Ansfried of Utrecht
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Bishop Ansfried of Utrecht (died May 3, 1010 near Leusden) was the sword-bearer for Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor. He was married to Heresuint or Hilsondis. After his wife's death, Ansfried wanted to become a monk. However, the emperor Otto made him a bishop. Ansfried became the bishop of Utrecht (995-1010), today in the Netherlands, then a part of the Holy Roman Empire. Before that Ansfried had founded the abbey of Thorn, near the present-day border between Belgium and the Netherlands. In the abbey of Thorn, Ansfried invested his daughter as abbess.
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