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     Humbert d'Albon Archbishop of Vienne died in 1147.¹

     Alberic "Taillefer" (?) Cte de Saint-Gilles was born circa 1157.¹ He married Béatrice d'Albon Cts d'Albon, Dauphine de Viennois, daughter of Guigues V [VIII] d'Albon 1er Dauphin de Viennois, Cte d'Albon et de Grenoble and Beatrice del Monferrato, before 11 October 1179
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Her 1st husband. Albon 1 page says m. bef 1179; Toulouse 1 page says m. ca 1164.^2,1,3,4
Alberic "Taillefer" (?) Cte de Saint-Gilles died circa 1183; Med Lands says d. 1183 bef 1 Sep.^2,1,4
      ; Per Med Lands:
     "BEATRIX (1161-Château de Vizille, Isère 15 Dec 1228, bur Abbaye de Ayes, near Grenoble). Her parentage and first marriage are confirmed by a chronicle written by "Guillaume, chanoine de l’église cathédrale de Grenoble" which records that "filiam filii sui" (referring to Marguerite, paternal grandmother of Beatrix) married "comitem S. Ægidii"[282]. She succeeded her [father/brother] as Ctss d'Albon. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines records the wife of "Albrico Tailhefer comite Sancti Egidii" was "filia senioris Dalfini" and her second marriage to "dux"[283]. The Annales S. Benigni Divisionensis record the marriage of Duke Hugues with "Beatricem, filiam Delfini comitis Alboni apud Sanctum Egidium"[284]. Her third marriage is confirmed by the following document: “Hugo Coloniaci”, leaving for Jerusalem, donated rights in property “apud Siliniacum” to the Chartreuse of Seligna by charter dated 1202, witnessed by “Beatrix ducissa uxor mea...”[285]. Valbonnais cites the testament of "la duchesse Beatrix" dated 1228 which names "son héritier le Dauphin André son fils…Matilde sa fille aînée femme de Jean Comte de Chalon…Marguerite son autre fille épouse d’Amédée fils du comte de Savoye"[286].
     "m firstly (before 11 Oct 1179) ALBERIC "Taillefer" de Toulouse Comte de Saint-Gilles, son of RAYMOND V Comte de Toulouse & his wife Constance de France (-1183 before 1 Sep). "Tallifers Viennensium comes et Albonensium comes" donated property to Oulx by charter dated 11 Oct 1179[287]. "Taillafers Viennensium et Albonensium comes" confirmed privileges to the abbey of Durbon, granted by "pater meus Raymondus dux Narbonæ, comes Tholosæ, marchio Provinciæ", by charter dated 1183[288].
     "m secondly (Saint-Gilles-en-Languedoc 1 Sep 1183) as his second wife, HUGUES III Duke of Burgundy, son of EUDES II Duke of Burgundy & his wife Marie de Blois-Champagne ([1148]-Acre 7 or 25 Aug 1192, bur Abbaye de Cîteaux).
     "m thirdly ([1193]) HUGUES Seigneur de Coligny-le-Neuf, son of HUMBERT [II] Seigneur de Coligny & his wife Ida de Vienne [Bourgogne-Comté] (-killed in battle Serrhai 2 Sep 1205)."
Med Lands cites:

; Per Genealogy.EU (Albon 1): “H1. Cts Beatrix d'Albon, Dauphine de Viennois, *1161, +Chateau de Vizille 1228, bur Abbaye de Hayes nr Grenoble; 1m: before 1179 Alberic Taillefer, Cte de Saint-Gilles (+ca 1183); 2m: Saint-Gilles-de-Languedoc 1183 Duc Hugues III de Bourgogne (*1148 +25.8.1192); 3m: 1193 Hugues I, Sire de Coligny-le-Neuf (*ca 1170 +1205)”.²

; Per Med Lands: "ALBERIC "Taillefer" de Toulouse (-1183 before 1 Sep). The Chronicle of Guillaume de Puilaurens names "Raymundum…Taillaferrum et Balduinum" as the sons of Comte Raymond V and his wife Constance[540]. "Tallifers Viennensium comes et Albonensium comes" donated property to Oulx by charter dated 11 Oct 1179[541]. "Taillafers Viennensium et Albonensium comes" confirmed privileges to the abbey of Durbon, granted by "pater meus Raymondus dux Narbonæ, comes Tholosæ, marchio Provinciæ", by charter dated 1183[542]. [Comte de Saint-Gilles.] The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines records the death of "Albrico Tailhefer comite Sancti Egidii"[543]. m (before 11 Oct 1179) as her first husband, BEATRIX Ctss d’Albon, daughter of GUIGUES [VII] Dauphin de Viennois & his wife Beatrix --- ([1161]-Château de Vizille 15 Dec 1228, bur Abbaye des Hayes, near Grenoble). Her parentage and first marriage are confirmed by a chronicle written by "Guillaume, chanoine de l´église cathédrale de Grenoble" which records that "filiam filii sui" (referring to Marguerite, paternal grandmother of Beatrix) married "comitem S. Ægidii"[544]. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines records that the wife of "Albrico Tailhefer comite Sancti Egidii" was "filia senioris Dalfini" and her second marriage to "dux"[545]. The Annales S. Benigni Divisionensis record the marriage of Duke Hugues with "Beatricem, filiam Delfini comitis Alboni apud Sanctum Egidium"[546]. She married secondly (Saint-Gilles-en-Languedoc 1 Sep 1183) as his second wife, Hugues III Duke of Burgundy, and thirdly ([1193]) Hugues Seigneur de Coligny-le-Neuf. Her third marriage is confirmed by the following document: “Hugo Coloniaci”, leaving for Jerusalem, donated rights in property “apud Siliniacum” to the Chartreuse of Seligna by charter dated 1202, witnessed by “Beatrix ducissa uxor mea...”[547]."
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     Beatrix/Béatrice d'Albon married Guillaume I de Poitiers Comte de Valentinois, son of Aymar I de Poitiers Seigneur de Boulogne-en-Velay, Comte de Valentinois and Rixende de Valentinois,
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His 2nd wife.^7,3
      ; Per Med Lands:
     "[BEATRIX] . The Vita Margaritæ Albonensis comitissæ records that the two daughters of Marguerite de Viennois married "alteram…Arvenensium comiti, regis Franciæ consanguineo" and "alteram Valentinensium comiti"[292]. The Aymari Rivalli De Allobrogibus names "Marchesiam et Delphinam" as the two daughters of "Guigo secundus" and his wife "Macildam vel Clementiam filiam Stephani seu Sophini, Burgundiæ ducis, neptem papæ Claixti secundi", adding that "una comita Arverno, alterna Valentino" married[293]. Bearing in mind the [1120] marriage date of her parents of [Beatrix], and the death of her father in 1142 which provides the latest possible date for her birth, Guillaume is the only known Comte de Valentinois to whom this can refer. The primary source which names her has not yet been identified.
     "m as his [second] wife, GUILLAUME de Poitiers Comte de Valentinois, son of AYMAR de Poitiers Comte de Valentinois & his wife --- (-[1187/88])."
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; Per Med Lands:
     "GUILLAUME [I] de Poitiers, son of AYMAR [I] Comte de Valentinois & his wife Rixende --- (-[1188/89]). Comte de Valentinois. "Willelmus Pictavensis comes Valentinus" donated property to Léoncel by an undated charter in which he names "patris mei domini Aldemari"[914]. "Guillelmus de Pictavia comes Valentinensis et Diensis, Eustachius de Pictavia, præpositus ecclesiæ cathedralis civitatis Valentiæ, fratres et filii defunctorum…Aymarii de Pictaviæ et Veronicæ Adhemarii de Montilio amitæ…contrahentium, quondam comitum Valentinen. et Dyens" witnessed the charter dated 22 Feb 1161 under which "Guillelmus Hugo Adhemarii de Montilio et Giraudus Adhemarii de Montilio fratres…filii…defunctorum…Giraudeti Adhemarii de Montilio et Alisiæ de Poligniaco" confirmed the donations of "patres et avunculi nostri" dated 21 Mar 1094 and of "avum nostrum" dated 22 Sep 1099 to Montélimar, classified as spurious in the compilation[915]. Comte Guillaume acquired the castles of Suze and Gigors in fief from Pierre Bishop of Die in 1163 and in 1165 swore allegiance to the bishop[916]. "Wilelmus Pictaviensis et…Eustachius frater Wilelmi" confirmed the donation of property to the order of St John of Jerusalem by "patruus noster Wilelmus Vivariensis episcopus" by charter dated 1164[917]. "Vuilelmus Pictaviensis…Valentinus comes" confirmed the privileges of Léoncel by charter dated 1183[918]. "W de Pictavo comes Val[entinensis]" signed a charter dated May 1184 related to a donation of property to Valence Saint-Rufus[919].
     "[m firstly --- de Die, daughter of ISOARD [II] Comte de Die & his wife ---. Jules Chevalier notes “le personnage quelque peu légendaire...probablement l’aînée des filles du comte Isoard II”[920]. Troubadour poetry records that she fell in love with Raimbaud d’Orange: “la comtessa de Dia...moiller d’en Guilhem de Peitieus...enamoret se d’en Raembaut d’Aurenga”, Chevalier noting that the text “par son ancienneté mérite une certaine créance”[921].]
     "m [secondly] [BEATRIX] d'Albon, daughter of GUIGUES [VI] Comte d'Albon [Viennois] & his wife Clémence [Marguerite] de Mâcon [Bourgogne-Comté] (-after 3 Dec 1173). The Vita Margaritæ Albonensis comitissæ records that the two daughters of Marguerite de Viennois married "alteram…Arvenensium comiti, regis Franciæ consanguineo" and "alteram Valentinensium comiti"[922]. The Aymari Rivalli De Allobrogibus names "Marchesiam et Delphinam" as the two daughters of "Guigo secundus" and his wife "Macildam vel Clementiam filiam Stephani seu Sophini, Burgundiæ ducis, neptem papæ Claixti secundi", adding that "una comita Arverno, alterna Valentino" married[923]. Bearing in mind the [1120] marriage date of the parents of [Beatrix], and the death of her father in 1142 which provides the latest possible date for her birth, Guillaume is the only known Comte de Valentinois to whom this can refer. The primary source which confirms her name has not yet been identified.
     "[m thirdly ([1180]) as her second husband, MATHELINE de Clérieux, widow of GUILLAUME JOURDAIN Seigneur de Fay et de Mezenc, daughter of ROGER [I] Seigneur de Clérieux & his wife ---. The primary source which confirms her parentage and two marriages has not yet been identified.]
     "Comte Guillaume & his first wife had [one possible child]:
     "Comte Guillaume & his second wife had one child:
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     Aymar I de Poitiers Seigneur de Boulogne-en-Velay, Comte de Valentinois married Rixende de Valentinois.^5,4

