He was given to Hirschau Monastery, in Würzburg, Germany, as a small child.

In 1110, he became the abbot of Lorsch, resigning and returning to Hirschau when his election was disputed.

[1] There he was assaulted by a lay brother and slain on 7 January 1121.

The means of the murder was the use of a piece of timber, and the motive was the Abbot's excessive strictness.

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