Solomon III (died 919) was the

Bishop of Constance The Prince-Bishopric of Constance () was a small ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire from the mid-12th century until its secularisation in 1802–1803. In his dual capacity as prince and as bishop, the prince-bishop also admini ...

from 890 to his death. In 885, the Emperor Charles III made him

archchancellor An archchancellor (, ) or chief chancellor was a title given to the highest dignitary of the Holy Roman Empire, and also used occasionally during the Middle Ages to denote an official who supervised the work of chancellors or notaries. The Car ...

of the Empire, for Konstanz was then the greatest diocese in

Swabia Swabia ; , colloquially ''Schwabenland'' or ''Ländle''; archaic English also Suabia or Svebia is a cultural, historic and linguistic region in southwestern Germany. The name is ultimately derived from the medieval Duchy of Swabia, one of ...

, which had been Charles' original kingdom and was still his home most of the time. As well as bishop, he was also abbot of Reichenau and

Saint Gall Gall (; 550 645) according to hagiographic tradition was a disciple and one of the traditional twelve companions of Columbanus on his mission from Ireland to the continent. However, he may have originally come from the border region betwe ...

, immensely powerful abbeys in

. Solomon founded a church in honour of Saint Magnus at Saint Gall. Solomon was a warlike prelate, originally an ally of both King

Louis the Child Louis the Child (893 – 20/24 September 911), sometimes called Louis III or Louis IV, was the king of East Francia from 899 until his death and was also recognized as king of Lotharingia after 900. He was the last East Frankish ruler of the Car ...

and Count Palatine

Erchanger Erchanger (or Erchangar) (c. 860/880 – 21 January 917) was the duke of Swabia from September 915 to his death. He was the son of Berthold I, count palatine of Swabia, who is sometimes called Erchanger as well, in which case the duke is Erchange ...

in the wars for the Swabian dukedom against the Burchards. He was influential in the execution of Burchard I in 911, but he left his alliance with Erchanger when the latter allied with King Conrad I. Erchanger even imprisoned Solomon in 914. Conrad, however, supported the bishop and freed him. Conrad later had Erchanger beheaded.Switzerland
by Hug, Lina, Mrs, Published 1920

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* 919 deaths Roman Catholic bishops of Constance Bishops in the Carolingian Empire 10th-century German bishops Abbots of Saint Gall Year of birth unknown 10th-century Christian abbots {{Germany-RC-bishop-stub