Heinrich I. (Meissen)

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Heinrich I of Eilenburg

Margrave Heinrich I , called the Elder (* around 1070 ; † 1103 ) from the Wettin family, was Count of Eilenburg , from 1081 Margrave of Lusatia and from 1089 Margrave of Meissen . He was the first Wettin to receive the Mark Meissen from the emperor as a fief , which then remained in the hands of this dynasty for a long time and was expanded to become a household power .

Life

Heinrich was born around 1070 as the son of Count Dedo II of Wettin , Margrave of Lusatia, and his second wife Adela of Brabant (widow of Margrave Otto von Orlamünde-Meißen , † 1067). In 1075 he was held hostage by Emperor Heinrich IV due to the unsuccessful uprising of his father Dedo II. In 1081 he enfeoffed him with Lusatia. After the death of his father in 1075, he was the only surviving son to be his heir in the margraviate of Lusatia, after Heinrich IV had awarded it to King Vratislaw of Bohemia . Heinrich I was considered an important pillar of Heinrich IV in the empire. As a thank you, he was enfeoffed with the Margraviate of Meissen in 1089 , which was the first time a member of the House of Wettin ruled this area. He was married to Gertrud the Younger of Braunschweig , the daughter of Margrave Ekbert I of Meißen . From this marriage only the son Heinrich II the Younger emerged. Heinrich I fell in the fight against the Elbe Slavs on the Neisse .

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predecessor Office successor
Vratislaw of Bohemia Margrave of Lusatia
1081–1103 		Henry II
Ekbert II. Margrave of Meissen
1089–1103 		Henry II
personal data
SURNAME Heinrich I.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Heinrich I the Elder
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Count of Eilenburg, Margrave of Lusatia and of Meißen
DATE OF BIRTH around 1070
DATE OF DEATH 12th Century