A Warrior Bishop of the Twelfth Century Book

Introduction 1

The Deeds of Albero of Trier Balderich 25

1 Prologue

2 The Investiture Contest, 1075-1111

3 The Imperial Letter, 1111

4 King Henry's Promise to Pope Paschal

5 The Papal Promise to King Henry

6 Pope Paschal's Privilege for King Henry

7 More on the Investiture Contest

8 Albero's Struggle for the Liberty of the Church

9 The Interdict on Metz, 1116/7

10 Albero's Escape to Rome

11 Disguised in Strasbourg

12 Albero and Metz

13 Albero and Count Rainald, 1118-1120

14 Albero's Church Offices

15 Elections in Magdeburg, Halberstadt and Trier, 1126-1131

16 Opposition to Albero's Election

17 Albero Becomes Archbishop and Enters Trier, 1131-1132

18 Investiture by King Lothar

19 Albero vs. Ludwig de Ponte

20 King Lothar, Castle Arras, and King Conrad, 1136-1139

21 Origins of the War over St. Maximin, 1139

22 Albero and Pope Innocent

23 Albero's Success, 1140

24 The War over St. Maximin

25 Conflict with the Count of Luxemburg

26 Castle Arras and Count Frederick

27 Albero and Pope Eugene in France, 1147

28 Pope Eugene in Trier, 1147-1148

29 Church Council at Rheims, 1148

30 Castle Treis and the Count Palatine, 1148

31 Albero's Character

32 The Trip to and from the Royal Court at Frankfurt, 1149

33 Albero's Last Days and Last Words, 1152

34 Albero's Will and Funeral

35 Prayer for Albero and Memorial Poem

36 Epitaphs

Maps

1 Central Europe, ca. 1150 79

2 The Mosel Region, ca. 1150 80

Selected Bibliography 81

Index 88