Herrand (bishop of Halberstadt)

Herrand (died 23/24 October 1102) was a German prelate who served as abbot of Ilsenburg (c. 1070–1090) and bishop of Halberstadt (1090–1102).

[1] Owing to the Investiture Contest, Herrand was unable even to enter the city, which was controlled by partisans of the Emperor Henry IV.

Beyond the houses which Herrand reformed directly, their influence was felt at Reinhardsbrunn (from 1084), Admont (1091) and Lippoldsberg [de] (c. 1100).

In 1094 or 1095, Walram, who belonged to Henry IV's party, wrote to persuade Count Louis the Springer to change sides.

At Louis's request, Herrand penned a response, the Epistola de causa Heinrici regis ("Letter on the Case of King Henry").