Otto I. (Oldenburg)
Otto I. von Oldenburg (* documented before 1209 ; † 1251 ) was the sole Count of Oldenburg from 1233 to 1243 .
origin
Otto's parents were Count Moritz I. von Oldenburg (around 1145–1209) and his wife Salome von Hochstaden - Wickrath . A certificate from Gerhard I , Osnabrück Bishop at the time , describes him as a toddler in 1209. It can therefore be assumed that Otto was born shortly before 1209.
Life
After the death of his father in 1209 he apparently followed together with his brother Christian II (Oldenburg) (documented before 1209–1233), but apparently lagged behind him until 1233. After his death in 1233 Otto took over sole rule and was also the guardian of his nephew Johann I (Oldenburg) . From 1243 he participated in the rule.
He took part in the Stedinger War , won parts of Stedingen with Moorriem , Holle and Elsfleth and secured his sovereign rights in land dignities and lehe from the inheritance of the Counts of Versfleth, who died out at the end of the 12th century . Otto's grandfather Christian I (around 1123 – around 1167) had married a Countess von Versfleth.
In Berne he built a castle that he has been using since 1242. With this building and the Lechtenburg Castle , he attracted the city of Bremen, which was concerned about free shipping on the Weser . Therefore Otto and Johann Bremen had to promise in 1243 that Lehe Castle would only be built from wood and earth, but not from stone. In 1259 it was given up in favor of the Delmenhorst Castle, which had been built in the meantime .
Otto also warred against Hoya and the bishops of Münster , the latter because of feudal claims , and became Vogt of the Bremen diocese in Süderbrook (near Lemwerder ).
In 1244 he founded, together with Johann, a Cistercian monastery in Menslage , which was moved to Börstel in 1250 . The relocation was a sign that the counts could not hold their property in the northern Osnabrücker Land against the county of Tecklenburg in the long run. Therefore Otto concentrated his ambitions on the area on the lower Hunte and Weser, for example by wanting to move long-distance trade to Oldenburg, which was not successful.
Otto traditionally fought over property and rights with his cousins of the Wildeshausen line of the Oldenburg Count House.
family
He married Mechthild von Woldenberg . The daughter Salome married Gerbert von der Graf von Stotel in 1238 . This line ended with his son Heinrich († 1255).
literature
- Heinrich Schmidt : Otto I., Count of Oldenburg. In: Hans Friedl u. a. (Ed.): Biographical manual for the history of the state of Oldenburg . Edited on behalf of the Oldenburg landscape. Isensee, Oldenburg 1992, ISBN 3-89442-135-5 , pp. 547-548 ( online ).
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Otto I. together with Christian II. |
 Count of Oldenburg 1233–1243 |
Otto I. together with Johann I. |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Otto I. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Otto I of Oldenburg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count of Oldenburg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1209 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1251 |