      ; Per Med Lands:
     "AYMAR [I] de Poitiers . Comte de Valentinois. It is assumed that he inherited the county of Valentinois from his wife’s family, although the primary source which confirms that this is correct has not yet been identified. An enquiry dated 1421 by the parliament at Poitiers records that "Raimon Duc de Narbonne, Comte de Tolose et Marquis de Provence" granted "la comté de Dioys" to "Aimart Comte de Valentinois" in 1189[900]. "Aemarus Pictaviensis" placed the monks of Léoncel under his protection by an undated charter, but dateable to the mid-12th century, sealed by "A Pictaviensis comitis Valentini"[901]. The Historia Albigensis records "Ademarus Pictavensis" as one of the supporters of the comte de Toulouse who fortified his castles against threat [from Simon de Montfort][902].
     "m [RIXENDE], daughter of ---. The name and origin of Aymar’s wife are unknown. According to Europäische Stammtafeln[903], she was Rixende, possible sister of Eustache Bishop and Comte de Valentinois, daughter of ---. Julien Chevalier refers to speculation that Bishop Eustache introduced Aymar de Poitiers into the region and gave him his daughter, presumably illegitimate, in marriage but emphasises that there is no documentary evidence to support this[904]. Aymar's use of the name Eustache for his second son does suggest there may be a family relationship. The relationship appears to be confirmed by the charter dated 1217 under which her son "Eustachius prepositus Valentinus" confirmed the donation of "W[illelm]us Valentinus prepositus avunculus meus" of "Clivum" to the abbey of Saint-Chaffre, Saint-Guy du Puy[905], although the same donation was confirmed earlier by another charter in which "Wilelmus Pictaviensis et…Eustachius frater Wilelmi" name the donor "patruus noster Wilelmus Vivariensis episcopus"[906]. The charter dated Mar 1138 under which her supposed brother "Wilelmus Valencie prepositus" confirmed a donation to the Templars at Richerenches at the request of "Riperto de Charrovalis", confirmed by "comes Eustachius frater W. prepositi predicti"[907], suggests that "avunculus" should be preferred over "patruus" and that the donor was the maternal uncle of the brothers Guillaume and Eustache de Poitiers. Another perspective is provided by an enquiry dated 1421 by the parliament at Poitiers which records that "aux anciens des pays de Valentinois et de Dioys…la Comtesse de Marsanne" was challenged "estant veuve , son of Guillaume (?) de Poitiers, Cte de Valentinois and (?) de Beziers, les evesques de Valence et de Dye" and that she married her daughter to "un surnommé de Poitiers", who was passing through the town of Montélimar, to enlist his support and that "Guillaume de Poitiers…comte de Valentinois et de Dioys" was the son of this marriage[908]. According to the charter dated 22 Sep 1099, under which "Guillelmus Hugo Adhemarii de Montilio et Giraudus Adhemarii de Montilio fratres…filii…defunctorum…Giraudeti Adhemarii de Montilio et Alisiæ de Poligniaco" confirmed the donations of "patres et avunculi nostri" dated 21 Mar 1094 and of "avum nostrum" dated 22 Sep 1099 to Montélimar, witnessed by "Guillelmus de Pictavia comes Valentinensis et Diensis, Eustachius de Pictavia, præpositus ecclesiæ cathedralis civitatis Valentiæ, fratres et filii defunctorum…Aymarii de Pictaviæ et Veronicæ Adhemarii de Montilio amitæ…contrahentium, quondam comitum Valentinen. et Dyens"[909], she was Véronique Adémar de Monteil, daughter of Giraud Adémar de Monteil & his wife [Anne d’Albon]. This charter is classified as spurious in the compilation, along with other similar charters in the same series, and it is uncertain how much of the genealogical information contained therein is based on historical fact."
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; Per Med Lands:
     "[RIXENDE] . According to Europäische Stammtafeln[893], she was Rixende, possible sister of Eustache Bishop and Comte de Valentinois, daughter of ---. Julien Chevalier refers to speculation that Bishop Eustache introduced Aymar de Poitiers into the region and gave him his daughter, presumably illegitimate, in marriage but emphasises that there is no documentary evidence to support this[894]. Aymar's use of the name Eustache for his second son does suggest a family relationship. The relationship appears to be confirmed by the charter dated 1217 under which her son "Eustachius prepositus Valentinus" confirmed the donation of "W[illelm]us Valentinus prepositus avunculus meus" of "Clivum" to the abbey of Saint-Chaffre, Saint-Guy du Puy[895], although the same donation was confirmed earlier by another charter in which "Wilelmus Pictaviensis et…Eustachius frater Wilelmi" name the donor "patruus noster Wilelmus Vivariensis episcopus"[896]. The charter dated Mar 1138 under which her supposed brother "Wilelmus Valencie prepositus" confirmed a donation to the Templars at Richerenches at the request of "Riperto de Charrovalis", confirmed by "comes Eustachius frater W. prepositi predicti"[897], suggests that "avunculus" should be preferred over "patruus" and that the donor was the maternal uncle of the brothers Guillaume and Eustache de Poitiers. Another perspective is provided by an enquiry dated 1421 by the parliament at Poitiers which records that "aux anciens des pays de Valentinois et de Dioys…la Comtesse de Marsanne" was challenged "estant veuve , son of Guillaume (?) de Poitiers, Cte de Valentinois and (?) de Beziers, les evesques de Valence et de Dye" and that she married her daughter to "un surnommé de Poitiers", who was passing through the town of Montélimar, to enlist his support and that "Guillaume de Poitiers…comte de Valentinois et de Dioys" was the son of this marriage[898].
     "m AYMAR [I] de Poitiers, son of [GUILLAUME de Poitiers] & his wife ---."
Med Lands cites: Aymar I de Poitiers Seigneur de Boulogne-en-Velay, Comte de Valentinois was living in 1187.²

     Marquise d'Albon married Guillaume VII "le Jeune" d'Auvergne Comte d'Auvergne, son of Robert III d'Auvergne Comte d'Auvergne, in 1150.^1,6,2

Marquise d'Albon died in 1196.¹

     Guillaume VII "le Jeune" d'Auvergne Comte d'Auvergne married Marquise d'Albon, daughter of Guigues IV [VII] "Dauphin" d'Albon Comte d'Albon, Dauphin du Viennois and Marguerite/Clemence de Mâcon Dauphine de Vienne,, in 1150.^1,2,4

Guillaume VII "le Jeune" d'Auvergne Comte d'Auvergne died circa 1169.^1,2
      ; Leo van de Pas cites: Europäische Stammtafeln, J.A. Stargardt Verlag Marburg., Detlev Schwennicke, Editor, Reference: III 732.²

     Elisabeth (?) of Magdeburg married Heinrich Raspe (?) King of the Romans, Landgraf von Thüringen, son of Hermann I (?) Landgraf von Thüringen, Pfalzgraf von Sachsen and Sophia (?) von Wittelsbach, before 16 May 1228
; his 1st wife.^1,4,5
Elisabeth (?) of Magdeburg died in 1237.¹

     Albrecht II von Brandenburg Markgraf von Brandenburg was born circa 1177; Genealogics says b. ca 1177; Med Lands says b. 1172/76.^1,3,4 He married Mathilde (?) Markgräfin von der Nieder-Lausitz, daughter of Konrad II von Landsberg Mkgf von Landsberg, Markgraf der Niederlausitz und Graf von Eilenburg 1190, Graf von Groitzsch und Sommerschenburg and Elzbieta Mieszkówna (?) of Poland, Duchess of Bohemia, in August 1205.^1,8,3,9,10

Albrecht II von Brandenburg Markgraf von Brandenburg died on 25 February 1220.^1,3,4
Albrecht II von Brandenburg Markgraf von Brandenburg was buried after 25 February 1220 at Kloster Lehnin, Lehnin, Landkreis Potsdam-Mittelmark, Brandenburg, Germany.⁴
     Reference: Genealogics cites: EDV-24.

; This person is also Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg at Wikipedia and Albert II de Brandebourg at Wikipédia (Fr.)^11,12

; Per Genealogics:
     "Albrecht was born about 1177, the youngest son of Otto I, Markgraf von Brandenburg, and his second wife Adelheid whose origins are unknown. He took over the margraviate after the death of his eldest half-brother Otto II in 1205. In August that year he married Mathilde, Markgräfin von der Nieder-Lausits, daughter of Konrad, Markgraf von der Nieder-Lausitz, and Elisabeth of Poland. Of their four children, Johann I, Otto III and Matilde would have progeny.
     "From 1184 Albrecht was count of Arneburg in the Altmark claimed by Otto II and belonging to Brandenburg. He was temporarily imprisoned in 1194 by his brother for unrecorded reasons, then took part in the Third Crusade (1189-1192). He was present at the foundation ceremony of the Order of Teutonic Knights on 5 March 1198 at Acre's Tempel which was attended by secular and clerical leaders of the Latin kingdom. In the disputes over the German throne between the Hohenstaufen and Welfs early in the 14th century Albrecht, like his brother Otto before him, initially supported King Philipp von Hohenstaufen, son of Emperor Friedrich Barbarossa, but after Philipp's assassination in 1208 he went over to the Welfs, as Emperor Otto IV promised his assistance in securing the margraviate of Brandenburg against the Danes, which he confirmed in a document of 1212.
     "During this time, Albrecht was continually in dispute with Archbishop Albrecht I of Magdeburg.
     "Albrecht secured the regions of Teltow, Prignitz and parts of the Uckermarck for the march of Brandenburg, but he lost Pomerania.
     "At his death on 25 February 1220 his two sons were still under age. The guardianship over them was first taken by Archbishop Albrecht, and from 1221 by their mother Mathilde. From her death in 1225 the brothers ruled the margraviate together."³

