List of administrators, archbishops, bishops, and prince-archbishops of Bremen
Catholic Prince-Archbishops of Bremen (1180–1316)

List of administrators, archbishops, bishops, and prince-archbishops of Bremen

Section Title: Catholic Prince-Archbishops of Bremen (1180–1316)
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Roman Catholic Prince-Archbishops of Bremen (1180–1316)

Reign and episcopate	Picture	Name	Birth and death with places	Reason for end of office	Notes

1180–1184	Siegel Bischof Siegfried I. von Brandenburg.jpeg	Siegfried of Anhalt (House of Ascania)	*ca. 1132 – 24 October 1184*	death	before bishop of Brandenburg 1173–1180

1184–1185	rule by the Chapter due to sede vacante

1185–1190	Hartwig of Uthlede as Hartwig II, also Wilrich	*unknown – 3 November 1207*	dismissal	deposed as prince by Henry VI, never papally dismissed as archbishop

1190–1192	rule by the Chapter due to sede vacante	Chapter disregarded Hartwig II's persisting papal acceptance as archbishop

1192	Valdemar of Denmark also Waldemar (House of Estridsen)	*1157/1158 – April 1235 or 1236* Cîteaux	held in Danish captivity 1193–1206	imprisoned by Canute VI of Denmark, also bishop of Schleswig 1182–1208

1192–1207	Hartwig of Uthlede as Hartwig II, also Wilrich	*unknown – 3 November 1207*	death	de facto reaccepted by the Chapter, since Valdemar stayed imprisoned

1207–1210	Burchard, Count of Stumpenhusen as Burchard I	resignation	temporarily accepted as anti-archbishop only in Hamburg, nephew of Gerard I

1208–1217	Valdemar of Denmark (House of Estridsen)	*1157/1158 – April 1235 or 1236* Cîteaux	dismissal	only in Bremen accepted as imperially invested prince, papally dismissed and banned

1210–1219	Gerard of Oldenburg-Wildeshausen as Gerard I (House of Oldenburg)	*unknown – 14 August 1219*	death	uncle of Burchard of Stumpenhusen, also prince-bishop of Osnabrück 1190–1216

1219–1258	-	Gerhard of Lippe also Gerard II (House of Lippe)	*ca. 1190 – 27 July or 28 August 1258* Vörde	death	son of Bernard II, Lord of Lippe, titled Bishop of Hamburg in the diocesan territory right of the Elbe, and Archbishop of Bremen left of the Elbe

1258–1273	Hildebold, Count of Wunstorf	*unknown – 11 October 1273*	death	temporarily rivalled by anti-archbishop Gerhard of Lippe, accepted only in Hamburg, a grandnephew of Gerard II and supported by his uncle Simon (de), Gerard II's coadjutor

1273–1274	rule by the Chapter due to sede vacante

1274–1306	Gilbert of Brunckhorst also Gis(el)bert of Bronchorst (House of Bronckhorst)	*unknown – 18 November 1306* Vörde	death

1306–1307	Henry of Goltern also of Golthorn, as Henry I	*unknown – 9 April 1307*	death	died before papal confirmation

1307, only elect	Florence, Count of Brunckhorst also Florentius, Floris, also of Bronchorst (House of Bronckhorst)	*unknown – 1308* Avignon	death	died before papal confirmation, counter-candidate to the next

1307, only elect	Bernard of Wölpe (Counts of Wölpe)	*ca. 1230/1240 – 17 September 1310*	death	never papally confirmed, counter-candidate to the former

1307–1310	rule by the Chapter due to sede vacante

1310–1316 (1327)	-	Jens Grand the Firebug as John I, (House of Hvide)	*ca. 1260 – 30 May 1327* Avignon	declared mentally insane by the Chapter on 19 May 1316 and dismissed, however, in 1318 papally recognised again till his death	lacking the capitular elective mandate, only papally appointed, before Archbishop of Lund 1289–1302, Prince-Archbishop of Riga 1304–1310

Sentence(s)

Valdemar was the Bishop of Schleswig until 1208.

final_sentence: Valdemar was the Bishop of Schleswig until 1208.