Havelberg

Who holds it

Name

Helmbert

Title

Bishop of Havelberg

Since

1191 or 1192

Confidence

high

Bishop from 1191 or 1192 (sources differ) until his death on 28 November 1206; in 1202 he co-consecrated Konrad of Krosigk. Nothing more is pinned.

What it holds

• Havelberg: the cathedral hill (Domberg) and chapter
• Wittstock: later the chief episcopal district (17 villages) and from 1271 the bishops' residence; its status in 1200 is thin
• The Plattenburg near Wilsnack: earlier residence and later district (thin for 1200)

How it was acquired

Founded in 948 (the charter is dated 946); restored in the 12th century.

How things stand that morning

Quiet.

Wealth

Small.

Threats

• Margravial and noble encroachment

Advocates and rivals

The Askanian margraves; local nobles of the Prignitz.

Where the sources disagree

Evidence: Holder firm; holdings from the later districts.

On the map: Minimal drawing.

Primary sources for Brandenburg (Otto II)

Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.

• Annals of Pegau; Annals of Magdeburg (12th and 13th centuries; Pegau continued to 1227). The annals of the Wettin lands and of Magdeburg. Read online
• Chronicle of the Lauterberg (Petersberg near Halle), Konrad of Lauterberg (about 1225). The house chronicle of the Wettin foundation on the Lauterberg, sharp-tongued and well informed on Saxony, Meissen and Magdeburg. Read online
• Deeds of the archbishops of Magdeburg (main text to 1142, continued in the 13th and 14th centuries). The Magdeburg house history, with a continuation covering Archbishop Ludolf of Kroppenstedt (1192 to 1205), a firm supporter of Philip who hosted the king's Christmas court at Magdeburg on 25 December 1199. Read online
• Pomeranian charter book, volume 1, 786 to 1253 (documents of 786 to 1253, edited 1868). All known charters for Pomerania and Rügen to 1253. Read online