; Per Med Lands:
     "ALBRECHT von Brandenburg, son of OTTO I Markgraf von Brandenburg & his second wife Adelheid [Ada of Holland?] ([1172/76]-25 Feb 1220, bur Kloster Lehnin). The Cronica Principum Saxonie names (in order) "Ottonem, Henricum et Albertum" as the three sons of "Otto primus [filius Alberti Ursi]"[171]. No primary source has yet been found which names his mother. Albrecht was not born in 1170, the date of the charter under which "Otto…Brandenburgensis marchio et Judita uxor mea, filiique nostri Otto maior et Henricus minor" granted customs privileges to the town of Brandenburg by charter dated 1170[172]. By that time Markgraf Otto I´s first wife Judyta would have been nearly 40 years old. It is therefore unlikely that she was his mother. A charter of Markgraf Otto I dated 1 Jan 1177 names "Adelheida conjugis mea et…heredibus meis Ottone et Heinrico et Adelberto"[173]. "Otto Brandenburgensis marchio" founded Kloster Arendsee, with the consent of "meis heredibus Ottone, Heinrico, Adelberto filiis meis et uxore mea Adelheide", by charter dated 1184[174]. An undated memorial of the foundation of Kloster Arendsee recalls "Ottonis Marchionis et Alheydis uxoris eius" as founders of the church and names "Ottonis, Heynrici et Adelberti filiorum suorum"[175]. Graf von Arneburg: "Otto…secundus marchio in Brandenburch" donated property to the Domkapitel, Brandenburg by charter dated 28 May 1197, which names "patris mei Ottonis, marchionis Brandenburgensis…frater meus Albertus comes in Arneburch"[176]. "Otto secundus marchio" devastated the land of "Albertum fratrem suum", and captured and imprisoned him, but was obliged to release him and declare him his heir[177]. "Adelbertus comes in Arneborch" confirmed the donation to Kloster Ilsenburg of "bona eorum in Pulcriz" made by "avus noster Adelbertus…marchio in Brandenborch" by charter dated 1204[178]. He succeeded his [half-]brother in 1205 as ALBRECHT II Markgraf von Brandenburg. The Cronica Principum Saxonie records the death of "Albertus secundus" in 1220 and his burial "in Leninensi cenobio"[179].
     "m (Aug 1205) MATHILDE von Landsberg, daughter of KONRAD von Landsberg Graf von Groitzsch und Sommerschenburg [Wettin] & his wife El?bieta of Poland (-Salzwedel 1255, bur Kloster Lehnin). The Chronicon Montis Serreni records the marriage in 1205 of "Machtildem" older of the two daughters of "Conradi marchionis Orientalis" and "Albertus Brandenburgensis marchio"[180]. The Genealogica Wettinensis names "Machtildem…et Agnetem" as the two daughters of "Conradus marchio filius Dedonis" & his wife, specifying that Mathilde married "Albertus…marchio de Brandenburc"[181]. The Cronica Principum Saxonie names "Mechtildem filiam Conradi marchionis de Landesberch" as wife of "Albertus secundus"[182]. "Mechtildis…marchionissa Brandenburgensis, Johannes et Otto filii eius" purchased territories from the archbishop of Magdeburg, with the consent of "Henricus comes Ascharie, qui tutelam prefatorum nepotum nostrorum gerimus", by charter dated 20 Sep 1221[183]. The Cronica Principum Saxonie records the death in 1255 of "Mechtildis [uxor Alberti secundi]" and her burial at Lehnin[184]."
Med Lands cites:

; Per Genealogy.EU: "f3. Mgve Albrecht II of Brandenburg (1205-20), *ca 1174, +25.2.1220; m: VIII.1205 Mathilde von Landsberg (+1255), dau.of Mkgf Konrad von der Lausitz."¹³

; Per Med Lands:
     "MATHILDE (-Salzwedel 1255, bur Kloster Lehnin). The Chronicon Montis Serreni records the marriage in 1205 of "Machtildem" older of the two daughters of "Conradi marchionis Orientalis" and "Albertus Brandenburgensis marchio"[237]. The Genealogica Wettinensis names "Machtildem…et Agnetem" as the two daughters of "Conradus marchio filius Dedonis" & his wife, specifying that Mathilde married "Albertus…marchio de Brandenburc"[238]. The Cronica Principum Saxonie names "Mechtildem filiam Conradi marchionis de Landesberch" as wife of "Albertus secundus"[239]. "Mechtildis…marchionissa Brandenburgensis, Johannes et Otto filii eius" purchased territories from the archbishop of Magdeburg, with the consent of "Henricus comes Ascharie, qui tutelam prefatorum nepotum nostrorum gerimus", by charter dated 20 Sep 1221[240]. The Cronica Principum Saxonie records the death in 1255 of "Mechtildis [uxor Alberti secundi]" and her burial at Lehnin[241].
     "m (Aug 1205) ALBRECHT II Markgraf von Brandenburg, son of OTTO I Markgraf von Brandenburg [Askanier] & his second wife Adelheid [Ada of Holland?] (Jan after [1172/75]-25 Feb 1220, bur Kloster Lehnin)."
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; Per Genealogy.EU: "Matilde, +Salzwedel 1255, bur Kl Lehnin; m.VIII.1205 Mkgf Albrecht II von Brandenburg H2. (+25.2.1220.)¹⁴" He was Margrave of Brandenburg between 1205 and 1220.¹

     Mathilde (?) Markgräfin von der Nieder-Lausitz was born in 1185 at Kloster Lehnin, Lehnin, Landkreis Potsdam-Mittelmark, Brandenburg, Germany; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     1185
     DEATH     1225 (aged 39–40)
     Matilda of Groitzsch, daughter of the Count Conrad II of Lusatia, a member of the House of Wettin, and wife Elizabeth, from the Polish Piast dynasty. She married in August 1205 to Margrave Albert II of Brandenburg, son of Otto I of Brandenburg and Ada of Holland. They had four children:
     She was buried in Lehnin Abbey.
     BURIAL     Kloster Lehnin, Landkreis Potsdam-Mittelmark, Brandenburg, Germany
     Created by: Mad
     Added: 14 Sep 2012
     Find a Grave Memorial 97100708.¹⁰ She married Albrecht II von Brandenburg Markgraf von Brandenburg, son of Otto I von Brandenburg Markgraf von Brandenburg and Ada/Adelaide (?) van Holland, in August 1205.^1,3,11,5,6

Mathilde (?) Markgräfin von der Nieder-Lausitz died in 1255 at Salzwedel, Germany (now).^1,3,5,6
Mathilde (?) Markgräfin von der Nieder-Lausitz was buried in 1255 at Kloster Lehnin, Lehnin, Landkreis Potsdam-Mittelmark, Brandenburg, Germany.⁶
      ; Per Med Lands:
     "ALBRECHT von Brandenburg, son of OTTO I Markgraf von Brandenburg & his second wife Adelheid [Ada of Holland?] ([1172/76]-25 Feb 1220, bur Kloster Lehnin). The Cronica Principum Saxonie names (in order) "Ottonem, Henricum et Albertum" as the three sons of "Otto primus [filius Alberti Ursi]"[171]. No primary source has yet been found which names his mother. Albrecht was not born in 1170, the date of the charter under which "Otto…Brandenburgensis marchio et Judita uxor mea, filiique nostri Otto maior et Henricus minor" granted customs privileges to the town of Brandenburg by charter dated 1170[172]. By that time Markgraf Otto I´s first wife Judyta would have been nearly 40 years old. It is therefore unlikely that she was his mother. A charter of Markgraf Otto I dated 1 Jan 1177 names "Adelheida conjugis mea et…heredibus meis Ottone et Heinrico et Adelberto"[173]. "Otto Brandenburgensis marchio" founded Kloster Arendsee, with the consent of "meis heredibus Ottone, Heinrico, Adelberto filiis meis et uxore mea Adelheide", by charter dated 1184[174]. An undated memorial of the foundation of Kloster Arendsee recalls "Ottonis Marchionis et Alheydis uxoris eius" as founders of the church and names "Ottonis, Heynrici et Adelberti filiorum suorum"[175]. Graf von Arneburg: "Otto…secundus marchio in Brandenburch" donated property to the Domkapitel, Brandenburg by charter dated 28 May 1197, which names "patris mei Ottonis, marchionis Brandenburgensis…frater meus Albertus comes in Arneburch"[176]. "Otto secundus marchio" devastated the land of "Albertum fratrem suum", and captured and imprisoned him, but was obliged to release him and declare him his heir[177]. "Adelbertus comes in Arneborch" confirmed the donation to Kloster Ilsenburg of "bona eorum in Pulcriz" made by "avus noster Adelbertus…marchio in Brandenborch" by charter dated 1204[178]. He succeeded his [half-]brother in 1205 as ALBRECHT II Markgraf von Brandenburg. The Cronica Principum Saxonie records the death of "Albertus secundus" in 1220 and his burial "in Leninensi cenobio"[179].
     "m (Aug 1205) MATHILDE von Landsberg, daughter of KONRAD von Landsberg Graf von Groitzsch und Sommerschenburg [Wettin] & his wife El?bieta of Poland (-Salzwedel 1255, bur Kloster Lehnin). The Chronicon Montis Serreni records the marriage in 1205 of "Machtildem" older of the two daughters of "Conradi marchionis Orientalis" and "Albertus Brandenburgensis marchio"[180]. The Genealogica Wettinensis names "Machtildem…et Agnetem" as the two daughters of "Conradus marchio filius Dedonis" & his wife, specifying that Mathilde married "Albertus…marchio de Brandenburc"[181]. The Cronica Principum Saxonie names "Mechtildem filiam Conradi marchionis de Landesberch" as wife of "Albertus secundus"[182]. "Mechtildis…marchionissa Brandenburgensis, Johannes et Otto filii eius" purchased territories from the archbishop of Magdeburg, with the consent of "Henricus comes Ascharie, qui tutelam prefatorum nepotum nostrorum gerimus", by charter dated 20 Sep 1221[183]. The Cronica Principum Saxonie records the death in 1255 of "Mechtildis [uxor Alberti secundi]" and her burial at Lehnin[184]."
Med Lands cites:

; Per Genealogy.EU: "f3. Mgve Albrecht II of Brandenburg (1205-20), *ca 1174, +25.2.1220; m: VIII.1205 Mathilde von Landsberg (+1255), dau.of Mkgf Konrad von der Lausitz."⁴

