Heinrich I of Zutphen
Heinrich I (* around 1080, † around 1120) was Count of Zutphen .
His father was Count Otto II von Zutphen , the rich. From 1105 he held the title of count alongside his father. They were entrusted with the bailiwick of Corvey , which they owed to their relationship with the Counts of Northeim.
Heinrich married a daughter of Count Kuno von Beichlingen , a younger brother of Count Heinrich von Northeim, who owned the royal fiefs of Oostergo and Westergo. After his death in 1107 he exchanged the realm of Alzey for the two Frisian counties.
1114 he was the revolt against Emperor Henry V involved.
He was mentioned for the last time in 1118. The extinction of the male line of his sex resulted in the reversion of Zutphen to the Bishop of Utrecht. In order to maintain the impression of an uninterrupted succession, Dietrich von Winzenburg , Bishop of Münster (1118–1127), was named as the brother and heir of the late Count Heinrich I in two of the forgeries made by the bishops of Utrecht .
The inheritance passed to his sister Ermengarde von Zutphen .
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Heinrich I of Zutphen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count of Zutphen |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1080 |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1120 |