Overview
Gebhard I. von Plain (Pleyen) (* 1170; † 11. October 1232 in Rome) was von 1222 till 1232 Bishop of Passau.
Biography
Gebhard was born in 1170 as the second son of Count Liutpold of Plain-Hardegg and Countess Utta of Burghausen. On 18 June 1210 he received the parish of Grafenwörth as Passau's canon.
In March 1222 he was elected bishop of Passau, his kinship with the Staufern plays a large role in the election. He pursued an energetic parish policy, which also led to violent conflicts with monasteries striving for independence from the bishop.
On 17 March 1225 Gebhard passed the first Passauer Stadtrecht. In the same year, he built the town council house opposite the town hall (today the "Hotel zum Wilden Mann") and integrated the "Örtl" at the confluence of the Danube and the Inn into the city.
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