Konrad von Hochstaden

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Konrad von Hochstaden (1198/1205 - September 18, 1261) was Archbishop of Cologne, Germany, from 1238 to 1261.

He was the son of Lord Lothar von Hochstaden who was the canon of St. Maria ad Gradus and of the Cologne Cathedral. After 1238, Konrad became one of the most powerful princes of Germany. He started the building of the new Cologne Cathedral in 1248.

He died in Cologne in 1261.


Preceded by
Heinrich I von Müllenark		 Archbishop of Cologne
1225–1237		 Succeeded by
Engelbert II von Falkenstein
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