Ocko I. tom Brok

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Ocko I. tom Brok (de Broke) (* around 1345 ; † August 7, 1391 ) was the successor of his father Keno I. tom Brok chief of Brokmer and Auricherland in East Frisia .

Life

According to tradition he lived in the 1370s in Italy and was there completed at war and Hofdiensten by Queen Joanna I of Naples to the Knights defeated. There he is said to have come into contact with Jews so that they could settle in East Frisia in order to promote the region's economic development. After his father's death in 1376, Ocko returned to his homeland around 1378. After heavy fighting against Folkmar Allena , he unified almost all of East Frisia under one state rule for the first time. In 1391 he was murdered near his Aurich castle .

Ocko I. tom Brok was married to Foelke Kampana von Hinte (popularly known as Quade Foelke ). From this marriage:

  • Keno II. Tom Brok (married to Adda Idzinga from the north),
  • Tetta tom Brok (married to Sibrand von Loquard),
  • Ocka tom Brok (married to Lütet Attena von Dornum and Nesse),
  • Ailt tom Brok (died young).

The oldest but illegitimate son was Widzeld tom Brok († April 25, 1399), who succeeded his father in the post of chief after his murder.

See also

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Eggerik Beninga : History of Oost-Frieslant . Emden 1723
predecessor Office successor
Keno I. tom Brok Chief of the Brookmerkand
1376-1391
Widzeld tom Brok