Folmar of Karden
| Folmar of Karden | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Trier | |
| Elected | 25 May 1183 |
| Term ended | 26 June 1189 |
| Predecessor | Arnold I |
| Successor | John I |
| Other posts | Papal Legate |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1 June 1186 by Urban III |
| Personal details | |
| Born | ca. 1135 |
| Died | ca. November 1189 Northampton |
| Nationality | German |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Folmar of Karden (ca. 1135 – 1189), also occurring in the variant forms Fulmar, Vollmar, Formal, or Formator, was the Archbishop of Trier from 1183 and the last not also to be a prince elector. He opposed the emperor in the late twelfth-century phase of the Investiture Controversy. The historian Bernhard von Simson characterized Folmar as "that restless, ambitious, and hard-hearted man."
Possibly a relation of the Counts of Bliescastel, Folmar was provost in the city of Karden on the Moselle, and became an archdeacon in Trier and Metz.
On the death on May 25, 1183 of the previous archbishop, the pro-Staufen Arnold I, the succession came into dispute between Folmar, the candidate of the pro-papal party, Henry III, Duke of Limburg (the Vogt of the church of Trier) and other local nobles, the citizens, and the smaller part of the clergy; and the Provost of Trier, Rudolf of Wied, the candidate favored by the emperor Frederick Barbarossa and the greater part of the canons and prelates present for the election. After a certain amount of intriguing by various factions, Folmar was elected archbishop by a part of the cathedral chapter and by popular acclaim in 1183; Lucius III somewhat dubiously ratified the election. Nevertheless, the Emperor had Rudolf formally invested as anti-archbishop. Folmar proceeded to Italy, where the case was argued inconclusively before the Roman Curia. At length, Folmar was consecrated by Pope Urban III in Verona on Whit-Sunday (June 1) of 1186.
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