Burchard
Proper noun
Meaning
Burchard (plural Burchards)
A surname.
Examples
Quote of Rembrandt's, from his short poem, 1634; on his own drawing of a lord with beard, very probably representing the court-master Burchard Grossmann in his 'album amicorum' (translation from the original Dutch: Anne Porcelijn)
Burchard was writing against the superstitious belief in magical potions, for instance, that may produce impotence or abortion.
Duke Burchard II of Swabia soon swore fealty to the new King, but Duke Arnulf of Bavaria did not submit until Henry defeated him in two campaigns in 921. Henry besieged his residence at Ratisbon ( Regensburg ) and forced Arnulf into submission.
History, sources of law, and codifications main Image of pages from the Decretum of Burchard of Worms, the 11th-century book of canon law.
Johann Burchard, Diaries 1483–1492 (translation: A.H. Matthew, London, 1910) Borgia was elected on 11 August 1492, assuming the name of Alexander VI (due to confusion about the status of Pope Alexander V elected by the Council of Pisa ).
Henry's actions in naming a bishop in a duchy not his own and without Imperial direction brought him into conflict with both Otto II and Burchard III.