Rüdiger Huzmann
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Rüdiger Huzmann (died 22 February 1090) was a German religious leader who served as the Roman Catholic Bishop of Speyer from 1075 to his death. He was born into an old Speyer family with Salian connections and before c. 1065 became a canon at Speyer Cathedral and head of the Speyer cathedral school.
Rüdiger Huzmann | |
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Bishop of Speyer | |
Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Speyer |
Appointed | 1075 |
In office | 1075–1090 |
Predecessor | Heinrich of Scharfenberg [de] |
Successor | Johann I of Kraichgau |
Personal details | |
Died | (1090-02-22)22 February 1090 Speyer |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Previous post(s) | Head of the cathedral school |
During the Investiture Controversy, he was a strong supporter of King Henry IV, who appointed Huzmann as Bishop of Speyer in 1075. After the 1076 Synod of Worms, Huzmann aided Henry in his efforts to depose Pope Gregory VII, who twice suspended and excommunicated Huzmann.
Speyer thrived under the rule of Huzmann. In 1084, he welcomed a Jewish community who had left Mainz after a fire, granting them a protective charter which gave the community some business rights and some limited self-rule. The charter was confirmed by the emperor shortly before Huzmann's death.