Otto I. (Bentheim)
Otto I. von Bentheim-Holland (the counts Otto III. And Otto IV. Are also available) (* around 1145 ; † around 1208 ) was Count von Bentheim from 1166 to 1208 .
family
He came from the Gerulfinger family , the Counts of Holland . He was a son of Count Dietrich VI. von Holland and his wife Sophie von Salm-Rheineck. She was the daughter of Count Palatine Otto I von Salm and, through her mother Gertrud von Northeim, was the heiress of the Grafschaft Bentheim.
His first marriage was to Alverada von Cuyk-Arnsberg . She was the daughter of Count Heinrich I von Arnsberg and was heiress of Malsen . In his second marriage he was married to Alveradis von Cappenberg. He had several offspring. Otto is wrongly referred to as the Bishop of Munster, Ekbert was Count in Friesland, as well as Baldwin the Brave, Count of Bentheim, and Gertrud, Abbess of Metelen.
Life
After the death of Otto II von Salm (also known as Otto III von Bentheim) in a dispute with Hermann von Stahleck (1148), his grandfather designated him as Count von Bentheim. From 1166 he ruled over Nordhorn, Neuenhaus, Emlichheim and other areas and also had count rights in Friesland . He was first referred to as Count von Bentheim in 1171. He was also the burgrave of Utrecht and, until the sale, lord of Gorkum .
His brother Florence of Holland , in alliance with the bishop of Utrecht, contested his inheritance in 1165 before he himself got into a dispute with the bishop. Emperor Friedrich I tried to mediate in 1166. After the bishop's death, Baldwin of Holland became his successor. As a result, the brothers lived together in peace.
Otto is said to have been taken prisoner by his father-in-law around 1172 in order to force him to forego inheritance claims. He is said to have gone on a pilgrimage to Palestine with his mother Sophie.
Later the Burgrave of Coevorden, who was subordinate to the Bishop of Utrecht, attacked Bentheim merchants. The bishop tried in vain to stop this and finally removed the burgrave from his office. The latter responded by encouraging the Groningen and the residents of Drenthe to revolt against the bishop and Otto von Bentheim around 1196. Otto was defeated in the Battle of Roccloh. The dispute widened after the Count von Geldern also intervened. Only the Archbishops Konrad von Mainz and Philipp von Köln were able to settle the conflict by traveling to Deventer.
Otto was closely connected to Heinrich the Lion and stayed out of the fight Friedrich I against him. He moved to the Holy Land with his brother Florence and others on the crusade of Frederick I, but returned home after the emperor's death.
literature
- Wilhelm Görges: Patriotic history and memorabilia of the past. Lüneburg, 1844 269f.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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Count of Bentheim 1166–1208 |
Balduin I. |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Otto I. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Otto III .; Otto IV .; Otto I of Bentheim-Holland |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count of Bentheim |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1145 |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1208 |