!!!Otto von Freising

Otto von Freising, b. 1112 (?), 
d. September 22, 1158 Morimond (France), bishop and chronicler, 
son of the Babenberg  Leopold III.; provost of Klosterneuburg 
around 1126, studied in Paris from 1127, Cistercian monk in Morimond 
in 1132. Proposed the foundation of Heiligenkreuz monastery, became 
bishop of Freising in 1138 and participated in the second crusade in 
1147. His "Chronik oder Geschichte der zwei Reiche" 
comprises the world history in 7 volumes, the 8th volume contains a 
vision of the Last Judgement. The "Gesta Friderici" portray 
the time of Friedrich Barbarossa between 1152 and 1156, including the 
transformation of Austria into a duchy; they were continued by 
Rahewin, Otto´s secretary, until 1158.

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Editions: Chronica sive historia de duabus civitatibus, ed. by A. 
Hofmeister, 1912 (reprint 1984); Gesta Friderici I. imperatoris, 
ed by G. Waitz, 1912 (reprint 1978); Editions: Chronik oder Geschichte 
der 2 Reiche (Latin/German), ed. by W. Lammers, %%sup 2/%1980; Gesta 
Friderici (Latin/German), ed. by J. J. Schmale, %%sup 3/%1986.

!Literature
H.-W. Goetz, Das Geschichtsbild O. v. F., 1984.



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