Adalgot of Veltheim
Adalgot von Veltheim , also Adelgot , was the progenitor of the noble lords of Veltheim , who are mentioned as counts from 1149.
He and his brothers Lantfried and Bishop Burchard II of Halberstadt are probably of Swabian origin. There has been several speculations about his parents. His mother seems to have been a sister of the Archbishops Anno II of Cologne and Werner von Magdeburg .
progeny
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Werner the Elder († after 1087) was nobleman of Veltheim; ⚭ a sister of Wiprecht I. von Groitzsch
- Adelgot , Archbishop of Magdeburg (* around 1075; † June 12, 1119)
- Werner II. Von Veltheim (* around 1070, † around 1126) ⚭ 1.) Mathilde (daughter of Dedo von Krosigk ) ⚭ 2.) Bia von Harpke ; In 1126 he stabbed Walo von Veckenstedt, the younger, in order to avenge his relative Gisela (the daughter of Dietrich von Ammensleben ), the exiled wife Walos (at her wedding?). The Saxon Count Palatine Friedrich II of Sommerschenburg took the opportunity and destroyed the annoying neighboring and now free Derenburg.
- Werner III. von Veltheim († after 1169), Count von Osterburg ⚭ 1139 Adelheid von Ballenstedt (* around 1100, daughter of Otto the Rich )
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| SURNAME | Veltheim, Adalgot from |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Veltheim, Adelgot von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Progenitor of the noble lords of Veltheim |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1050 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 11th century |