The New International Encyclopædia/Engelbert I.

ENGELBERT I., (c.1185-1225). Saint and Archbishop of Cologne. He was of noble origin, and became Archbishop of Cologne at the age of thirty-one. He was one of the foremost ecclesiastical rulers of his day, a patron of agriculture, industry, and art, an excellent administrator, and a sworn enemy to the excesses perpetrated by the feudal barons. He brought about a complete reorganization of the electorate. During the absence of the Emperor Frederick II. in Italy he was administrator of the Empire. In consequence of an accusation of maladministration which he had brought against his nephew, he was waylaid and slain by hirelings of the latter while on his way to consecrate a church. He was one of the chief designers of the Cathedral of Cologne, and is ranked among the noblest representatives of the Church.