Ulrich II (bishop of Passau)

Ulrich II (died October 31, 1221) was the 34th Bishop of Passau from 1215 and the first prince-bishop from 1217. The Bischof-Ulrich-Straße in Passau is named after him.

Ulrich was the priest of the parish of Falkenstein before serving in the chancellery of Leopold V of Austria from 1193. He then became a skilled protonotary in 1214 to Bishop Manegold of Passau.[1]

On January 21, 1217 Ulrich was given Ilzgau by the Emperor Frederick II to hold as a banner-fief. Thus, the Emperor made him the first Prince-Bishop of the Bishopric of Passau. Ulrich II and his successors were thus henceforth rich princes ex officio. At the end of June 1217, Bishop Ulrich inaugurated in a large feast day the first four altars of Lilienfeld Abbey.[1] In 1219, Ulrich II erected on Georgsberg a castle, the Veste Oberhaus. He also founded several monasteries in the eastern part of the diocese.

Ulrich died on October 31, 1221 on the Fifth Crusade in Damietta, Egypt.

References

1. Lechner 1976, pp. 203–05.

Bibliography

• Lechner, Karl (1976). Die Babenberger: Markgrafen und Herzoge von Österreich 976–1246. Vienna: Böhlau. ISBN 978-3205085089.
• Frenz, Thomas (2000). Wie wird man Bischof von Passau? Urkundentechnische und rechtliche Fragen vom 8. bis zum 19./20. Jahrhundert. Vol. 2. Passau.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Manegold of Berg	Bishop of Passau 1215–1221	Succeeded by Gebhard I of Plain