Hugo I. (Count of Tübingen)

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Hugo I was Count of Tübingen around 1078/79 and one of the founders of Blaubeuren Monastery .

family

Count Hugo I was the brother of Count Anselm von Nagoldgau and Count Sigibot .

Live and act

Count Hugo I and other counts from the area (Count Adalbert von Calw, Count Kuno von Achalm, Count Liutolt von Achalm) took the side of the anti-king Rudolf von Rheinfelden . For this he was besieged in his castle in 1078 by King Henry IV , who turned to Alemannia with an army after the battle of Mellrichstadt . Heinrich did not succeed in conquering it, but suffered heavy losses, and Udo , Archbishop of Trier, one of his most important supporters, died during the siege. Only in the following year, 1079, did Count Hugo submit to the king, whether as a result of the conquest of his castle is not known.

Tübingen is mentioned for the first time in 1078 as "Castrum Twingia Alemannorum". The siege of Count Hugo on Tübingen proves that there was a strong castle there in the 11th, most likely in the 10th century at the latest, which was the headquarters of a powerful dynasty of counts.

Monastery foundation

The foundation of the Blaubeuren monastery is of great importance for the history of the Count Palatine of Tübingen and came from the three brothers Count Hugo, Count Anselm and Count Sigibot. Together with his brother Anselm, Count Hugo donated goods near Beiningen and Wippingen as well as a forest below Altenthal to the monastery; for himself Granheim , an estate (curtis) in Ulm and half of Reccenbainde (unknown). Hugo took the smallest share of the monastery foundation among his brothers.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Dr. L. Schmid: History of the Count Palatine of Tübingen. 1853, pages 27 and 33, quoted by Manfred Hiebel .
personal data
SURNAME Hugo I.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Count of Tübingen
DATE OF BIRTH 11th century
DATE OF DEATH 11th century or 12th century