Willigis

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Roman Catholic archbishop human medieval cleric statesman

Willigis was a powerful 10th-century German churchman and statesman who rose from humble origins to become one of the most influential political and ecclesiastical figures of the Holy Roman Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic archbishop ⓘ
human ⓘ
medieval cleric ⓘ
statesman ⓘ
appointedBy Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
birthPlace Duchy of Saxony ⓘ
Schöningen ⓘ
burialPlace Mainz Cathedral ⓘ
canonizationStatus not canonized ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship East Francia ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
dateOfBirth c. 940 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 23 February 1011 ⓘ
deathPlace Archdiocese of Mainz ⓘ
surface form: Archbishopric of Mainz

Mainz ⓘ
diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Mainz ⓘ
era 10th century ⓘ
11th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup Saxons ⓘ
surface form: Saxon
knownFor acting as imperial regent during Otto III’s minority ⓘ
church building and restoration in Mainz ⓘ
political influence in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
strengthening the archbishopric of Mainz ⓘ
supporting the Ottonian dynasty ⓘ
languageSpoken Old High German ⓘ
memberOf Catholic clergy of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
nobleTitle Prince-archbishop ⓘ
notableEvent participation in imperial politics of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
occupation bishop ⓘ
diplomat ⓘ
politician ⓘ
statesman ⓘ
partOf Ottonian Renaissance ⓘ
positionHeld Archbishop of Mainz ⓘ
Archchancellor of Germany ⓘ
Imperial chancellor ⓘ
Regent of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
regencyFor Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Catholic Church
seeAlso Mainz Cathedral ⓘ
servedUnder Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
socialBackground humble origins ⓘ

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Prince-elector of Mainz → notableOfficeHolder → Willigis ⓘ