Ethelinde of Northeim
Ethelinde of Northeim | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1050/1060 |
| Died | after 1075 |
| Spouse(s) | Welf I, Duke of Bavaria Herman of Calvelage |
| Father | Otto of Northeim |
| Mother | Richenza of Swabia |
Ethelinde of Northeim (born 1050/1060, died after 1075) was the daughter of Otto of Northeim and the wife of Welf I, Duke of Bavaria, and Herman of Calvelage.
Family
[edit]Ethelinde was the oldest daughter of Otto of Northeim, duke of Bavaria (r.1060-1070) and his wife Richenza of Swabia, who is thought to be the daughter of Otto II, Duke of Swabia.
First marriage
[edit]In 1062, when she was at most twelve years old, Ethelinde married Welf I, Duke of Bavaria, son of Albert Azzo II, Margrave of Milan and his wife Kunigunde of Altdorf.[1] In 1070, Ethelinde's father, Otto of Northeim, was accused of being part of a plot to murder Henry IV, and was deprived of the duchy of Bavaria. Welf rejected Ethelinde and sent her back to her father, whom he succeeded as duke of Bavaria.[2] Both Ethelinde and Welf then married other people, but it is not clear on what grounds their marriage was dissolved.
Second marriage
[edit]In or after 1070, Ethelinde married for a second time, to Herman I, count of Calvelage.[3] The couple had one son, Herman II of Calvelage (1075-1134).
Notes
[edit]- ^ Robinson, Henry, p. 70
- ^ Schneidmüller, Die Welfen, pp. 132f.; Creber, Alison (2019-04-22). "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do: Dissolving Royal and Noble Marriages in Eleventh-Century Germany". German History. 37 (2): 149–171. doi:10.1093/gerhis/ghy108. ISSN 0266-3554..
- ^ Lange, Grafen von Northeim, pp. 143ff., accessible online at: Genealogie Mittelater
References
[edit]- B. Schneidmüller, Die Welfen. Herrschaft und Erinnerung (Stuttgart, 2000).
- I. S. Robinson, Henry IV of Germany, 1056-1106 (Cambridge, 2003).
- K.-H. Lange, Die Grafen von Northeim (950-1144). Politische Stellung, Genealogie und Herrschaftsbereich. Beiträge zur Geschichte des sächsischen Adels im Hochmittelalter (Dissertation, Kiel, 1958).
External links
[edit]- Ethelinde von Northeim (in German)