Adalbert (also Adelbert or Albert ; c. 1000 – 16 March 1072) was Archbishop of Bremen from 1043 until his death. Called Vikar des Nordens , he was an important political figure of the Holy Roman Empire , papal legate , and one of the regents for Emperor Henry IV .
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22-576: A village in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug , Siberia, Russia Gyda River , Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Gyda National Park , Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Gyda Peninsula , Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Gyda Oil Field , a decommissioned oil field in the North Sea Other uses [ edit ] Gyda Shipping, former name of Waterfront Shipping , a Norwegian shipping company Topics referred to by
33-523: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Gyda of Sweden Gyda Anundsdotter of Sweden , also known as Guda and Gunhild (died c. 1048/1049), was a medieval and Viking Age Swedish princess and Danish queen consort, spouse of King Sweyn II of Denmark . There is little information about Gyda; our main source being the German ecclesiastic chronicler Adam of Bremen (c. 1075). According to
44-462: Is possible that they were married during the time when Sweyn lived in exile at the Swedish court. After a short marriage, she died. According to Adam of Bremen it was a matter of foul play, since she was poisoned by Sweyn's concubine Thora. It is not known if any of the many children of Sweyn were also the children of Gyda. Her assumed father Anund died in c. 1050, and was survived by Gunhild. At about
55-657: The Archbishop of Hamburg on account of their close kinship. Gyda has often been confused and mixed up with her assumed mother (or stepmother) Gunhild, as their names were similar, and because they were both married to Sweyn. Both of them were known as Gunhild, Guda or Gyda. Adalbert of Hamburg Adalbert was possibly born at Goseck Castle in Hassegau , Saxony , the son of Count Frederick of Goseck, who served as Saxon Count palatine from 1038, and his wife Agnes of Weimar . After his father's death in 1042, his office
66-860: The Emperor Henry III on a christianization campaign in 1045, he also journeyed with him to Rome in 1046. Adam of Bremen rumours Adalbert to have refused a candidacy as pope , resulting in the election of Clement II , to continue with the conversion of the Wends . Adalbert worked to increase the influence of his see, and thereby also the influence of the Holy Roman Empire , but encountered competition in Scandinavia from missionary bishops despatched from England and elsewhere who sometimes found greater favour from rulers and ordinary lay people alike. King Sweyn II of Denmark appealed to
77-723: The Emperor and to Pope Leo IX for an archbishop of his own, which would mean a loss to Hamburg of lands just yielding fruits after two hundred years of Christianization. The whole discussion was cut short by the death of both Pope (1054) and Emperor (1056). Subsequently, Adalbert lost his hold on the imperial court, and the young Emperor, Henry IV , fell under the influence of the Archbishop Anno of Cologne . However, Adalbert gained control of Henry's education, eventually superseding Anno in his confidence and esteem, but again forced to retire from court in 1066-69. Archbishop Adalbert
88-531: The much later historian Saxo Grammaticus and the Icelandic annals, she was the daughter of the Swedish king, meaning Anund Jacob (1022 – c. 1050). Her mother would then be Queen Gunhild of Sweden . The near-contemporary Adam, however, does not say that Anund and Gunhild had any children. It is also possible that she was the daughter of Anund and another woman. She was married to King Sweyn of Denmark, maybe in 1047 or 1048. The date cannot be confirmed, and it
99-525: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Gyda . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gyda&oldid=1240608800 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with given-name-holder lists Feminine given names Hidden categories: Short description
110-488: The same time, Gyda's widower Sweyn married a woman also called Gunhild. She was possibly the same person as Gyda's mother or stepmother, though several modern historians maintain that there were two separate Gunhilds, a Swedish and a Danish queen, respectively. A much later Chronicle of Bremen refers to a letter supposedly written by Archbishop Adalbert , which says that Gunhild was the "mother" (mother-in-law) of Sweyn. Anyway, Sweyn and Gunhild were soon forced to separate by
121-672: Was assumed by Adalbert's elder brothers Dedo and Frederick II. Adalbert prepared for an ecclesiastical career and became subdeacon to the Archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen in 1032, later provost of the Halberstadt Cathedral , and Archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen in 1043 or 1045 with supremacy over the Scandinavian Peninsula and a great part of the Wend lands, and all territory north of the Elbe . Having accompanied
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