Reference: Genealogics cites: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, 4 volumes, Marburg, 1953, 1975., W. K. Prinz von Isenburg, Reference: I 43, 59.⁵ Mathilde (?) Markgräfin von der Nieder-Lausitz was also known as Matilda (?) of Groitzsch.¹³ Mathilde (?) Markgräfin von der Nieder-Lausitz was also known as Mathilde de Groitzsch.¹⁴

; Per Med Lands:
     "MATHILDE (-Salzwedel 1255, bur Kloster Lehnin). The Chronicon Montis Serreni records the marriage in 1205 of "Machtildem" older of the two daughters of "Conradi marchionis Orientalis" and "Albertus Brandenburgensis marchio"[237]. The Genealogica Wettinensis names "Machtildem…et Agnetem" as the two daughters of "Conradus marchio filius Dedonis" & his wife, specifying that Mathilde married "Albertus…marchio de Brandenburc"[238]. The Cronica Principum Saxonie names "Mechtildem filiam Conradi marchionis de Landesberch" as wife of "Albertus secundus"[239]. "Mechtildis…marchionissa Brandenburgensis, Johannes et Otto filii eius" purchased territories from the archbishop of Magdeburg, with the consent of "Henricus comes Ascharie, qui tutelam prefatorum nepotum nostrorum gerimus", by charter dated 20 Sep 1221[240]. The Cronica Principum Saxonie records the death in 1255 of "Mechtildis [uxor Alberti secundi]" and her burial at Lehnin[241].
     "m (Aug 1205) ALBRECHT II Markgraf von Brandenburg, son of OTTO I Markgraf von Brandenburg [Askanier] & his second wife Adelheid [Ada of Holland?] (Jan after [1172/75]-25 Feb 1220, bur Kloster Lehnin)."
Med Lands cites:

; Per Genealogy.EU: "Matilde, +Salzwedel 1255, bur Kl Lehnin; m.VIII.1205 Mkgf Albrecht II von Brandenburg H2. (+25.2.1220.)¹⁵"

     Konrad II von Landsberg Mkgf von Landsberg, Markgraf der Niederlausitz und Graf von Eilenburg 1190, Graf von Groitzsch und Sommerschenburg was born circa 1156.⁶
Konrad II von Landsberg Mkgf von Landsberg, Markgraf der Niederlausitz und Graf von Eilenburg 1190, Graf von Groitzsch und Sommerschenburg was buried after 6 May 1159 at Kloster Wechselburg, Wechselburg, Landkreis Mittelsächsen, Saxony (Sachsen), Germany; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     1159
     DEATH     6 May 1210 (aged 50–51)
     Margrave Conrad II of Lusatia, also known as Margrave Konrad II of Landsberg. He was a son of Margrave Dedi III and his wife, Matilda of Heinsberg, the heiress of Sommerschenburg. In 1196, Conrad travelled via italy to the Holy Land to participate in the Crusade of Emperor Henry VI. In 1198, he returned home, again via Italy. In 1207, he organized a Landtag at Delitzsch Castle.
     He married Elisabeth of Poland, who was a daughter of Mieszko III the Old, the High Duke of Poland. Conrad and Elizabeth had three children together:
     Family Members
     Parents
          Dedo III of Lusatia 1130–1190
          Matilda of Heinsberg 1135–1189
     Spouse
          Elisabeth of Poland 1152–1209
     Siblings
          Agnes of Rochlitz unknown–1195
     Children
          Agnes von Landsberg unknown–1248
     BURIAL     Kloster Wechselburg, Wechselburg, Landkreis Mittelsächsen, Saxony (Sachsen), Germany
     Created by: Mad
     Added: 15 Sep 2012
     Find a Grave Memorial 97133998.⁸ He married Elzbieta Mieszkówna (?) of Poland, Duchess of Bohemia, daughter of Mieszko III "Stary/the Old" (?) Prince of Krakow, Duke of Pomerania and Erszebet (?) of Hungary, on 29 January 1180
;
Her 2nd husband.^3,9,10,11,6
Konrad II von Landsberg Mkgf von Landsberg, Markgraf der Niederlausitz und Graf von Eilenburg 1190, Graf von Groitzsch und Sommerschenburg died on 6 May 1210.^3,6,4
     EDV-25.

; Per Genealogics:
     “Konrad was the son of Dedo V, Markgraf der Nieder-Lausitz, and Matilde von Heinsberg, heiress of Sommerschenburg. On his father's death in 1190 he inherited Lausitz and the county of Eilenburg, and in 1207 Groitzsch and Sommerschenburg from his brother Dietrich. In 1195 Emperor Heinrich IV repealed the margraviate of Meissen, and Konrad became the highest-ranking margrave in Saxony and the senior member of the House of Wettin.
     “After 29 January 1180 Konrad married Elisabeth of Poland, daughter of Mieszko III, high duke of Poland, and Elisabeth of Hungary. Their son Konrad died unmarried before 6 May 1210; of their two daughters, Mathilde would have progeny, marrying Albrecht II, Markgraf von Brandenburg.
     “From 1196 to 1198 Konrad took part in the crusade of Emperor Heinrich VI, and in Italy on the journey to and from the Holy Land. In 1207 he held an event at the castle of Deiulitzsch for the hearing of rights disputes and the reaffirment of fiefs ('Gerichts- und Lehnstag').
     “Konrad died on 6 May 1210, and was buried at the monastery of Zschillen. Elisabeth, who had died in 1209, was buried in the convent of Dobrilugk. Since Konrad died without male heirs, his property passed to his cousin Dietrich IV 'der Bedrängte', Markgraf von Meissen. There was now no longer an independent margraviate of Lausitz (Lusatia).”.⁶

Reference: Genealogics cites: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, 4 volumes, Marburg, 1953, 1975., W. K. Prinz von Isenburg, Reference: I 43.⁶

; This is the same person as:
”Conrad II, Margrave of Lusatia” at Wikipedia, as
”Konrad II (margrabia ?u?yc)” at Wikipedia (PL),
and as ”Konrad II. (Lausitz)” at Wikipedia (DE).^12,13,14 Konrad II von Landsberg Mkgf von Landsberg, Markgraf der Niederlausitz und Graf von Eilenburg 1190, Graf von Groitzsch und Sommerschenburg was also known as Konrad Markgraf der Nieder-Lausitz.¹⁵

; Per Genealogy.EU (Wettin 1): “G3. Konrad II von Landsberg, Mkgf der Niederlausitz u.Gf von Eilenburg 1190, Gf von Groitzsch u.Sommerschenburg 1207, +6.5.1210, bur Zschillen; m.Elzbieta of Poland (*1152 +2.4.1209)”.³

; Per Med Lands:
     "KONRAD (-6 May 1210, bur Zschillen). The Genealogica Wettinensis names "Tidericum…Philippum Scantensem preopositum, Gozwinum et Heinricum…et Conradum marchionem et filiam Agnetem" as children of "Dedo comes de Rochelitz" & his wife[228]. The Chronicon Montis Serreni names "Conradus marchio Orientalis filius Dedonis filii Conradi marchionis senioris" when recording his death "1210 II Non Mai" and burial "Cillene aput patrem suum"[229]. von Landsberg. Markgraf der Niederlausitz und Graf von Eilenburg 1190. Graf von Groitzsch und Sommerschenburg 1207. The Chronicon Montis Serreni records that "Conradus Orientalis marchio" besieged "Lubus castrum" which belonged to "soceri sui Wlodizlai ducis Polonie" (the latter being an error for brother-in-law)[230]. The Genealogica Wettinensis records the death in 1210 of "Conradus marchio"[231].
     "m (after Jan 1180) as her second husband, EL?BIETA of Poland, widow of SOB?SLAV II Duke of Bohemia, daughter of MIESZKO III "Stary/the Old" Prince of Greater Poland & his first wife Erszébet of Hungary ([1152]-2 Apr 1209, bur Kloster Dobrilugk). The Genealogica Wettinensis names "Elizabeth filiam Meseconis ducis Polonie, viduam Zibizlai ducis Bohemie" as wife of "Conradus marchio filius Dedonis"[232]. The Chronicon Polono-Silesiacum refers to, but does not name, the daughters of Mieszko III, naming (first in the list) "dux Boemorum Sobeslaus" as his son-in-law[233]. The Chronicon Montis Serreni names "Elizabeth marchionissa…soror Wlodizlai ducis" as wife of "Conradi marchionis" when recording her death "1209 IV Non Apr" and her burial "Doberluge"[234]. The Genealogica Wettinensis records the death in 1209 of "Elizabeth marchionissa"[235]."
Med Lands cites:
; Per Genealogy.EU (Piast 2): “A3. [1m.] Elzbieta, *1152, +1209, bur Kl Dobrilugk; 1m: 1173/77 Duke Sobeslaw II of Bohemia; 2m: Mgve Konrad II von Landsberg, Mgve of Niederlausitz (+1210)”.¹⁶
; Per Genealogy.EU (Piast 2): “A3. [1m.] Elzbieta, *1152, +1209, bur Kl Dobrilugk; 1m: 1173/7 Duke Sobeslaw II of Bohemia; 2m: Mgve Konrad II von Landsberg, Mgve of Niederlausitz (+1210)”.¹⁷
; Per Med Lands:
     " EL?BIETA ([1152]-2 Apr 1209, bur Kloster Dobrilugk). The Chronicon Polono-Silesiacum refers to, but does not name, the daughters of Mieszko III, naming (first in the list) "dux Boemorum Sobeslaus" as his son-in-law[293]. The Genealogica Wettinensis names "Elizabeth filiam Meseconis ducis Polonie, viduam Zibizlai ducis Bohemie" as wife of "Conradus marchio filius Dedonis"[294]. The Chronicon Montis Serreni names "Elizabeth marchionissa…soror Wlodizlai ducis" as wife of "Conradi marchionis" when recording her death "1209 IV Non Apr" and her burial "Doberluge"[295]. The Genealogica Wettinensis records the death in 1209 of "Elizabeth marchionissa"[296].
     "m firstly ([1173/77]) SOB?SLAV II Duke of Bohemia, son of SOB?SLAV I UDALRICH Duke of the Bohemians & his wife Adelheid of Hungary (1128-29 Jan 1180).
     "m secondly KONRAD II von Landsberg Markgraf der Niederlausitz, son of DEDO V "der Feiste" Markgraf der Niederlausitz, Graf von Eilenburg [Wettin] & his wife Mathilde von Heinsberg heiress of Sommerschenburg (-6 May 1210)."
Med Lands cites:

