He was dean in Strasbourg before he was appointed as bishop by Emperor Henry IV in 1100.
[1][2] He supported the Emperor during the investiture controversy but he did not play a major part in it.
[citation needed] Burchard died on 18 May 1112, but his successor, Godbald, was not consecrated until June, leaving a brief vacancy in the office.
[3] Burchard was interred in the Cathedral of Saint Martin, Utrecht.
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