Emperor Frederick I donates the Bishopric of Belluno, together with the county and all the regalian rights, to Patriarch Peregrine I and the Church of Aquileia.
(SC) In nomine sanctę et individuę Trinitatis.a
Fredericus divina favente clementia Romanorum imperator augustus.
Cumb universis inc Imperio nostro constitutis imperialis clementię patrocinium de iure debeamus inpendered, maxime tamen ad domesticos fidei qui pro exaltanda Imperii nostri corona sollicitudinem gerunt, quorum etiam fides amplius est operibus comprobata, propensiorem affectum et ampliorem gratiam extendere debemus.
Eapropter ad universorum fidelium, tam futurorum quam presentium, noticiam hoc deducimus, quanta dilectionis et amorise prerogativa karissimumf principem nostrum Pelegrinumg venerabilemh patriarcham Aquilegensemi, qui plurima et preclara obsequia Romano Imperioj ack nobis semper exhibuitl, dignum duximusm honorare.
Nos itaque ex imperiali auctoritaten eidem venerabilio patriarchę Pelegrino Aquilegensip, pro fidelitatis eius sinceritate, Belunensemq Episcopatum, quem antecessores nostri reges et imperatores habuerunt et usque ad nos destinaveruntr, cum toto Comitatu et arimanniiss et omni iurisdictione et cum omni integritate iuris et honoris pleniter dedimus et concessimust et omne ius nostrum de predicto Episcopatu et integro eius Comitatu in ipsum patriarcham et peru eum in Aquilegensem ecclesiam et in omnes dilectissimiv nostri patriarchęw successores de cetero habendum transfudimusx et eidem patriarchę Pelegrino ac per ipsum ecclesię suę et omnibus eius successoribus privilegii huius munimine in perpetuum confirmavimusy, quatenus omnes eiusz successores ad exemplum venerabilis patriarchę Pelegrini karissimi principis nostri in devotione et fidelitate nostra et Imperii fidelitera' perseverent.
Statuentes quoque precipimus ut, quicumqueb' de cetero in Belunensi Episcopatu substitui acc' presidered' debet, a venerabilie' patriarcha Aquilegensi Pelegrino eiusque successoribus investituram Episcopatus recipiat et de omni iure regalium nostrorum ei vel suis successoribus respondeat.
Huius autem donationis et confirmationis testesf' sunt: Arnoldus Maguntinus archiepiscopus, Wichmanusg' Megdeburgensish' archiepiscopus, Hartuicusi' Bremensisj' archiepiscopus, Everardus Babanbergensisk' episcopus, Iohannesl' Merseburgensism' episcopus, Daniel Pragensis episcopus, Hermannus Fardensis episcopus, Albertus Tridentinus [episcopus]n', Burcharduso' Argentinensis episcopus, Chůnradusp' Augustensisq' episcopus, [O(rtliebus)r' Basiliensis episcopus]s', Ǒlricust' Tarvisinus episcopus, Adam Feltrensis episcopus, Ardi[cio]u' Cumanus episcopus, Iohannes Paduanus episcopus, Garsendoniusv' Mantuanus episcopus, Omnebonumw' Veronensis episcopus, Henricus Bawarię et Saxonię duxx', Henricus dux Karinthię, Bertoldusy' dux de Zaringez', Fridericusa'' dux Swevięb'' filius Chunradic'' regis, Chůnradus palatinus de Rhenod'', Ottoe'' palatinus de Witelinsbachf''.
Signumg'' Fredericih'' Romanorum imperatoris invictissimi (SM)i''.
Ego Regnoldus Coloniensis archiepiscopus et Italięj'' archicancellarius recognovi.
Acta sunt hec anno Dominice incarnationis MoCoLXo, indictione VIII, regnante domino Frederico Romanorum imperatore victoriosissimo, anno regni eius VIII, imperii vero Vk''.
Feliciter, amen.
Data Papię in generali concilio post destructionem Cremęl'', XVo kalendas martii.