     Mathilde (?) von Brandenburg married Otto I "das Kind/the Child" (?) Duke von Braunschweig and Lüneburg, son of Wilhelm "the Elder" (?) Duke of Brunswick & Luneburg and Helene (?) of Denmark, in 1228.^2,6

Mathilde (?) von Brandenburg died on 10 June 1261.¹
      ; Mathilde, +10.6.1261; m.1228 Duke Otto I von Braunschweig (*1204 +1252.)⁶

     Godfrey (?) of Brabant, Lord of Aerschot married Jeanne Isabeau (?) Dame de Vierzon de Mezieres-en-Brenne, daughter of Herve IV (?) Sire de Vierzon and Jeanne de Brenne Dame de Mezieres, in 1277.¹

Godfrey (?) of Brabant, Lord of Aerschot died on 11 July 1302 at Courtrai/Kortrijk, West Flanders, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium (now).¹

     Richardis (?) van Holland died on 3 January 1262.^1,2
      ; Leo van de Pas cites: Genealogie der Graven van Holland Zaltbommel, 1969. , Dr. A. W. E. Dek, Reference: page 15.¹

     Ada/Adelaide (?) van Holland married Otto I von Brandenburg Markgraf von Brandenburg, son of Albrecht "der Bär" von Ballenstedt Duke of Saxony, Markgraf von der Nordmark , Markgraf von Brandenburg and Sofie von Winzenburg Margravine of Brandenburg, in 1176
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His 2nd wife.^8,1,2,9,10,3
Ada/Adelaide (?) van Holland died after 1205.^1,2,3
     Reference: Genealogics cites: Die Markgrafen Otto I, Otto II und Albrecht von Brandenburg 1911, Krabbo, Hermann.¹¹

; This person is also Ada of Holland at Wikipedia and Ada de Hollande at Wikipédia (Fr.)^12,13

; Per Med Lands:
     "ADA (-after 1205). The Chronologia Johannes de Beke names (in order) "Theodricum succedentem comitem Hollandie, Wilhelmum comitem Orientalis Frisie, Florencium prepositum Traiecetensis ecclesie, Robertum presidium Kenemarie, Beatricem, Elizabeth, Adelheydim et Margaretam comitissam Clivie" as the children of Count Floris III & his wife[493]. "Ada…marchionissa de Brandebrug" donated land "in Pole" to Rijnsburg abbey, with the consent of "Wilhelmi comitis et Florentii fratrum meorum et Ade comitisse matris mee et Ade neptis mee", by charter dated 1205[494]. The identity of Ada´s Brandenburg husband is difficult to establish with complete certainty. According to Europäische Stammtafeln[495], he was Otto I Markgraf von Brandenburg. Markgraf Otto I´s second wife is named "Adelheid" in Brandenburg sources ("Otto Brandenburgensis marchio" founded Kloster Arendsee, with the consent of "meis heredibus Ottone, Heinrico, Adelberto filiis meis et uxore mea Adelheide", by charter dated 1184[496]). The similarity between "Ada" and "Adelheid" appears at first sight to establish the connection. However, the chronology is not ideal. It is most likely that "Adelheid" was the mother of Markgraf Otto I´s youngest son Markgraf Albrecht II. Albrecht II was named in the charter dated 1 Jan 1177 quoted above, so was born in the mid-1170s. Albrecht is named in an 1197 document in his own capacity, indicating that he had already reached the age of majority. If Ada of Holland was his mother, she would have been 12 years old at the most when he was born, assuming that she was her parents´ oldest child which appears unlikely: the order of birth of her parents´ daughters as set out in the Chronologia Johannes de Beke, quoted above, suggests that "Adelheydim" was the third daughter. While it is acknowledged that the order of births as recorded in such sources is not consistently reliable, the order in which Count Floris´s sons are named in the Chronologia does appear to correspond to the order of their births. If Ada was her parents´ third daughter, it is unlikely that she was born before [1166/68], also bearing in mind that the birth of the couple´s oldest son Dirk should probably be placed in the 1160s in view of his marriage which is recorded in 1186. This date [1166/68] makes it impossible that Ada was the mother of Markgraf Albrecht II. A second possibility for Ada´s Brandenburg husband is Otto II Markgraf von Brandenburg, stated to be the case by Alfred Riedel who compiled the Codex Diplomaticus Brandenburgensis series in the mid-19th century. In his index volume, he lists "Ada Margräfin v. Brandenburg, Gemahlin Otto´s II, Schwester des Grafen Wilhelm von Holland", although he cites no primary source which confirms that this statement is correct[497]. This possibility was also discussed by Hermann Krabbo in the early 20th century[498]. All problems of chronology would be resolved if Otto II was Ada´s husband. In addition, the timing of her 1205 donation to Rijnsberg abbey would have followed her husband´s death. It would also be easier to explain her return to Holland (why would she have gone back if Markgraf Albrecht II had been her son?) and also the absence of any reference to Brandenburg relatives in the 1205 charter. References to the wife of Markgraf Otto II are found in the Cronica Principum Saxonie which records that "Otto secundus" had "uxorem cum magna sibi in Werda gloria presentatam"[499], and Pulchawa´s Böhmischer Chronik which states that "Otto secundus, filius primi Ottonis" married "uxorem…sibi traditam cum magna gloria in Verdn"[500]. Both sources say that she was childless. She is also referred to in three charters, the first in which Pope Innocent III summoned Otto II to treat his wife with love, the second dealing with an attempt to murder Ada, the third Otto´s participation in a crusade hoping that God will favour him with the birth of an heir[501].
     "[Alternative possible marriages: m ([1171/75]) as his second wife, OTTO I Markgraf von Brandenburg, son of ALBRECHT "der Bär" Markgraf von Brandenburg [Ballenstedt] & his wife Sophie von Winzenburg ([1126/28]-7 Mar 1184, bur Kloster Lehnin), or m OTTO II Markgraf von Brandenburg, son of OTTO I Markgraf von Brandenburg & his first wife Judyta of Poland (-4 Jul 1205, bur Kloster Lehnin)]."
Med Lands cites:
; Per Genealogy.EU: "Margrave Otto I of Brandenburg (1170-84), *1126/28, +7.3.1184; 1m: 6.1.1148 Judith of Poland (+1171/75); 2m: 1176 Adelaide of Holland (+after 1205.)⁸"
; Per Med Lands:
     "OTTO von Brandenburg, son of ALBRECHT "der Bär" Markgraf von Brandenburg [Ballenstedt] & his wife Sophie von Winzenburg ([1126/28]-7 Mar 1184, bur Kloster Lehnin). The Cronica Principum Saxonie names (in order) "Ottonem, Bernardum ducem Saxonie, Sifridum episcopum Brandenburgensem, postea archiepiscopum Bremensem et Hadewigem [uxor] Otto marchio Misenensis" as children of "Albertus Ursus"[122]. He was co-ruler with his father in 1144. Rudolf Bishop of Halberstadt confirmed an exchange between Hillersleben and Walbeck by charter dated 11 Apr 1145, which names "Adelbertus marchio et Otto filius eius" among the representatives of Hillersleben[123]. "Adelbertus…marchio Brandenburgensis" donated property to the convent at Magdeburg, with the consent of "filiorum meorum Heinrici canonici sancti Mauritii in Magdaburg, Ottonis marchionis, Hermanni, Adelberti, Theoderici et Bernhardi comitum", by charter dated [end May/early Jun] 1151[124]. "Adelbertus, Brandenburgensis Marchio, et Otto Marchio, filius meus" donated property to Kloster Leitzlau, for the repose of "mee coniugis Sophie", by charter dated 1162[125]. "Alberto Brandenburgensi marchione, Ottone filio eius…Hermanno comite de Horlemunde filio eius, Theoderico comite de Werben filio eius, Alberto comite de Balstede filio eius, Bernardo comite de Anehalt filio eius…" witnessed the charter dated 1170 under which "Cazimerus…Pomeranorum princeps" donated property to the church of Havelberg, with the consent of "fratre nostro Boguzlao"[126]. He succeeded his father in 1170 as OTTO I Markgraf von Brandenburg. "Otto Brandenburgensis marchio" donated property to the bishopric of Havelberg, for the souls of "…Judithe…nostre conjugis", by charter dated 1170[127]. "Otto…Brandenburgensis marchio et Judita uxor mea, filiique nostri Otto maior et Henricus minor" granted customs privileges to the town of Brandenburg by charter dated 1170[128]. "Otto…Brandenburgensis marchio" donated churches "in villa Cechowe" to the bishop of Brandenburg by charter dated 28 Dec 1170, witnessed by "Juditha marchionissa, Otto et Heirnicus filii eius…"[129]. The Cronica Principum Saxonie records that "Otto primus [filius Alberti Ursi]" founded "cenobium Leninense ordinis Cisterciensis", where he was buried, in 1180, and in 1184 "Arnesse claustrum dominarum ordinis Benedicti"[130]. "Otto Brandenburgensis marchio" founded Kloster Arendsee, with the consent of "meis heredibus Ottone, Heinrico, Adelberto filiis meis et uxore mea Adelheide", by charter dated 1184[131]. An undated memorial of the foundation of Kloster Arendsee recalls "Ottonis Marchionis et Alheydis uxoris eius" as founders of the church, confirmed by "Ottonis, Heynrici et Adelberti filiorum suorum"[132]. Pulchawa´s Böhmischer Chronik records that "Otto filius Alberti" died in 1184 and was buried "in Leninensi monasterio"[133].
     "m firstly (6 Jan 1148) as her second husband, JUDYTA of Poland, divorced wife of LÁSZLÓ of Hungary [later LÁSZLÓ II King of Hungary], daughter of BOLES?AW III "Krzywousty/Wrymouth" Prince of Poland & his second wife Salome von Berg-Schelklingen ([1133]-8 Jul [1171/75], bur Brandenburg Cathedral). The Annales Polanorum name "[filiam] Iuditham" in addition to naming the six sons of Prince Boles?aw[134]. The Annales Cracovienses Compilati record that "Boleslaus dat filiam suam regi Ungarie" in 1136, but does not name her[135]. She is shown as King László's possible wife in Europäische Stammtafeln which also names her Judyta[136], but the source on which this is based has not been identified. "Otto…Brandenburgensis marchio et Judita uxor mea, filiique nostri Otto maior et Henricus minor" granted customs privileges to the town of Brandenburg by charter dated 1170[137]. "Otto…Brandenburgensis marchio" donated churches "in villa Cechowe" to the bishop of Brandenburg by charter dated 28 Dec 1170, witnessed by "Juditha marchionissa, Otto et Heirnicus filii eius…"[138]. The Regesta Historia Brandenburgensis records the death "VIII Id Jul" of "Juditha marchionissa gemma Polonorum"[139]. An undated charter, dated to [1190], refers to rights previously granted by "marchio Otto Brand." for the soul of "uxoris sue Juditte marchionisse"[140].
     "m secondly ([1171/75]) ADELHEID, daughter of ---. A charter of Markgraf Otto I dated 1 Jan 1177 names "Adelheida conjugis mea et…heredibus meis Ottone et Heinrico et Adelberto"[141]. "Otto Brandenburgensis marchio" founded Kloster Arendsee, with the consent of "meis heredibus Ottone, Heinrico, Adelberto filiis meis et uxore mea Adelheide", by charter dated 1184[142]. An undated memorial of the foundation of Kloster Arendsee recalls "Ottonis Marchionis et Alheydis uxoris eius" as founders of the church[143]. According to Europäische Stammtafeln[144], she was Ada of Holland, daughter of Floris III Count of Holland & his wife Ada of Scotland. Ada´s marriage into the Brandenburg family is confirmed by the charter dated 1205 under which "Ada…marchionissa de Brandebrug" donated land "in Pole" to Rijnsburg abbey, with the consent of "Wilhelmi comitis et Florentii fratrum meorum et Ade comitisse matris mee et Ade neptis mee"[145]. The similarity between "Ada" and "Adelheid" appears at first sight to establish the connection. However, the chronology is not ideal. It is most likely that "Adelheid" was the mother of Markgraf Otto I´s youngest son Markgraf Albrecht II, as discussed more fully below. Albrecht II was named in the charter dated 1 Jan 1177 quoted above, so was born in the mid-1170s. Albrecht is named in an 1197 document in his own capacity, indicating that he had already reached the age of majority. If Ada of Holland was his mother, she would have been 12 years old at the most when he was born, assuming that she was her parents´ oldest child (which appears unlikely). The Chronologia Johannes de Beke names (in order) "Theodricum succedentem comitem Hollandie, Wilhelmum comitem Orientalis Frisie, Florencium prepositum Traiecetensis ecclesie, Robertum presidium Kenemarie, Beatricem, Elizabeth, Adelheydim et Margaretam comitissam Clivie" as the children of Count Floris III and his wife[146]. This suggests that "Adelheydim" was the third daughter. While it is acknowledged that the order of births as recorded in such sources is not consistently reliable, the order in which Count Floris´s sons are named in the Chronologia does appear to correspond to the order of their births. If Ada was her parents´ third daughter, it is unlikely that she was born before [1166/68], also bearing in mind that the birth of the couple´s oldest son Dirk should probably be placed in the 1160s in view of his marriage which is recorded in 1186. This date [1166/68] makes it impossible that Ada was the mother of Markgraf Albrecht II. A second possibility for Ada´s Brandenburg husband is Otto II Markgraf von Brandenburg (see below), stated to be the case by Alfred Riedel who compiled the Codex Diplomaticus Brandenburgensis series in the mid-19th century: in his index volume, he lists "Ada Margräfin v. Brandenburg, Gemahlin Otto´s II, Schwester des Grafen Wilhelm von Holland", although he cites no primary source which confirms that this statement is correct[147]. All problems of chronology would be resolved if Otto II was Ada of Holland´s husband, and "Adelheid", second wife of Markgraf Otto I, was a different person. In addition, the timing of Ada´s 1205 donation to Rijnsberg abbey would have followed her husband´s death. It would also be easier to explain Ada´s return to Holland (why would she have gone back if Markgraf Albrecht II had been her son?) and also the absence of any reference to Brandenburg relatives in the 1205 charter."
Med Lands cites:

