!!!Wolfger von Erla

Wolfger von Erla, 
d. Jan. 23, 1218, came from the family of the masters of Erla near  
Sankt Pantaleon-Erla. Became a clergyman after the death of his wife, 
was provost of the monasteries of Pfaffmuenster and Zell am See, 1191 
bishop of Passau, took part in the first crusade in 1197/98; 1204 
Patriarch of Aquileia, 1208 royal legate and deputy of King Philipp 
south of the Alps. Undertook four journeys in 1203/04; his accounts 
are still extant and give insight into the conditions of the journey 
and the financial administration of this period. In his function as 
bishop he gave  Walther von der Vogelweide a fur coat (in 1203); 
possibly supported the author of the Nibelungenlied. Mediator in the 
conflict of the Welfs, Hohenstaufens and the Pope; according to Pope 
Innocent III he spoke "in words of peace and concord".

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Literature H. Heger, Das Lebenszeugnis Walthers von der Vogelweide. 
Die Reiserechnungen des Passauer Bischofs W. v. E., 1970; E. Boshof, 
W. v. E., 1994.



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