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Wolfger von Erla

c. 1140–1218 · 12th century

Wolfger von Erla was bishop of Passau from 1191 and patriarch of Aquileia from 1204 until his death in 1218. A patron of poets, his travel accounts record a gift to Walther von der Vogelweide, and the Nibelungenlied is thought to have been composed at his court.

Wolfger von Erla
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Prince-Bishopric of Passau

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