Adalbert II (Ballenstedt)
Adalbert II, Count of Ballenstedt. (* About 1030 ; † around 1080 ) from the sex of Askanier was Count of Ballenstedt .
Life
He was the son of Count Esico von Ballenstedt and his wife Mathilde. Adalbert is first mentioned after 1033. In 1069 he was a count in Northern Thuringia , later in the two districts of Nizizi and Serimunt . He participated in the uprising of the Saxons in 1072 under Otto von Northeim against King Heinrich IV. About a year later he transferred the provost of Ballenstedt to the Nienburg monastery . He was also involved in the second Saxon uprising, 1073-1075, and was involved in the defeat in the Battle of Homburg an der Unstrut on June 9, 1075. On October 27, 1075, the rebellious Saxon princes at Sondershausen, publicly, that is, in front of the entire assembled army, held out their weapons and surrendered themselves to the king's grace. He had the leaders presented individually, barefoot, according to rank and then interned all over the empire, from Bavaria to Burgundy, from Italy to Franconia. It is not documented where Adalbert was imprisoned.
A seal with a stylized image is known from Adalbert II, which is considered to be the oldest image of an Ascanian.
death
Adalbert was killed around 1080 (after 1076, before 1083), probably in a feud, by Egeno II of Konradsburg . The reasons for this act are not clear; one suspects political reasons or that Egeno had appropriated Ascanian property during Adalbert's captivity and the two therefore fell into a feud.
Legend
The stone cross Westdorf recalls this insidious act with a legend: .. betrayed by the sound of a bell, he fell into the hands of Egeno the younger of Konradsburg and was killed by him .. the unfortunate end of Otto's father .. Otto von Ballenstedt was supposed to stabilization of this long-standing strife in which the interests of his family were so much taken part .. the Edelen of Konradsburg the foundation of a monastery might deem necessary in order to atone for those .. bloody deed .. .
The feud therefore lasted more than 40 years and continued for over 20 years after Adelheid's death.
Marriage and offspring
Adalbert married Adelheid , the heir to Count Otto I of Weimar-Orlamünde . The marriage had two children:
- Otto the Rich (* around 1070/73; † 1123), who received the Ascanian inheritance from his father; he became Count of Ballenstedt and in 1112 Duke of Saxony
- Siegfried von Ballenstedt (* around 1075, † 1113), who inherited the Weimar-Orlamündischen claims of his mother; around 1097 he became Count Palatine near the Rhine
Adalbert widow Adelaide married after the death of the Palatine Hermann II of Lorraine. (* About 1049; † 1085) from the family of the Ezzonen and after the death of the Luxembourg Heinrich II of Laach. († 1095), Count in Mayengau and Engersgau, the thereupon (at least from 1087) Hermann's successor as Count Palatine and was the first to call himself "Count Palatine near Rhine". Heinrich adopted Adelheid's son from her first marriage to Adalbert, Siegfried, who after Heinrich's death became his successor as Count Palatine near Rhine.
literature
- On the history of the early Ascanians , Aschersleben-Staßfurt district university, 2001
Notes and individual references
- ↑ Otto Heinemann: Albrecht the Bear: A source-like representation of his life . Publishing house by Gustav Georg Lange, 1864. pp. 20ff.
- ↑ Family relationships with Klaus Naß (Ed.): Scriptores (in Folio) 37: The Reichschronik des Annalista Saxo. Hannover 2006 ( Monumenta Germaniae Historica , digitized version ), ISBN 3-7752-5537-0 . Pp. 363, 405
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Adalbert II. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Adalbert II. Count von Ballenstedt (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count of Ballenstedt |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1030 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1080 |