Gardolf of Hertbeke (died 21 August 1201) was the
from 1193 until his death.
Gardolf was from a noble family of
Hertbeke. In two charters, he describes himself as "a blood relative" (
Latin
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''consanguineus'') of
Conrad of Krosigk
Conrad of Krosigk ( – 21 June 1225) was a Germans, German prelate, crusader and monk. He served as the bishop of Halberstadt from 1201 until 1208 and took part in the Fourth Crusade in 1202–1204. He resigned his see to become a Cistercian monk ...
. The ''
Deeds of the Bishops of Halberstadt
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'' states that he was a blood relative of
Conrad of Querfurt
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also. He was probably related to Conrad of Krosigk's mother, Adelheid of Hertbeke. By May 1184 both he and Conrad were
subdeacon
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s of
Halberstadt Cathedral
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.
By 1193 Gardolf had become
dean
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and ''
vicedominus'' of the cathedral. According to the ''Deeds of the Bishops'', he served as a chaplain at the court of King
Henry VI of Germany
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. When Bishop
Dietrich of Krosigk
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died on 10 August 1193, Gardolf was elected to succeed him. Henry VI immediately confirmed the election and was personally present for Gardolf's priestly ordination and episcopal consecration. Gardolf committed to Henry VI's
German Crusade
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, which did not set out until after Henry's death on 28 September 1197. He was absent from his diocese for two years in the
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(1197–1198).
In 1198 there was
a double election and civil war over the succession to Henry VI. Gardolf and his diocese remained loyal to the
Staufer dynasty
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and favoured Duke
Philip of Swabia
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, while Pope
Innocent III
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favoured Count
Otto of Poitou. In early 1202, Innocent sent Cardinal
Guy Paré
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In the consistory of September 1190, he was elevated to the cardinalate by Pope Clement III, receiving the title of S ...
to Germany as his legate to bring the German church over to Otto's side. The arrival of the legate greatly distressed Gardolf. According to the ''Deeds of the Bishops'', however, he was so esteemed in Germany than even bishops who favoured Otto sent him letters of support. Gardolf received permission from the legate to take his case to Rome in person, which would cause him to miss the cardinal's upcoming synod at
Corbie
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. On 21 August 1201, he died of a fever at the house of
Augustinian canons in
Kaltenborn shortly after setting out for Rome. Conrad of Krosigk, his kinsman, led the funeral cortege from Kaltenborn to the cathedral, where he was interred.
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Roman Catholic bishops of Halberstadt
Christians of the Crusade of 1197