Otto von Hammerstein

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Otto von Hammerstein (also Otto I. von Zütphen and Otto I. von Zutphen , * around 975; † probably June 5, 1036 ) had been lord of the castle of Zutphen since 1001 at the latest and thus possibly Count of Zutphen , and since 1016 Count of Wetterau and Count in Engersgau since 1019 .

Life

Otto was a son of Count Heribert von der Wetterau († 992) from the Franconian noble family of the Konradines , and the Imiza, a daughter of Count Megingoz in Geldern and Zutphen . His name von Hammerstein refers to the Hammerstein Castle on the right bank of the Rhine , below Neuwied , in what was then Engersgau, which Otto and a county in the Wetterau had taken over from his father. He was a loyal supporter of the Ottonians and moved to Italy with Duke Otto of Carinthia in 1002 . At about the same time he inherited Zutphen Castle from his grandfather Megingoz and thus possibly the County of Zutphen (for more information see Dutch version).

Otto was married to Irmingard von Verdun , the only daughter of Count Gottfried von Verdun from the Wigeriche family and Mathilde Billung, who in turn was a daughter of Hermann Billung , the Duke of Saxony from the Billunger family . Irmingard was a sister of the dukes Gottfried II and Gozelo I of Lower Lorraine . This marriage led to considerable complications between 1018 and 1027, as the two were too closely related according to the canon law of the time (see main article Hammersteiner's marriage ). Ultimately, Otto and Irmingard were able to save their marriage.

Otto von Hammerstein and Irmingard von Verdun had a son, Udo, who died in 1034, before his father. Under the name Otto von Zutphen he is known as the father of Mathilde von Zutphen, who married Ludolf von Brauweiler from the Ezzonen family , the eldest son of Count Palatine Ezzo and Mathilde von Sachsen , thus a grandson of Emperor Otto II from the family the Liudolfinger .

The barons of Hammerstein

According to Gerhart Werner (see below), Otto is said to have sought protection from the Counts of Berg when he was on the run because of the conflict over his marriage ; In addition, he is said to have acquired an interest yard from Werden Abbey east of Wülfrath , which was given the name Hammerstein. This Zinshof became the headquarters of the later barons of Hammerstein . A family relationship between Otto von Hammerstein and the barons von Hammerstein cannot be genealogically proven.

literature

• Harry Breßlau :  Hammerstein, Otto Graf v. In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 10, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1879, p. 489 f.
• Donald C. Jackman : Cousins ​​of the German Carolingians. In: Katharine SB Keats-Rohan , Christian Settipani (ed.): Onomastique et Parenté dans l'Occident médiéval (= Prosopographica et genealogica. 3). Unit for Prosopographical research, Oxford 2000, ISBN 1-900934-01-9 , pp. 116-139.
• Hein H. Jongbloed: Tussen "paltsgraafschap" en "IJssellinie". Averarda "van Zutphen" († 11 August [961]) en de geboorte van de graafschappen Zutphen en Gelre (1026-1046). In: Bijdragen en Mededelingen Gelre. = Historically Jaarboek voor Gelderland. Vol. 97, 2006, ISSN  0923-2834 , pp. 57-130.
• Hein H. Jongbloed: Wanburtich. Henry II's participation in the election of Kamba (1024). In: German Archive for Research into the Middle Ages . Vol. 62, 2006, pp. 1-63 .
• Hein H. Jongbloed: Wichman, Adela en Alpertus. De Eltense boedelkwestie (968-996). In: Bijdragen en Mededelingen Gelre. = Historically Jaarboek voor Gelderland. Vol. 96, 2005, pp. 7-47.
• Michael Metschies: noble residences, castles, permanent houses in Wuppertal. Haus Hammerstein (= contributions to the history and local history of the Wuppertal. 23, ISSN  0522-6678 ). Born, Wuppertal 1975.

Web links

• Entry on Otto von Hammerstein in the Rhineland-Palatinate personal database
• Otto von Hammerstein , In: Germania Sacra, accessed on June 10, 2020
• Otto von Zutphen at graafschap-middeleeuwen (nl.)
• Irmingard von Hammerstein

predecessor	Office	successor
Megingoz	Mr. von Zutphen before 1001-1025	Ludolf von Brauweiler (de iure uxoris)