Abstract: This study deals with both political and economic development of the ecclesiastical province of Seckau at the times when the Duchy of Styria was governed by officials appointed by the Kingdom of Hungary (1254 – 1260), during the times of the so-called war over the Babenberg inheritance. Based on preserved diplomatic sources from the archives of Austrian and Styrian ecclesiastical institutions predominantly, the study documents new findings on the activities of Ulrich I, the Bishop of Seckau (1243 – 1268) and later on, the Archbishop of Salzburg (1256 – 1266); which were at this period coordinated with the representatives of the Hungarian administration in Styria. Apart from addressing the issues related to the political history, the paper presents also other significant findings in respect to land tenures of both Bishopric and the Chapter of Seckau. Besides, the study analyses activities of nobles and ministeriales in the service of Bishop Ulrich, while emphasizing the cooperation with the Styrian administrative representatives, coming from the Hungarian milieu.

Authors: Palko, Jakub

DOI: 10.17846/CL.2023.16.1.57-64

Publication order reference: PhDr. Jakub Palko, PhD.; Comenius University Bratislava, Faculty of Arts, Department of Slovak History, Gondova 2, 811 02 Bratislava 1, Slovakia; email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; ORCID ID: 0000-0002-4850-3251, Scopus Author ID: 57235665400

Source: Konštatínove listy, 2023, vol.: 16, issue: 1, pages: 57-64 (PDF file)

Keywords: ULRICH I, BISHOPRIC OF SECKAU, ARCHBISHOPRIC OF SALZBURG, WAR OVER THE BABENBERG INHERITANCE, PHILIP OF SPONHEIM

Language: ENGLISH

Recommended Citation:
Palko, Jakub. 2023. Ulrich I, Bishop of Seckau, and His Activities During the Hungarian Rule Over the Duchy of Styria (1254 – 1260). In Konštantínove listy [Constantine’s Letters] 16/1, 57-64.