo and was then elected, in 1097, ]. ] was threatening to fall into a schism again when he was elected to bring peace. He had never, however, taken ] before his consacration on 3 November. | ||
| Under were corrected the irregularities of the past decades at a synod held from ] – ] ]. He affirmed the excommunication of imperial-appointed bishops and condemned simony. He accepted the acts of ], but not those of ]. | Under were corrected the irregularities of the past decades at a synod held from ] – ] ]. He affirmed the excommunication of imperial-appointed bishops and condemned ]. He accepted the acts of ], but not those of ]. | ||
| He was recruited by ], Urban's successor, to lead the crusade being proclaimed in response to the success of the ]. He preached the crusade throughout ], where there had been little enthusiasm for the first one, but where his influence sparked a wave of zeal: crowds greeted him chanting "Ultreja! Ultreja!" On ] ], he celebrated the anniversary of the ] in Milan. He appointed one ], then bishop of |
He was recruited by ], Urban's successor, to lead the crusade being proclaimed in response to the success of the ]. He preached the crusade throughout ], where there had been little enthusiasm for the first one, but where his influence sparked a wave of zeal: crowds greeted him chanting "Ultreja! Ultreja!" On ] ], he celebrated the anniversary of the ] in Milan. He appointed one ], then ], to act as his ] and, on ], with bishops ], ], and probably ], he left with a company reported at the exaggerated figure of 50,000 men, led by ], and his nephew ]. ], the brother of the ], was there as a representative of the resolution of the church-state conflicts which enveloped Lombardy in the final decades of the eleventh century. | ||
| The army proceeded by land through ], with the permission of ], and then through ] without incident, relying on Anselm's negotiations with ], ], to assure them of markets and supplies. At ], rioting broke out, but he and Albert quelled it with ease and he refused the rich gifts offered by the emperor, who ferried the soldiery across the ]. At ], in ], he met ], one of the leading barons of the capture of Jerusalem. Guided by Raymond, the army marched through ], skirmishing with the ] at ] and between ] and ]. These initial confrontations were successes for the Lombards. Anselm fought in these engagements and received wounds which he went to Constantinople to nurse. There he died and was buried. News of his passing did not reach Milan until ]. He was succeeded by Grossolano. | The army proceeded by land through ], with the permission of ], and then through ] without incident, relying on Anselm's negotiations with ], ], to assure them of markets and supplies. At ], rioting broke out, but he and Albert quelled it with ease and he refused the rich gifts offered by the emperor, who ferried the soldiery across the ]. At ], in ], he met ], one of the leading barons of the capture of Jerusalem. Guided by Raymond, the army marched through ], skirmishing with the ] at ] and between ] and ]. These initial confrontations were successes for the Lombards. Anselm fought in these engagements and received wounds which he went to Constantinople to nurse. There he died and was buried. News of his passing did not reach Milan until ]. He was succeeded by Grossolano. | ||
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Anselm IV (also Anselm of Buis, Italian: Anselmo da Bovisio) was the Archbishop of Milan from 3 November 1097 to his death on 30 September 1101. He was a close friend of Pope Urban II and prominent in the Crusade of 1101, whose Lombard contingent he led and on which he died.
According to Galvano Flamma, he was born in Bovisio, the son of a valvassor. He entered the monastery of S. Lorenzo and was then elected, in 1097, bishop of Brescia. Milan was threatening to fall into a schism again when he was elected to bring peace. He had never, however, taken holy orders before his consacration on 3 November.
Under were corrected the irregularities of the past decades at a synod held from 5 – 7 April 1098. He affirmed the excommunication of imperial-appointed bishops and condemned simony. He accepted the acts of Anselm III, but not those of Tedald.
He was recruited by Pope Paschal II, Urban's successor, to lead the crusade being proclaimed in response to the success of the First Crusade. He preached the crusade throughout Lombardy, where there had been little enthusiasm for the first one, but where his influence sparked a wave of zeal: crowds greeted him chanting "Ultreja! Ultreja!" On 15 July 1100, he celebrated the anniversary of the fall of Jerusalem in Milan. He appointed one Grossolano, then bishop of Savona, to act as his vicar and, on 13 September, with bishops Guy of Tortona, William of Pavia, and probably Aldo of Piacenza, he left with a company reported at the exaggerated figure of 50,000 men, led by Albert, Count of Biandrate, and his nephew Otto Altaspata. Albert, Count of Parma, the brother of the Antipope Guibert, was there as a representative of the resolution of the church-state conflicts which enveloped Lombardy in the final decades of the eleventh century.
The army proceeded by land through Carinthia, with the permission of Duke Henry V, and then through Bulgaria without incident, relying on Anselm's negotiations with Alexius I Comnenus, Byzantine emperor, to assure them of markets and supplies. At Constantinople, rioting broke out, but he and Albert quelled it with ease and he refused the rich gifts offered by the emperor, who ferried the soldiery across the Bosphorus. At Nicomedia, in Asia Minor, he met Raymond IV of Toulouse, one of the leading barons of the capture of Jerusalem. Guided by Raymond, the army marched through Anatolia, skirmishing with the Turks at Kastamonu and between Merzifon and Amasya. These initial confrontations were successes for the Lombards. Anselm fought in these engagements and received wounds which he went to Constantinople to nurse. There he died and was buried. News of his passing did not reach Milan until 1102. He was succeeded by Grossolano.
Sources
- Landolfo Iuniore di San Paolo. Historia Mediolanensis.
- Ghisalberti, Alberto M. Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani: III Ammirato – Arcoleo. Rome, 1961.