Siegfried I (Weimar-Orlamünde)
Siegfried von Ballenstedt (* around 1075; † March 9, 1113 ), from the Ascanian dynasty, was as Siegfried I Count Palatine of the Rhine from 1095/1097 to 1113 and Count von Weimar-Orlamünde between 1112 and 1113.
Life
Siegfried was born around 1075 as the son of Count Adalbert von Ballenstedt († between 1078 and 1080) and Adelheid von Weimar-Orlamünde († 1100), a daughter of Count Otto von Weimar , Margrave of Meißen (1062-1067). When his father was murdered by Egeno II von Konradsburg around 1080 , Siegfried and his brother Otto the Rich (approx. 1080–1123) succeeded him as Counts of Ballenstedt. By marrying his mother with Count Palatine Hermann II of Lorraine († 1085; Ezzonen ) and then with Count Palatine Heinrich II. Von Laach († 1095), Siegfried achieved the dignity and power of a Rhineland Count Palatine after Heinrich's death (at least in 1097 at the latest) .
Under the impression of the successful First Crusade , Siegfried is said to have made a trip to Jerusalem . He then renewed the founding of Laach Abbey in 1112 (after 1863 Maria Laach Abbey ), which had already been started in 1093 by his stepfather Count Palatine Heinrich II of Laach († 1095), but was discontinued after his death in 1095.
Count Ulrich II of Weimar-Orlamünde (1070–1112) died in 1112 without leaving any descendants. Due to his descent from Adelheid von Orlamünde, Siegfried now raised a claim to the county, but came into conflict with Emperor Heinrich V (1106-1125). An attack on Siegfried by imperial partisans at the Teufelsmauer near Warnstedt (near Thale ) on February 21, 1113 survived the Count Palatine seriously injured, but soon died on March 9. Siegfried left behind the underage sons Siegfried II (1107–1124) and Wilhelm (1112–1140), who emerged from his marriage to Gertrud, daughter of Count Heinrich von Northeim . The Palatinate was initially lost to the Ascanians until Wilhelm regained it in 1125.
progeny
The marriage with Gertrud von Northeim had three children:
- Siegfried II of Weimar-Orlamünde
- Adela von Orlamünd ∞ Konrad I von Tengling-Peilstein
- Wilhelm von Ballenstedt (Weimar-Orlamünde)
literature
- Lutz Partenheimer : The role of women in the rise of the early Ascanians , in: The early Ascanians. Protocol of the scientific conferences on the political and territorial history of rule as well as the social and cultural-historical aspects of the early Askanier period on 19./29. May 2000 in Aschersleben / Ballenstedt and on May 25 in Bernburg (= contributions to regional and state culture of Saxony-Anhalt, issue 28), Halle 2003, pp. 254–274, here: pp. 257 ff.
- Gerold Meyer von Knonau : Sigfrid (Count of Ballenstedt), Count Palatine of Lorraine . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 34, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1892, p. 257 f.
- Jürgen Dendorfer: Si (e) gfrid (Count of Ballenstedt, Count Palatine of Lorraine). In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 24, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-428-11205-0 , p. 345 f. ( Digitized version ).
Web links
- Institute for Franconian-Palatinate History and Regional Studies: Count Palatine and Electors - 12th Century. Heidelberg University, February 11, 2012, accessed on August 22, 2012 .
Individual evidence
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Heinrich von Laach |
Count Palatine near the Rhine 1095 / 1097–1113 |
Gottfried von Calw |
| Ulrich II of Weimar |
Count of Weimar-Orlamünde 1112–1113 |
Siegfried II. |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Siegfried I. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Siegfried von Ballenstedt |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count Palatine of the Rhine and (from 1112) Count of Weimar-Orlamünde |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1075 |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 9, 1113 |