Friedrich I. (bar)
Friedrich I († May 18, 978 ) from the Wigeriche family was a son of Count Palatine Wigerich and the Carolingian Kunigunde , a granddaughter of Ludwig the Stammler . He had been Count of Bar since around 955 and Duke of Upper Lorraine since 959 .
First attested in 939, he already held the title of Dux Lotharingiae as early as 942 , although the Lorraine duke title was actually given to his half-brother Otto von Verdun († 944) - both had the same mother.
In an attempt to create his own house power, he exchanged property with the Bishop of Toul , whereby he got the Grafschaft Bar in his hand. He married in 954/955 Beatrix († 23 August after 987), the daughter of Dux Francorum Hugo the Great ( Robertiner ) and Hadwigs , the sister of Hugo Capets ; this marriage brought him the property of the Abbey of Saint-Denis in Lorraine, including the Abbey of Saint-Mihiel , so that Frederick now had a considerable property in Lorraine.
He actually got the duchy of Upper Lorraine in his hands in 959 when he was appointed as his deputy by his uncle by marriage, Liudolfinger Brun , Archbishop of Cologne since 953 and incumbent in Lorraine. Brun's death in 965 did not in fact change anything in Friedrich's deputy position, as Emperor Otto I now retained supremacy over Lorraine in the succession of his brother.
Children of Friedrich and Beatrix were:
- Heinrich, attested in 965, † before 978
- Adalbero , attested in 962, † December 14, 1005, 984 Bishop of Verdun , 984 Bishop of Metz , founds the St. Symphorien Abbey in Metz , buried in Metz
- Dietrich I. von Bar , testified in 972, † April 11, 1027/33, 978 Duke of Upper Lorraine, Lord of Amance ; ∞ Richilde, probably daughter of Folmar I von Graf von Metz and Graf im Bliesgau .
literature
- Johann Schötter: Friedrich, Duke of Upper Lorraine . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 7, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1877, p. 547.
- Hermann Vogel: Friedrich I. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 5, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1961, ISBN 3-428-00186-9 , p. 514 f. ( Digitized version ).
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Archbishop Brun of Cologne |
Duke of Upper Lorraine 958–978 |
Dietrich I. |
| Bishop Gosselin of Toul |
Count von Bar around 955–978 |
Dietrich I. |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Friedrich I. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Duke of Upper Lorraine, Count of Bar |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 10th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 18, 978 |