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Sigwin von Are, a deacon in Cologne …
Years: 1089 - 1089
Sigwin von Are, a deacon in Cologne appointed archbishop here by the Emperor Henry IV in 1076, has remained a staunch supporter of Henry throughout the Investiture Controversy.
He had proclaimed the Peace of God in 1083, only the second bishop in Germany to do so.
He had rebuilt the church of Santa Maria in Cologne after it burned down in 1085, and on May 30, 1087, had crowned Henry's son Conrad King of Germany in Aachen.
He dies in Cologne and is buried in Cologne Cathedral.
Shortly after his death, he will begin to be called called "Sigwin the Pious."
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Years: 1089 - 1089
Locations
People
Groups
- Lombards (West Germanic tribe)
- Saxony, Duchy of
- Tuscany, Margravate of
- Normans
- German, or Ottonian (Roman) Empire
- Italy, Kingdom of (Holy Roman Empire)
- Bavaria, Welf Duchy of
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Commodoties
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