Hildebold of Wunstorf

Hildebold of Wunstorf (? - 1273), also Hildbold , was the Prince-Archbishop of Bremen from 1258 until his death.

He was a son of Hildebold II, Count of Wunstorf () and Hedwig of Oldenburg, daughter of Maurice I. He was appointed as Domherr of Bremen in 1241 and, from 1250, as archdeacon of Rüstringen.

Hildebold was elected following an ambivalent vote. The Bremen cathedral chapter at St. Peter's Cathedral in Bremen were overwhelmingly on his side, but the Hamburg Cathedral Chapter and several Bremen canons had voted for the dean (Dompropst), Gerhard von der Lippe, a great nephew of the deceased prince-archbishop, Gebhard II of Lippe (). Gerhard had the support of his uncle, the Paderborn prince-bishop, Simon (), who as coadjutor of Gebhard II had the castles of Langwedel and Vörde in his possession. Hildebold was able, however, with the aid of the ministeriales and for a payment of 800 marks, to gain ownership of both castles. Simon, with the help of the troops from Stedingen, advanced against Hildebold until he suffered a heavy defeat at the Battle of Munderloh against Hildebold who was militarily supported by his cousin John I, Count of Oldenburg. After Hildebold had succeeded in gaining the prince-archbishopric and the archdiocesan see, he immediately travelled to Rome where he was able to successfully prevail against his opposition. On 17 April 1259 he was ordained by Pope Alexander IV and given the Pallium.

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