Otto I. (Rietberg)

Count Otto I von Rietberg († December 31, 1347 ) was Count von Rietberg from 1313 to 1347 .

Otto I was born the son of Konrad II and his wife Mechthild. After the death of his father in 1313, Otto I took over the government of the county. Otto I died on December 31, 1347. Like his wife Adelheidis, he was buried in the Marienfeld monastery.

On his tombstone it said:

Anna Dni. MCCCXLVII pridie idus Januarii

Obiit Otto comes from Retberge.

Hic jacet * * poenis miserorum Spiritus obtineat coelum,

Caro pace quiescat.

In German translation:

In the year of the Lord 1347, December 31st

Otto Graf von Rietberg died.

Here lies ... by the punishments of the poor; may his spirit win the sky,

rest his flesh in peace.

His wife's tombstone read:

Anna Dni MCCCXLII septimo Kal.Mai migravit

Dna Alheidis Comitissa de Retbergh.

Anima eius requiescat in pace. Amen

In German translation:

In the year of the Lord 1342, on April 25th,

Mrs. Adelheid, Countess von Rietberg, left this world.

Rest your soul in peace. Amen.

Marriage and offspring

Otto I married Adelheidis von Hallermund before 1326 († April 25, 1342). This marriage resulted in five children, only three of whom grew up.

• Conrad III. († May 1, 1365), Count 1347-1365
• Otto († 1377/1400), Canon in Paderborn and Cologne,
• Mette, married Count Heinrich von Schwalenberg between 1342 and 1345 and after his death she was Abbess of Heerse Abbey from 1383 to 1400
• Adelheid, mentioned 1342–1354
• Beatrix, mentioned 1342-1354

literature

• Rudolf Böhmer, Paul Leidinger: Chronicles and documents on the history of the Cistercian Abbey Marienfeld (1185-1803). Self-print by the St. Marien parish, 1998, ISBN 3-921961-09-8 .

predecessor	Office	successor
Konrad II.	Count of Rietberg 1313–1347	Conrad III.