Helperich von Plötzkau
Helperich von Plötzkau or Helferich (Latin: Helpericus comes de Ploceke , † 1118 ) was Count of Plötzkau and Walbeck and Margrave of the Nordmark (1112).
Life
Helperich was a son of Dietrich von Plötzkau and Mathilde von Walbeck. After his father's death he became Count of Plötzkau. He inherited the county of Walbeck from his mother .
In 1112, Emperor Heinrich V deposed Rudolf von Stade, the previous Margrave of the Northern Region . This was a partisan of Saxon Duke Lothar . Helperich became the new margrave. In June Rudolf was rehabilitated and probably Margrave again.
Helperich died in 1118. He was buried in the Hecklingen monastery .
Marriage and offspring
After 1106 Helperich was married to Adele, a daughter of Kuno von Northeim and Kunigunde von Weimar-Orlamünde . From the marriage emerged:
- Bernhard († 1147), Count of Plötzkau
- Konrad († 1133), Margrave of the Nordmark (1130)
- Ermengard, Abbess of Hecklingen Monastery
- Mathilde (Mechthild)
Web links
- Helferich, Count of Plötzkau, Margrave of the Nordmark . In: Medieval genealogy in the German Empire up to the end of the Staufer . Retrieved September 6, 2015.
literature
- Richard G. Hucke: The Counts of Stade. 900-1144. Genealogy, political position, comitat and allodial possession of the Saxon Udons. Stade 1956.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Helperich von Plötzkau |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Helferich; Helperich; Helpericus comes de Ploceke |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count of Plötzkau and Walbeck and Margrave of the Nordmark (1112) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 11th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1118 |