     Otto I von Brandenburg Markgraf von Brandenburg was born between 1126 and 1128; Genealogics says b. about 21 June 1126; Med Lands says b. 1126/28.^1,3,6 He married Judyta Boleslawówna (?) of Poland, daughter of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (?) King of Poland and Salome (?) von Berg-Schelklingen, on 6 January 1148
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His 1st wife; Genealogy.EU (Ascan 1 and Piast 1 pages) say m. 6 Jan 1148; Leo van de Pas says m. 6 Jan 1148.^1,8,3,6,9,10 Otto I von Brandenburg Markgraf von Brandenburg married Ada/Adelaide (?) van Holland, daughter of Floris/Florent III (?) Count of Holland, Earl of Ross and Ada/Aleida de Huntingdon, in 1176
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His 2nd wife.^{1,11,12,3,6,13}
Otto I von Brandenburg Markgraf von Brandenburg was buried on 7 March 1184 at Kloster Lehnin, Lehnin, Landkreis Potsdam-Mittelmark, Brandenburg, Germany; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     1128
     DEATH     8 Jul 1184 (aged 55–56)
     Otto I was the second Margrave of Brandenburg. Otto I was the eldest son of Albert I ("Albert the Bear"), who founded the Margraviate of Brandenburg in 1157, and his wife Sophie of Winzenburg. He had three sisters and six brothers, the best known of whom were Prince-Archbishop Siegfried of Bremen, and Count Bernhard of Anhalt, later Duke of Saxony. Around 1148, Otto married Judith of the Piast dynasty, sister of the Dukes of Poland Boleslaw IV and Mieszko III. Arrangements for the marriage were agreed upon during the Wendic Crusade (one of the Northern Crusades) in a meeting of January 6, 1148, in which Archbishop Friedrich of Wettin participated. After Judith's death in 1175, Otto married Ada of Holland in 1176, daughter of Floris III, Count of Holland and Ada of Huntingdon. Otto had two sons from the first marriage, Otto II and Heinrich, and a third son from the second marriage, Albert. Otto II became his successor as Margrave of Brandenburg at Otto I's death in 1184
Heinrich became Count of Gardelegen. Albert II became Margrave of Brandenburg after the death of his brother Otto II in 1205. Otto was buried in the Lehnin Abbey, which he had helped build.
     Family Members
     Parents
          Albert I of Brandenburg 1100–1170
     Siblings
          Hedwig von Brandenburg 1135–1203
          Bernhard III von Sachsen 1140–1212
     BURIAL     Kloster Lehnin, Landkreis Potsdam-Mittelmark, Brandenburg, Germany
     Created by: Kat
     Added: 14 Sep 2012
     Find a Grave Memorial 97100584.^6,14
Otto I von Brandenburg Markgraf von Brandenburg died on 7 March 1184.^1,3,6
      ; Per Genealogy.EU: "G13. [2m.] Judith, *after 1130, +8.8. 1170-76; m.1148 Mgve Otto I of Brandenburg (+1184.)¹⁵"

; Per Med Lands:
     "ADA (-after 1205). The Chronologia Johannes de Beke names (in order) "Theodricum succedentem comitem Hollandie, Wilhelmum comitem Orientalis Frisie, Florencium prepositum Traiecetensis ecclesie, Robertum presidium Kenemarie, Beatricem, Elizabeth, Adelheydim et Margaretam comitissam Clivie" as the children of Count Floris III & his wife[493]. "Ada…marchionissa de Brandebrug" donated land "in Pole" to Rijnsburg abbey, with the consent of "Wilhelmi comitis et Florentii fratrum meorum et Ade comitisse matris mee et Ade neptis mee", by charter dated 1205[494]. The identity of Ada´s Brandenburg husband is difficult to establish with complete certainty. According to Europäische Stammtafeln[495], he was Otto I Markgraf von Brandenburg. Markgraf Otto I´s second wife is named "Adelheid" in Brandenburg sources ("Otto Brandenburgensis marchio" founded Kloster Arendsee, with the consent of "meis heredibus Ottone, Heinrico, Adelberto filiis meis et uxore mea Adelheide", by charter dated 1184[496]). The similarity between "Ada" and "Adelheid" appears at first sight to establish the connection. However, the chronology is not ideal. It is most likely that "Adelheid" was the mother of Markgraf Otto I´s youngest son Markgraf Albrecht II. Albrecht II was named in the charter dated 1 Jan 1177 quoted above, so was born in the mid-1170s. Albrecht is named in an 1197 document in his own capacity, indicating that he had already reached the age of majority. If Ada of Holland was his mother, she would have been 12 years old at the most when he was born, assuming that she was her parents´ oldest child which appears unlikely: the order of birth of her parents´ daughters as set out in the Chronologia Johannes de Beke, quoted above, suggests that "Adelheydim" was the third daughter. While it is acknowledged that the order of births as recorded in such sources is not consistently reliable, the order in which Count Floris´s sons are named in the Chronologia does appear to correspond to the order of their births. If Ada was her parents´ third daughter, it is unlikely that she was born before [1166/68], also bearing in mind that the birth of the couple´s oldest son Dirk should probably be placed in the 1160s in view of his marriage which is recorded in 1186. This date [1166/68] makes it impossible that Ada was the mother of Markgraf Albrecht II. A second possibility for Ada´s Brandenburg husband is Otto II Markgraf von Brandenburg, stated to be the case by Alfred Riedel who compiled the Codex Diplomaticus Brandenburgensis series in the mid-19th century. In his index volume, he lists "Ada Margräfin v. Brandenburg, Gemahlin Otto´s II, Schwester des Grafen Wilhelm von Holland", although he cites no primary source which confirms that this statement is correct[497]. This possibility was also discussed by Hermann Krabbo in the early 20th century[498]. All problems of chronology would be resolved if Otto II was Ada´s husband. In addition, the timing of her 1205 donation to Rijnsberg abbey would have followed her husband´s death. It would also be easier to explain her return to Holland (why would she have gone back if Markgraf Albrecht II had been her son?) and also the absence of any reference to Brandenburg relatives in the 1205 charter. References to the wife of Markgraf Otto II are found in the Cronica Principum Saxonie which records that "Otto secundus" had "uxorem cum magna sibi in Werda gloria presentatam"[499], and Pulchawa´s Böhmischer Chronik which states that "Otto secundus, filius primi Ottonis" married "uxorem…sibi traditam cum magna gloria in Verdn"[500]. Both sources say that she was childless. She is also referred to in three charters, the first in which Pope Innocent III summoned Otto II to treat his wife with love, the second dealing with an attempt to murder Ada, the third Otto´s participation in a crusade hoping that God will favour him with the birth of an heir[501].
     "[Alternative possible marriages: m ([1171/75]) as his second wife, OTTO I Markgraf von Brandenburg, son of ALBRECHT "der Bär" Markgraf von Brandenburg [Ballenstedt] & his wife Sophie von Winzenburg ([1126/28]-7 Mar 1184, bur Kloster Lehnin), or m OTTO II Markgraf von Brandenburg, son of OTTO I Markgraf von Brandenburg & his first wife Judyta of Poland (-4 Jul 1205, bur Kloster Lehnin)]."
Med Lands cites: EDV-25.

