Henry III. from Oldenburg-Wildeshausen
Henry III. von Oldenburg (* before 1197 ; † May 27, 1234 near Altenesch ) was Count von Wildeshausen from 1197 and Count von Bruchhausen from 1227/28 or 1229 . He came from the Wildeshausener branch of the House of Oldenburg .
Life
His parents were Heinrich II. Von Oldenburg-Wildeshausen and Beatrix Countess von Loccum-Hallermund. Henry III. briefly succeeded as Count von Wildeshausen until he gave his brother Burchard a share of the rulership rights in 1199 . The rule was not officially divided. Both brothers emphasized the independence of their line and swapped the Ammer bars of the Oldenburg counts in their coat of arms for the independent symbol of the three Hallermund roses .
In 1229 Heinrich left the Wildeshausen Castle and thus the Wildeshauser Vogtei to the Archbishop of Bremen Gerhard II. In order to receive them back as a fiefdom - also in the name of the absent Burchard, but probably on his own initiative . This was preceded by a conflict with the Oldenburg line of the Grafenhaus around Wildeshausen and the Leuchtenburg near Hatten , which the Archbishop decided as arbitrator . The feudal mandate opened the archbishopric in 1270 to the hope that Wildeshausen would later fall back , but in the situation of 1229 initially secured the Wildeshausen brothers their right of ownership over Oldenburg. It is possible that both of them or Heinrich alone were enfeoffed with the Grafschaft Bruchhausen by Gerhard II as early as 1227/28. Presumably that was the decisive motive of the brothers for the feudal commissioning of Wildeshausen.
In May 1234 Heinrich III. Participants in the decisive Gerhard II. Initiated a crusade against the heretics applicable Stedinger .
In this war in 1233 his brother Burchard was killed. Heinrich was also slain by them in the battle of Altenesch on May 27, 1234.
Wilbrand , another brother of Heinrich, was bishop of Paderborn and Utrecht.
heritage
After his death, Heinrich's inheritance was shared again between his two sons. His son Heinrich V († 1270) became Count of Neu-Bruchhausen , his second son, Ludolf († around 1278) received Alt-Bruchhausen. The line of the Counts of Neu-Bruchhausen went out with the death of Heinrich V's son Gerhard I around 1310. The line of the Counts of Alt-Bruchhausen went out with Otto († after 1298).
Marriage and children
He married Ermtrud (also Ermintrudis) von Schoten-Breda (de Schodis), daughter of Count Heinrich II. Von Breda. Heinrich's brother Burchard was married to Ermtrud's sister, Kunigunde. The marriage resulted in the following children:
- Heinrich V (attested 1232; † around 1270) ∞ Irmgard von Hoya
- Burchard († around 1262) became Canon of Verden
- Ludolf († around 1278) ∞ Hedwig von Wölpe
- Sophie
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 ( PDF; 4.6 MB ).
Web links
- Oldenburg, East Frisia. In: Medieval Lands. fmg.ac, accessed on November 26, 2017 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Person Page - 844 (in English). In: The Peerage - A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe (Private Website). Retrieved September 26, 2016 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Henry II |
Count of Oldenburg-Wildeshausen 1197–1234 |
Gerhard II, Archbishop of Bremen |
 Count of Bruchhausen around 1228–1234 |
Heinrich IV of Oldenburg-Wildeshausen as guardian of Heinrich V and Ludolf |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Henry III. from Oldenburg-Wildeshausen |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Henry III. from Oldenburg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count of Bruchhausen |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1197 |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 27, 1234 |
| Place of death | Altenesch |