a) (SC)—Trinitatis] om. CD. b) quon C. c) add. sup. l. B. d) impendere CD. e) dilectionis—amoris] om. CD. f) charissimum et undique sic CD. g) Pellegrinum et undique sic CD. h) venerandum D. i) Aquileiensem et undique Aquileiensis C. j) preclara—Imperio] om. CD. k) hac CD. l) seq. et hoc nobis add. CD. m) seq. honorandi canc. B. n) plentitudine C. o) auctoritate—venerabili] om. D; eidem venerabili] om. C. p) om. CD. q) Bellunensem et undique sic CD. r) usque ad nos destinaverunt] noverunt CD. s) armaniis C; arimaniis D. t) concedimus CD. u) post ex per corr. C. v) dillectissimi D. w) nostri patriarchę] inv. CD. x) transfundimus CD. y) confirmamus CD. z) ipsius CD. a') feliciter CD. b') quicunque CD. c') et CD. d') possidere CD. e') venerando D. f') add. sup. l. C; om. D. g') Wicmanus C; Vicemanus D. h') sic BCD: pro Magdeburgensis, sicut ed. Appelt. i') Artuicus CD. j') Breniensis D. k') Babergensis CD. l') Ioannes et undique sic D. m') Merselagensis CD. n') CD; lac. B. o') Bruchardus C; Brucardus D. p') Conradus et undique sic CD. q') Augustiensis CD. r') O. CD; O(rtliebus) em. Appelt. s') O(rtliebus) Basiliensis episcopus] om. B. t') Ulricus CD. u') D; Ardiccio C; lac. B. v') Garsciomnius C; Garscidonius D. w') Omnebonus C; Omnibonus D. x') Henricus Bawarię et Saxonię dux] dux Saxonie CD. y') Bertholdus D. z') Zizinge C; Ziringe D. a'') Fenricus CD. b'') Svevus CD. c'') C. CD. d'') Reno CD. e'') Octos CD. f'') palatinus de Witelinsbach] om. CD. g'') seq. domini add. CD. h'') Frderici C; Friderici D. i'') om. C. j'') Ego—Italię] om. CD. k'') quinto CD. l'') post destructionem Cremę] om. CD.
Emperor Frederick I’s 1161 charter issued to Otto, the Bishop of Belluno, restoring the imperial immediacy of the diocese of Belluno and confirming the jurisdictions and possessions of his church – Heinrich Appelt (ed.), Friderici I diplomata / Die Urkunden Friedrichs I, Monumenta Germaniae historica, Diplomata regum et imperatorum Germaniae 10, vol. 2: 1157–1167 (Hannover 1979), doc. 337, pp. 171–172.
Emperor Frederick I’s confirmation charter of 1180 issued to Aquileian Patriarch Ulrich II – soon to be edited here.
Emperor Henry VI’s confirmation charter of 1193 issued to Aquileian Patriarch Gottfried – soon to be edited here.
Emperor Frederick II’s confirmation charter of 1214 issued to Aquileian Patriarch Wolfger – soon to be edited here.
Emperor Frederick II’s confirmation charter of 1220 issued to Aquileian Patriarch Berthold – soon to be edited here.
“In duodecimo [scrinio]: privilegia imperialia et regalia de concessione Episcopatus et Comitatus Bellunensis.” – Thesauri claritas, opus saec. XIV, ed. Giuseppe Bianchi, Thesaurus ecclesiae Aquileiensis (Udine 1847), n. 12, p. 14.
The Synod of Pavia (February 1160), convoked by Pope Victor IV under the imperial protection of Frederick I Barbarossa, was meant to end the papal schism. Pope Alexander III, however, refused to attend. Thus, the emperor and the synod recognized Victor IV as the only legitimate pope.
The incumbent patriarch of Aquileia, Peregrine I, remained faithful to the emperor and for his support he received a token of gratitude in the form of the hereby edited charter: the Bishopric of Belluno together with the appertaining county and the regalian rights, including the right to invest the bishops.
This charter, although originally issued both to Peregrine I and to his successors, was revoked soon thereafter. Patriarch Peregrine I died on August 8, 1161; his successor, Ulrich II of Treffen, was originally meant to be invested with the regalian rights over the bishopric of Belluno, but the newly elected patriarch failed to personally greet Pope Victor IV, choosing instead to journey to Venice where he met with the supporters of Pope Alexander III. (cf. Ferdinand Güterbock, "Le lettere del notaio imperiale Burcardo intorno alla politica del Barbarossa nello scisma ed alla distrazione di Milano," Bullettino dell’Istituto storico italiano per il Medio Evo 61 (1949): pp. 51–58).
Apparently, this was enough to persuade Emperor Frederick I to revoke the grant of the Bishopric of Belluno issued to Ulrich II’s predecessor and on September 1, 1161, the imperial immediacy of the diocese of Belluno was restored and the jurisdictions and possessions this bishopric were confirmed to the incumbent bishop of Belluno Otto (Heinrich Appelt (ed.), Friderici I diplomata / Die Urkunden Friedrichs I, Monumenta Germaniae historica, Diplomata regum et imperatorum Germaniae 10, vol. 2: 1157–1167 (Hannover 1979), doc. 337, pp. 171–172).
Despite this revocation, the regalian rights over the Bishopric of Belluno would later be confirmed to the very Patriarch Ulrich II by the very Emperor Frederick I in 1180. Since this confirmation charter would then be used as a template for other imperial confirmations (cf. Medieval Recollections), the regalian rights over the Bishopric of Belluno would be included in the standard “confirmation package” of the rights and possessions of the Church of Aquileia.
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