; Per Genealogics:
     "Otto I, Markgraf von Brandenburg, was born about 21 June 1126, the eldest son of Albrecht 'the Bear', Herzog von Sachsen, and Sophia von Winzenburg. He had three sisters and six brothers, the best known of whom was Prince-Archbishop Siegfried of Bremen, and Bernhard III, count of Anhalt, later duke of Saxony.
     "On 6 January 1147 Otto married Judyta of Poland, the divorced wife of Laszlo II, king of Hungary, and daughter of Boleslaw III Krzywousty, king of Poland, and Salome von Berg-Schelklingen, and sister of the dukes of Poland Boleslaw IV and Mieszko III, and Kazimierz II 'the Just', duke of Sandomierz, Kraków and Masovia. Arrangements for the marriage were agreed upon during the Wendish Crusade (one of the Northern Crusades) in a meeting of 6 January 1148, in which Archbishop Friedrich of Wettin participated with Otto and the two dukes of Poland. Of their three sons only Albrecht would have progeny. After Judyta's death in 1174, in 1176 Otto married Ada van Holland, daughter of Floris III, Graaf van Holland, and Aleida of Scotland. The marriage did not result in progeny.
     "Otto governed from 1144 alongside his father Albrecht. He did not officially take the title Margrave of Brandenburg until his father's death in 1170, but as early as 1144 he is mentioned by that title along with Albrecht in a royal document, although Albrecht himself did not claim it until 1157. The father and son together shaped the House of Ascania's policy over several decades, together participating in meetings and decisions, and they are both frequently mentioned in documents of the period. The pair were accompanied and supported in many cases by Otto's brothers, in particular the second-eldest, Hermann. Otto outlived his father, who lived to the very old age of 70, by only 14 years.
     "The margraviate of Brandenburg, which Otto finally took over from his father in 1170, did not at the time correspond to the later territory of Brandenburg. The old margraviate was essentially only the eastern portion of Havelland and the Zauche. In the following 150 years under the Ascanians, it would expand to include many more regions, but during Otto's years as margrave, his main goal was to stabilise and secure the margraviate by intensifying settlement in the regions he controlled.
     "In 1180 Otto founded the Lehnin Abbey in Zauche as the margraviate's first monastery, in which he would be buried four years later when he died on 7 March 1184.
     "The Cistercian monastery became the house monastery and burial ground of the house of Ascania, and later also of the house of Hohenzollern. The first monks took up residence in 1183, coming from the Sittichenbach Abbey; construction of the church and cloisters began around 1190. The abbey quickly grew in wealth and strengthened the position of the Ascanians both by its great economic means and by the missionary work of its monks to the Slavs. By the time the abbey was secularised in 1542, it owned _inter alia_ 39 villages and the city of Werder."³

; This person is also Otto I, Margrave of Brandenburg at Wikipedia and Othon Ier de Brandebourg at Wikipédia (Fr.)^16,17

Reference: Genealogics cites:

; Per Med Lands:
     "OTTO von Brandenburg, son of ALBRECHT "der Bär" Markgraf von Brandenburg [Ballenstedt] & his wife Sophie von Winzenburg ([1126/28]-7 Mar 1184, bur Kloster Lehnin). The Cronica Principum Saxonie names (in order) "Ottonem, Bernardum ducem Saxonie, Sifridum episcopum Brandenburgensem, postea archiepiscopum Bremensem et Hadewigem [uxor] Otto marchio Misenensis" as children of "Albertus Ursus"[122]. He was co-ruler with his father in 1144. Rudolf Bishop of Halberstadt confirmed an exchange between Hillersleben and Walbeck by charter dated 11 Apr 1145, which names "Adelbertus marchio et Otto filius eius" among the representatives of Hillersleben[123]. "Adelbertus…marchio Brandenburgensis" donated property to the convent at Magdeburg, with the consent of "filiorum meorum Heinrici canonici sancti Mauritii in Magdaburg, Ottonis marchionis, Hermanni, Adelberti, Theoderici et Bernhardi comitum", by charter dated [end May/early Jun] 1151[124]. "Adelbertus, Brandenburgensis Marchio, et Otto Marchio, filius meus" donated property to Kloster Leitzlau, for the repose of "mee coniugis Sophie", by charter dated 1162[125]. "Alberto Brandenburgensi marchione, Ottone filio eius…Hermanno comite de Horlemunde filio eius, Theoderico comite de Werben filio eius, Alberto comite de Balstede filio eius, Bernardo comite de Anehalt filio eius…" witnessed the charter dated 1170 under which "Cazimerus…Pomeranorum princeps" donated property to the church of Havelberg, with the consent of "fratre nostro Boguzlao"[126]. He succeeded his father in 1170 as OTTO I Markgraf von Brandenburg. "Otto Brandenburgensis marchio" donated property to the bishopric of Havelberg, for the souls of "…Judithe…nostre conjugis", by charter dated 1170[127]. "Otto…Brandenburgensis marchio et Judita uxor mea, filiique nostri Otto maior et Henricus minor" granted customs privileges to the town of Brandenburg by charter dated 1170[128]. "Otto…Brandenburgensis marchio" donated churches "in villa Cechowe" to the bishop of Brandenburg by charter dated 28 Dec 1170, witnessed by "Juditha marchionissa, Otto et Heirnicus filii eius…"[129]. The Cronica Principum Saxonie records that "Otto primus [filius Alberti Ursi]" founded "cenobium Leninense ordinis Cisterciensis", where he was buried, in 1180, and in 1184 "Arnesse claustrum dominarum ordinis Benedicti"[130]. "Otto Brandenburgensis marchio" founded Kloster Arendsee, with the consent of "meis heredibus Ottone, Heinrico, Adelberto filiis meis et uxore mea Adelheide", by charter dated 1184[131]. An undated memorial of the foundation of Kloster Arendsee recalls "Ottonis Marchionis et Alheydis uxoris eius" as founders of the church, confirmed by "Ottonis, Heynrici et Adelberti filiorum suorum"[132]. Pulchawa´s Böhmischer Chronik records that "Otto filius Alberti" died in 1184 and was buried "in Leninensi monasterio"[133].
     "m firstly (6 Jan 1148) as her second husband, JUDYTA of Poland, divorced wife of LÁSZLÓ of Hungary [later LÁSZLÓ II King of Hungary], daughter of BOLES?AW III "Krzywousty/Wrymouth" Prince of Poland & his second wife Salome von Berg-Schelklingen ([1133]-8 Jul [1171/75], bur Brandenburg Cathedral). The Annales Polanorum name "[filiam] Iuditham" in addition to naming the six sons of Prince Boles?aw[134]. The Annales Cracovienses Compilati record that "Boleslaus dat filiam suam regi Ungarie" in 1136, but does not name her[135]. She is shown as King László's possible wife in Europäische Stammtafeln which also names her Judyta[136], but the source on which this is based has not been identified. "Otto…Brandenburgensis marchio et Judita uxor mea, filiique nostri Otto maior et Henricus minor" granted customs privileges to the town of Brandenburg by charter dated 1170[137]. "Otto…Brandenburgensis marchio" donated churches "in villa Cechowe" to the bishop of Brandenburg by charter dated 28 Dec 1170, witnessed by "Juditha marchionissa, Otto et Heirnicus filii eius…"[138]. The Regesta Historia Brandenburgensis records the death "VIII Id Jul" of "Juditha marchionissa gemma Polonorum"[139]. An undated charter, dated to [1190], refers to rights previously granted by "marchio Otto Brand." for the soul of "uxoris sue Juditte marchionisse"[140].
     "m secondly ([1171/75]) ADELHEID, daughter of ---. A charter of Markgraf Otto I dated 1 Jan 1177 names "Adelheida conjugis mea et…heredibus meis Ottone et Heinrico et Adelberto"[141]. "Otto Brandenburgensis marchio" founded Kloster Arendsee, with the consent of "meis heredibus Ottone, Heinrico, Adelberto filiis meis et uxore mea Adelheide", by charter dated 1184[142]. An undated memorial of the foundation of Kloster Arendsee recalls "Ottonis Marchionis et Alheydis uxoris eius" as founders of the church[143]. According to Europäische Stammtafeln[144], she was Ada of Holland, daughter of Floris III Count of Holland & his wife Ada of Scotland. Ada´s marriage into the Brandenburg family is confirmed by the charter dated 1205 under which "Ada…marchionissa de Brandebrug" donated land "in Pole" to Rijnsburg abbey, with the consent of "Wilhelmi comitis et Florentii fratrum meorum et Ade comitisse matris mee et Ade neptis mee"[145]. The similarity between "Ada" and "Adelheid" appears at first sight to establish the connection. However, the chronology is not ideal. It is most likely that "Adelheid" was the mother of Markgraf Otto I´s youngest son Markgraf Albrecht II, as discussed more fully below. Albrecht II was named in the charter dated 1 Jan 1177 quoted above, so was born in the mid-1170s. Albrecht is named in an 1197 document in his own capacity, indicating that he had already reached the age of majority. If Ada of Holland was his mother, she would have been 12 years old at the most when he was born, assuming that she was her parents´ oldest child (which appears unlikely). The Chronologia Johannes de Beke names (in order) "Theodricum succedentem comitem Hollandie, Wilhelmum comitem Orientalis Frisie, Florencium prepositum Traiecetensis ecclesie, Robertum presidium Kenemarie, Beatricem, Elizabeth, Adelheydim et Margaretam comitissam Clivie" as the children of Count Floris III and his wife[146]. This suggests that "Adelheydim" was the third daughter. While it is acknowledged that the order of births as recorded in such sources is not consistently reliable, the order in which Count Floris´s sons are named in the Chronologia does appear to correspond to the order of their births. If Ada was her parents´ third daughter, it is unlikely that she was born before [1166/68], also bearing in mind that the birth of the couple´s oldest son Dirk should probably be placed in the 1160s in view of his marriage which is recorded in 1186. This date [1166/68] makes it impossible that Ada was the mother of Markgraf Albrecht II. A second possibility for Ada´s Brandenburg husband is Otto II Markgraf von Brandenburg (see below), stated to be the case by Alfred Riedel who compiled the Codex Diplomaticus Brandenburgensis series in the mid-19th century: in his index volume, he lists "Ada Margräfin v. Brandenburg, Gemahlin Otto´s II, Schwester des Grafen Wilhelm von Holland", although he cites no primary source which confirms that this statement is correct[147]. All problems of chronology would be resolved if Otto II was Ada of Holland´s husband, and "Adelheid", second wife of Markgraf Otto I, was a different person. In addition, the timing of Ada´s 1205 donation to Rijnsberg abbey would have followed her husband´s death. It would also be easier to explain Ada´s return to Holland (why would she have gone back if Markgraf Albrecht II had been her son?) and also the absence of any reference to Brandenburg relatives in the 1205 charter."
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; Per Genealogy.EU: "Margrave Otto I of Brandenburg (1170-84), *1126/28, +7.3.1184; 1m: 6.1.1148 Judith of Poland (+1171/75); 2m: 1176 Adelaide of Holland (+after 1205.)¹" He was Margrave of Brandenburg between 1170 and 1184.¹

