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Christian I. von Oldenburg (c1123-1167)

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Christian I. der Steitbare von Oldenburg, Count of Oldenburg, was born circa 1123 in Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany to Egilmar II. von Oldenburg (c1070-aft1142) and Eilika von Werl-Rietberg (c1103-c1150) and died 1167 Lower Saxony, Germany of unspecified causes. He married Kunigunde von Versfleht (c1125-) .

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Life of Christian I

  1. The Vita Godefridi comitis Capenbergensis names "Heinricum et Christianum comites, et Ottonem fratrem eorum, et Eilekam matrem comitis Simonis de Tekeneburg" as children of "comes Eigelmarus de Aldenburg" & his wife[25].
  2. Graf von Oldenburg. In 1166, he joined the alliance of Saxon princes against Heinrich "der Löwe" Duke of Saxony, and in early 1167 destroyed the fortress of Weyhe, south of Bassum on the lower Weser, with the help of troops from Frisia but was obliged to withdraw to Oldenburg where Graf Christian died while it was besieged by Duke Heinrich. After the town surrendered, Duke Heinrich added it to his domains[26].
  3. The Annales Stadenses record the deaths in 1168 of "Christianus comes de Aldenburg [et] Heinricum frater Christiani"[27].

Marriage to KUNIGUNDE

The Annales Stadenses names "Cunegunda" as the wife of "Christianus [de Aldenburg]" but does not give her origin[28].

  1. According to Europäische Stammtafeln, she was the daughter of Gerbert Graf von Versfleth[29]. The primary source which confirms this parentage has not been identified.
  2. A possible indication of her family origin is provided by the undated charter under which [her son] “Mauricius comes de Aldenburch” confirmed a donation made by “Claroholtensis...cenobiii prepositus Frithericus...cognatus noster”[30].

The term “cognatus” was used at that time most frequently to indicate cousin, although the relationship could have been on either the paternal or maternal side of Moritz’s family. The family origin of Friedrich Provost of Kloster Clarholz has not been ascertained. “Comitissa de Aldenburg domina Cunegundis mater comitis Mauritii cum ipso comite M.” donated property “in Redingstede” to Kloster Bergedorf by charter dated to [1194/98][31].

  1. Christian [I] & his wife had two children:

Schloss Oldenburg

Oldenburger Schloss 20141230

Oldenburg Palace

Schloss Oldenburg (AKA: Oldenburg palace) is based a medieval lowland castle that was built around 1100 by the Counts of Oldenburg to control a long-distance trade route from Westphalia to East Frisia. It has long served as the seat of power for the historic House of Oldenburg. The earliest recorded occupants were Egilmar I von Oldenburg (c1040-1108) and his wife, Richenza von Dithmarschen (c1045-c1092).



Children


Offspring of Christian I. von Oldenburg and Kunigunde von Versfleht (c1125-)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Moritz I. von Oldenburg (c1145-aft1209) 1145 1209 Salome von Hochstaden-Wickrath
Christian von Oldenburg (c1148-1192) 1148 Schloss Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany 1192 Germany



Siblings


Offspring of Egilmar II. von Oldenburg (c1070-aft1142) and Eilika von Werl-Rietberg (c1103-c1150)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Heinrich I. von Oldenburg-Wildeshausen (c1122-1167) 1122 Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany 13 June 1167 Niedersachsen, Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany Salome van Gelre (c1120-c1167)
Christian I. von Oldenburg (c1123-1167) 1123 Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany 1167 Lower Saxony, Germany Kunigunde von Versfleht (c1125-)
Beatrix von Oldenburg (c1124-bef1184)
Eilika von Oldenburg (c1126-1189) 1126 1189 Heinrich I. von Tecklenburg (c1115-1156)
Otto von Oldenburg (c1130-1184)


See Also

Vital Records

Charter of 1108

The name of Elimar is found in a charter dating from 1108. His wife claimed that he was descended from Wittekind, a notable defender of the Saxons and the chief opponent of Charlemagne during the Saxon Wars of 777 to 785, but there is no further evidence for this.[1]

Numerous family members of Count Egilmar I emerge from the document from 1108. Present were his wife Riche(n)za, his sons Christian and Egilmar II, his daughter Gertrud and his brother, the cleric Giselbert.

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References

  1. ^ The Athenæum (1894), p. 494

Sources

  • Ǿstergård, Uffe (2015). "Nation-Building and Nationalism in the Oldenburg Empire". Nationalizing Empires. Central European University Press. pp. 461–510. 
  • Hans Friedl et al. (editors): Biographisches Handbuch zur Geschichte des Landes Oldenburg. (Biographical handbook on the history of the state of Oldenburg), publisher: Isensee-Verlag, Oldenburg 1992, p. 166, 338, ISBN 3-89442-135-5.
  • Bernd Ulrich Hucker: Brudermord im Hause Oldenburg – Kampf um Herrschaft und Macht im 12. Jahrhundert, in: Die frühen Oldenburger Grafen (Fratricide in the house of Oldenburg - struggle for rule and power in the 12th century, in: The early Oldenburg counts), p. 47–64, with comprehensive references to older literature, pp. 64–68. Publisher: Isensee-Verlag, Oldenburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-89995-534-7.
  • Dieter Riemer: Graf Huno auf der Spur. In: Die frühen Oldenburger Grafen. (On the Trail of Count Huno, in: The Early Oldenburg Counts.), p. 6–46. Isensee-Verlag, Oldenburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-89995-534-7.
  • Dieter Riemer: Grafen und Herren im Erzstift Bremen im Spiegel der Geschichte Lehes. (Counts and lords in the archbishopric of Bremen reflected in the history of Lehe.), dissertation phil. Oldenburg, publisher: W. Mauke Söhne, Hamburg-Bremerhaven 1995, ISBN 3-923-725-89-2

Succession Charts

Christian I. von Oldenburg (c1123-1167)
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Elimar II 		Count of Oldenburg
1143–1167 		Succeeded by
Moritz



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