Ebergar (died June 11, 999) was the Archbishop of Cologne

Archbishopric of Cologne

The Electorate of Cologne was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire and existed from the 10th to the early 19th century. It consisted of the temporal possessions of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cologne . It was ruled by the Archbishop in his function as prince-elector of...

, Germany, from 984 to 998.

Biography

Ebergar's origins are not known. Before becoming Archbishop, Ebergar was a member of the Cathedral Chapter.

Ebergar became the Archbishop of Cologne in 984. In 988 the Lord of Rodenkirchen

Rodenkirchen

Rodenkirchen is a southern city district of Cologne in Germany. It has about 100,000 inhabitants and covers as an area of 54.56 square kilometres...

 gave to Cologne

Cologne

Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...

 the Abbacy of St. Martin. In 991 he organised the funeral of the Empress Theophanu.

He died on 11 June 999 and was buried in the Cathedral of Cologne.