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Rainald Of Dassel (born c. 1118, /20—died Aug. 14, 1167, Rome, Papal States [Italy]) was a German statesman, chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire, and archbishop of Cologne, the chief executor of the policies of the emperor Frederick I Barbarossa in Italy. After studying at Hildesheim and Paris and serving as a church provost, Rainald became (1153) a member of Emperor Frederick I’s embassy to Pope Eugene III in Rome. In May 1156 he was...