Bishop Thietmar of Merseburg

GPTKB entity

Properties (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Bishop
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Catholic_Church
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Medieval_Europe
gptkb:Merseburg_Cathedral
Holy Roman Empire
Saxon nobility
Saxon territories
Saxon church
Saxon culture and society
gptkbp:birthYear c. 975
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Henry_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
gptkbp:contribution Historical writing
gptkbp:culturalImpact Saxon culture
gptkbp:deathYear 1018
gptkbp:education Clerical training
gptkbp:famousPerson Thietmar of Merseburg
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Ottonian_dynasty
10th-century Germany
gptkbp:historicalImpact Medieval historiography
Saxon history documentation
gptkbp:historicalLegacy Influence on future bishops
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Medieval
Primary source
Saxon viewpoint
gptkbp:historicalRole Religious authority
Chronicler
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Saxon ecclesiastical history
Documenting early medieval history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bishop Thietmar of Merseburg
gptkbp:influence Saxon history
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Otto_I
gptkbp:influenceOn Church history
Later historians
Saxon identity
Saxon political structure
gptkbp:knownFor Chronicle of Merseburg
gptkbp:language gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:legacy Historical chronicles
gptkbp:notableEvent Investiture Controversy
Chronicle completion
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Otto_II
Preservation of history
Religious leader
Documenting political events
gptkbp:notableWork Chronicon
Saxon chronicles
gptkbp:placeOfBirth Merseburg
gptkbp:placeOfDeath Merseburg
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Bishop_of_Merseburg
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Bishop_Gero
gptkbp:productionCompany Late 10th century to early 11th century
gptkbp:region gptkb:Saxony
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:scholarships Clerical education
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Bishop_Thietmar_II
gptkbp:title Bishop
gptkbp:wrote Chronicles