Siegfried II of Querfurt (mid 13th century ? 5 May 1310) was the Prince-Bishop of Hildesheim from 1279 to 1310.

Biography [ edit ]

Siegfried was born to a noble family from the city Querfurt (which now belongs to Saxony-Anhalt ).

He was head of the chapter at the Cathedral of Magdeburg before he was appointed as bishop on 18 July 1279.

He founded the medieval commune of Gronau . This was one part of his defense strategy of the Prince-Bishopric of Hildesheim that he was head of in his role as prince-bishop. Two other parts of this strategy were that he ordered to build a castle in Liebenburg and another one in Ruthe (which now belongs to the municipality of Sarstedt ). Both castles were destroyed in the centuries thereafter. In 1302 he bought a castle in Westerhof (which now belongs to the municipality of Kalefeld ). In 1310 he bought the County of Dassel in order to enlarge his prince-bishopric.

The dukes of Brunswick and Lunenburg were his major opponents. Additionally, the citizens of Hildesheim attempted to gain independence while he was prince-bishop.

References [ edit ]

• Friedrich Wilhelm Ebeling: Die deutschen Bischofe bis zum Ende des sechzehnten Jahrhunderts. Leipzig 1858, Erster Band, S. 510?512