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Egilmar II. von Oldenburg, Count of Oldenburg, was born circa 1070 to Egilmar I von Oldenburg (c1040-1108) and Richenza von Dithmarschen (c1045-c1092) and died after 1142 of unspecified causes. He married Eilika von Werl-Rietberg (c1103-c1150) .
Research Notes
We are well informed about the family members of Egilmar II from a foundation deed for the Iburg monastery near Osnabrück from 1108. His father of the same name was married to Richenza von Dithmarschen (c1045-c1092), a daughter of Ida von Elsdorf (c1027-c1074).
Ida von Elsdorf is praised by Albert von Stade as a relative of an emperor and a pope of noble birth and great wealth. Their exact assignment has been an unsolved mystery for over 100 years. Since Ida von Elsdorf was married three times, Richenza's father is also not certain. It was probably the Saxon Count Palatine Dedo von Goseck who was murdered in 1056. His brother and thus Richenza's presumed uncle was Archbishop Adalbert of Hamburg-Bremen. The document from 1108 shows that Count Egilmar I had a brother Giselbert, who was a cleric - perhaps a canon in Osnabrück. The top secular witness, the nobleman Giselbert, was probably an older relative of the two brothers Count Egilmar I and Giselbert. In 1108 Egilmar II had an older brother Christian and a sister Gertrude.
Schloss Oldenburg
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).
Marriage and Family
- Heinrich I. von Oldenburg-Wildeshausen (c1122-1167) - Count and Knight, heir apparent, slain in battle at the "Siege of Oldenburg (1167)"
- Christian I. von Oldenburg (c1123-1167) - Successor as Count of Oldenburg.
- Beatrix von Oldenburg (c1124-bef1184)
- Eilika von Oldenburg (c1126-1189) - married Henry I, Count of Tecklenburg
- Otto von Oldenburg (c1130-1184)
Children
| 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) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Johann I von Oldenburg (1070-1091) | |||
| Egilmar II. von Oldenburg (c1070-aft1142) | 1070 | 1142 | Eilika von Werl-Rietberg (c1103-c1150) |
| Gertrud von Oldenburg (1074-1108) | |||
| Christian von Oldenburg (1085-1153) | |||
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.
External Links
- Egilmar Oldenburg
- House of Oldenburg
- Oldenburg Family
- Oldenburg in Lower Saxony
- wikipedia:en:Elimar II, Count of Oldenburg
- Egilmar II in Lerigau at thePeerage
- Egilmar II in Lerigau, Geni.com, https://www.geni.com/people/Count-Egilmar-II-von-Oldenburg-Graf-zu-Oldenburg-und-im-Lerigau/6000000004533774136, retrieved 08 Dec 2024
- Egilmar II in Lerigau, FamilySearch.org, https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/G342-5TD, retrieved 08 Dec 2024
- Egilmar II in Lerigau., Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/OLDENBURG.htm#EgilmarIOldenburgdied1108, retrieved 08 Dec 2024
References
- ^ 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
Egilmar II. von Oldenburg (c1070-aft1142)
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| Preceded by Elimar I, Count of Oldenburg|Elimar I |
Count of Oldenburg 1108–1142 |
Succeeded by Christian I, Count of Oldenburg|Christian I, the Quarrelsome |
Footnotes (including sources)
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