<sod>Burchard was born into a wealthy family in the [[Rhenish Hesse]] region of the German Empire, which borders [[Lotharingia]]. As a young boy, Burchard was sent to the town of [[Koblenz]], where he was entered into the monastic school of either St Florin or St. Kastor to be raised a [[canon (priest)|canon]]. He was later [[Holy orders|ordained]] as a [[deacon]] by [[Archbishop of Mainz|Archbishop]] [[Willigis of Mainz]], and was eventually elevated to [[primate (bishop)|primate]] of [[Mainz]]. He had two siblings; an older brother, [[Franco of Worms|Franco]], who was the Bishop of Worms from 989 to 999, and a sister, Mathilda, who became the [[Abbess]] of an unknown [[monastery]] close to Worms at some point around 1010–1016. <eod>
<sod>Burchard was born into a wealthy family in the [[Rhenish Hesse]] region of the German Empire, which borders [[Lotharingia]]. As a young boy, Burchard was sent to the town of [[Koblenz]], where he entered the monastic school of either St Florin or St. Kastor to be raised a [[canon (priest)|canon]]. He was later [[Holy orders|ordained]] a [[deacon]] by [[Archbishop of Mainz|Archbishop]] [[Willigis of Mainz]], and eventually elevated to [[primate (bishop)|primate]] of [[Mainz]]. He had two siblings; an older brother, [[Franco of Worms|Franco]], who was the Bishop of Worms from 989 to 999, and a sister, Mathilda, who became the [[Abbess]] of an unknown [[monastery]] close to Worms around 1010–1016. <eod>