Heinrich I. (Oldenburg)

Heinrich I of Oldenburg (* around 1122, † 1167 in Wildeshausen ) was Count of Oldenburg from 1142 and founder of the Wildeshausen line of the Oldenburg Count House. He was the eldest son of Count Egilmar II of Oldenburg and Eilika von Werl-Rietberg, a daughter of Count Heinrich I.

After the death of his father in 1142, he followed together with his younger brother Christian I as regent. The Oldenburg rulership and property rights were divided: Christian I stayed in Oldenburg, Heinrich I took his seat in Wildeshausen, where his father and grandfather Egilmar I had already acted as bailiffs of the Wildeshauser Alexander monastery .

He also became Vogt of Rastede and Count of Rietberg , which he later lost to Heinrich the Lion . He gained the rights of the Counts of Stade and took part with Christian I in Henry the Lion's campaigns against the Frisians. In view of the weak sources, it is unclear whether he took part in the fight against the Saxon duke like his brother .

Marriage and children

He married Salome von Geldern-Zütphen, the daughter of Count Gerhard II.

• Gerhard I. († 1219) 1192–1216 Bishop of Osnabrück and 1210–1219 Archbishop of Bremen
• a daughter (Christiane?) ∞ Wedekind von Stumpenhausen
  • Heinrich I. von Stumpenhausen; conquered the rule of Hodenberg in 1204 and assumed the title of Count from Hoya Castle (see also Hoya County )
• Beatrix († around 1224); 1207–1224 Abbess of Bassum
• Heinrich II. († 1197) ∞ Beatrix von Hallermund , followed his father as count in Wildeshausen
• Otto I of Oldenburg († 1218), Bishop of Münster

literature

• Hans Friedl u. a. (Ed.): Biographical manual for the history of the state of Oldenburg . Edited on behalf of the Oldenburg landscape. Isensee, Oldenburg 1992, ISBN 3-89442-135-5 .

Web links

• genealogie-mittelalter.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from January 27, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ Meyers, Volume 8, p. 0747

predecessor	Office	successor
-	Count of Oldenburg-Wildeshausen 1142–1167	Henry II