Konrad von Plötzkau
Konrad von Plötzkau (called Sachsenblume , † 1132/33 near Monza , Italy) was Count of Plötzkau and Margrave of the Nordmark (1130).
Life
Konrad was a son of Helperich von Plötzkau and Adele von Beichlingen. His year of birth is unknown.
1130 enfeoffed him the later Emperor Lothar III. with the Nordmark , the Slavic area east of the Elbe . The title was a claim with no real rule. In 1132 Konrad followed the king on his Italian campaign. On December 25th he was hit by an arrow while fighting with the Normans. Shortly afterwards he died. On January 10, 1133, he is said to have been buried in the Hecklingen monastery.
marriage
Konrad was engaged to a daughter of King Bolesław Wrymouth of Poland. It is unclear whether they got married.
swell
- RI IV, 1.1 n.236 . In: Regesta Imperii Online . Retrieved September 6, 2015.
- RI IV, 1.1 n.326 . In: Regesta Imperii Online . Retrieved September 6, 2015.
Web links
- Konrad, 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 (not always accurate)
literature
- Otto von Heinemann: Konrad von Plötzkau . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). 16 (1182), pp. 604-605.
Remarks
- ^ Annalista Saxo , MGH VI, p. 768.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Konrad von Plötzkau |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count of Plötzkau and Margrave of the Nordmark (1130) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 11th century or 12th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1132 or 1133 |
| Place of death | at Monza |