Wilhelm IV. (Weimar)

Wilhelm IV. († 1062 ) from the house of the Counts of Weimar-Orlamünde followed his father of the same name in 1039 in his counties, became Margrave of Meißen in 1046 after Ekkehard II's death and probably received from Margrave Dedo I , whose stepson he by the second marriage of his mother Oda had become, whose Thuringian brands were ceded, so that he united all brands of Ekkehards I. in his hand.

After Emperor Heinrich III. Death he was loyal to his widow Agnes , with whom he was in high regard. He was in command of the Imperial Army, which they sent to the aid of King Andreas of Hungary, who had been driven out by his brother Bela ; Bishop Eppo von Naumburg was attached to him . But he soon had to retreat, and during an attack near Wieselburg, both leaders, along with Count Boto from Bavaria, were taken prisoner after heroic resistance. Out of admiration for Wilhelm's bravery, Bela's son Geisa moved not only to release his father, the margrave, but also to betroth him to one of his daughters, Sophie; but when he wanted to fetch his bride home in the following year, 1062, he fell ill on the way and died. In the series of the Margraves of Meissen with this name he is usually listed without a number.

literature

• Heinrich Theodor Flathe :  Wilhelm (Margrave of Meissen) . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 43, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1898, p. 117 f.
• Otto Posse : The Margraves of Meissen and the House of Wettin to Konrad the Great. Giesecke & Devrient, Leipzig 1881, p. 124 ff.

predecessor	Office	successor
Ekkehard II	Margrave of Meissen 1046-1062	Otto I.
Friedrich I.	Count Palatine of Saxony 1042-1043	Dedo