Henry of Verdun explained

Henry of Verdun was bishop of Liège from 1075 to 1091. He owed his election to the influence of his relative Godfrey IV, Duke of Lower Lorraine, with the Emperor Henry IV.

Henry took part in the Synod of Worms (1076). He was instrumental in refortifying Mirwart castle, which brought enmity from the abbey of Saint-Hubert.

Despite being an imperial supporter in the Investiture Controversy, he built up his diocese by acquisitions (e.g. of Waremme^[1] in 1078, Donceel^[2]). Internally he operated as guardian of the Peace of God from 1081,^[3] and instituted a court system.^[4]

References

• Book: Readings in Medieval History . Patrick J. . Geary. Patrick J. Geary . 4th . University of Toronto Press . 2010 .
• Book: Gislebertus. Chronicle of Hainaut . Gislebert of Mons . Laura . Napran . The Boydell Press . 2005 .
• Book: Robinson, I. S. . Henry IV of Germany 1056-1106 . Cambridge University Press . 1999 .
• H. Vanderlinden, Le tribunal de la paix de Henri de Verdun (1082) et la transformation de la principauté de Liège, in Mélanges Henri Pirenne (1926), 2:589–96.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Liège - Les anciennes Bonnes Villes de la principauté . 26 June 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071012203828/http://membres.lycos.fr/decouverteliege/bonneville.php . 12 October 2007 . dead .
2. http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/be-wlgdo.html Donceel (Municipality, Province of Liège, Belgium)
3. http://www.tresordeliege.be/fr/documents/princes-eveques.html
4. Web site: Archived copy . 2005-11-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20051120034000/http://www.vki.ac.be/~bottin/liege/lg_hist.html . 20 November 2005.