THE PARTICIPATION IN MILITARY OPERATIONS OF A RCHBISHOP BRUNO OF COLOGNE AND BISHOP ULRICH OF AUGSBURG DURING OTTO I'S REIGN IN THE LIGHT OF THEIR LIFE HISTORIES.

The aim of the research presented in the article is to investigate any indications of the military activities of Archbishop Bruno of Cologne and Bishop Ulrich of Augsburg, mainly on the basis of their biographies that were written soon after each of them died. At the same time, it should be noted that the problems under research focus, not so much on the bishops' personal participation in fighting, as on their provision of military support to their rulers and on performing mediation between them and the rebels. The study also focuses on the bishops' roles in fighting against their enemies and their strengthening of the military potential within their dioceses. As a result of research, despite the fact that the biographers, i.e., Ruotger, and Gerhard, avoided mentioning the participation of their protagonists in military operations, a major activity of Bruno and Ulrich in that field has been noted that extended beyond the area of their bishoprics. In the case of Bruno, the scope of his activity encompassed the whole of Lotharingia, and even included the pursuit of the western policy of the realm, while the role of Ulrich was that of a regional character, basically limited to Swabia and neighboring Bavaria. The bishops' major duties included ensuring that the fortifications that had been entrusted to them were in good shape and pursuing appropriate policies towards secular magnates. At the conclusion of the article, there is a mention of a reform that was most probably conducted by Otto I at the end of his reign, which was meant to precisely define the military assistance that secular and ecclesiastical officials were obliged to provide. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]