     Otto II (?) Markgraf von Brandenburg died on 4 July 1205.^1,2
      ; Leo van de Pas cites: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, 4 volumes, Marburg, 1953, 1975., W. K. Prinz von Isenburg, Reference: I 59.²

; Margrave of Brandenburg.^1,2

     Heinrich (?) Graf von Tangermunde died after 15 April 1192.^1,2
      ; Leo van de Pas cites: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, 4 volumes, Marburg, 1953, 1975., W. K. Prinz von Isenburg, Reference: I 59.²

     Jutta (?) of Saxony married Johann I (?) Margrave of Brandenburg, son of Albrecht II von Brandenburg Markgraf von Brandenburg and Mathilde (?) Markgräfin von der Nieder-Lausitz, on 7 May 1255
; his 2nd wife.^1,5,2,6
Jutta (?) of Saxony died on 23 December 1287; Leo van de Pas says d. bef 2 Feb 1267.^1,2
      ; Leo van de pas cites: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, 4 volumes, Marburg, 1953, 1975., W. K. Prinz von Isenburg, Reference: I 39.²

     Helene (?) Duchess von Braunschweig-Lüneburg was born on 18 March 1223; Leo van de Pas says b. ca 1231; Ascan 2 page says b. 1223; Welf 2 page says b. 18.3.1223.^1,2,3 She married Hermann II (?) Landgraf von Thüringen, son of Ludwig IV "der Heilige" (?) Landgraf von Thüringen, Pfalzgraf von Sachsen and Saint Elizabeth/Erzsébet (?) of Hungary, on 9 October 1239
; her 1st husband.^6,3,7 Helene (?) Duchess von Braunschweig-Lüneburg married Albrecht I (?) Duke of Saxony, son of Bernhard III (?) Gf von Aschersleben, Gf von Anhalt, Herzog von Sachsen and Judyta/Judith (?) of Poland, between 1247 and 1248
; his 3rd wife; her 2nd husband.^1,2,3,8
Helene (?) Duchess von Braunschweig-Lüneburg died on 6 September 1273 at age 50.^1,2,3
      ; Leo van de pas cites: 1. Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, 4 volumes, Marburg, 1953, 1975., W. K. Prinz von Isenburg, Reference: I 67
2. Nachkommen Gorms des Alten 1978. , S. Otto Brenner, Reference: 303.²

; Helene, *18.3.1223, +6.9.1273; 1m: 1239 Ldgve Hermann II of Thuringia (+Kreuzburg 3.1.1241); 2m: 1247/48 Duke Albrecht I of Saxe-Wittenberg (+8.11.1260.)³

     Sofie (?) von Sommerschenburg married Heinrich I (?) Graf von Wettin, son of Konrad I 'der Grosse' (?) Graf von Wettin, Markgraf von Meissen and Luitgarde (?) von Ravenstein,
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Her 1st husband.^8,4,9 Sofie (?) von Sommerschenburg married Hermann I (?) Landgraf von Thüringen, Pfalzgraf von Sachsen, son of Ludwig II "der Eiserne" (?) Landgrag of Thuringia and Jutta/Judith (?) von Schwaben, circa 1182
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Her 2nd husband; his 1st wife.^1,2,10
Sofie (?) von Sommerschenburg died in 1189.⁹
Sofie (?) von Sommerschenburg died between 1189 and 1190.^1,2
      ; Per Med Lands:
     "HERMANN von Thüringen, son of LUDWIG II "der Eiserne" Landgraf of Thuringia & his wife Judith [Jutta] von Staufen (-Burg Friedenstein bei Gotha 25 Apr 1217, bur Schloß Friedenstein). The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines in 1193 names "Hermannum lantgravium" as son of "lantgravie Thuringie Ludovico" & his wife[210]. Pfalzgraf of Saxony 1180. He succeeded his brother in 1190 as HERMANN I Landgraf of Thuringia. "Heremannus…lantgravius Thuringie et palatinus comes Saxonie" confirmed a donation to Kloster Kaufungen made by "Helmwicus in Rorenvort et fratres sui ministeriales nostri" by charter dated 1199, witnessed by "comes Fridericus frater lantgravii, comes Wilkerus, comes Heinricus de Cigenhagen…"[211]. "Hermannus…lantgravius et Saxonie comes palatinus" confirmed the donation by "familia nostra matrona quedam de Vargla, Hedewiga, vidua Cunimundi" to Kloster Ichtershausen by charter dated 15 Nov 1199[212]. The Historia Brevis Principum Thuringiæ records that "Hermanno fratri [Ludewici tertii]" died in Gotha and was buried at Eisenach[213]. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines records the death in 1218 of "lantgravius Toringie et Hermannus pater Ludovici lantgravii"[214]. The necrology of Thuringia records the death "VII Kal Mai" of "Hermannus lantgravius Thuringie"[215].
     "m firstly ([1182]) as her second husband, SOPHIE, widow of HEINRICH Graf von Wettin, daughter of --- (-1189, bur Reinhardsbrunn). The Genealogica Wettinensis names "Sophiam filiam cuiusdam nobilis de Austria" as wife of "Heinricus comes de Witin", specifying that she married secondly "Hermannus tunc comes palatinus Saxonie, postmodem etiam comes provincialis Thuringie"[216]. The Cronica Reinhardsbrunnensis records the death in 1189 of "Sophie palatina uxor Hermanni lantgravii" and her burial at Reinhardsbrunn[217], the word "palatina" maybe providing a potential clue to her origin.
     "m secondly (1196) SOPHIE von Bayern, daughter of OTTO I Duke of Bavaria [Wittelsbach] & his wife Agnes van Looz (-10 Jul 1238, bur Eisenack St Katharina Kloster). The Genealogia Ottonis II Ducis Bavariæ names "Sophiam" as first of the five daughters of "Otto dictus de Schiren…dux Bawarie", although the order appears inaccurate in view of Sophie's marriage date, and her husband "Hermannus langravius Thuringie"[218]. "Heinricus Thur. lantgravius et Saxonie comes palat." confirmed a donation by charter dated 16 May 1228, with the consent of "matris nostre Sophie, uxoris nostre Elisabeth, fratris nostri Cunradi" and names "frater noster beate memorie Ludewicus lantgravius"[219]. “Henricus...Landgravius Thuringiæ et Saxoniæ comes palatinus...manibus matris nostæ et Conradi fratris nostri” donated property “in Ludirsburnin” to Reinhardsbrunn, for the salvation of “contectalis nostræ Elisabeth” on the day of her burial, by charter dated 1231[220]. The Annales Erphordenses record the death "1238 VI Id Iul" of "Sophia mater Heinrico lantgravii" and her burial at Eisenach "in ecclesia beate Catharine"[221]. The necrology of Thuringia records the death "VI Id Jul" of "Sophia lantgravia"[222]."
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Reference: Genealogics cites: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, 4 volumes, Marburg, 1953, 1975., W. K. Prinz von Isenburg, Reference: I 44.² Sofie (?) von Sommerschenburg was also known as Sofie "de Austria" (?)⁹

     Friedrich II von Sommerschenburg Pfalzgraf von Sachsen, Pfalzgraf von Sommerschenburg married Luitgard (?) von Stade, daughter of Rudolf I (?) Graf von Stade, Margrave of the Nordmark and Richgard (?) von Sponheim,
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Her 1st husband.^6,1,7
     ; Per Richardson:
     "Douglas Richardson Mar 26, 2006, 11:58:40 AM
     "Duke Heinrich of Bavaria & Saxony (nicknamed the Lion), died 1195, referred in a charter dated before ?1190 to his late kinsman, Friedrich II, Count Palatine of Saxony, Count of Sommerschenburg, founder of Marienthal monastery ["... quam pie memorie Frithericus palatinus, fundator ipsius coenobii, cognatus noster") [Reference: Die Urkunden Heinrichs des Löwen Herzogs von Sachsen und Bayern (Monumenta Germaniae Historica, 500-1500) (1941): 181-182].
     "Charting their respective ancestries, I find that three of Count Friedrich II's great-grandparents are unknown, which makes it difficult at best to be certain how the two men were related. Regardless, I find that one of Count Friedrich's great-grandparents, Bernard II, Count of Hövel, was in fact uncle to the ancestral line of Duke Heinrich. If this is the kinship intended, the two men were related in the 4th and 7th degrees of kindred, or if you prefer third cousins thrice removed, by virtue of common descent from Gerbege (or Guepa) of Burgundy, died 1018/9, but by different husbands, as charted below.

     "For additional information on Friedrich II, Count Palatine of Saxony, Count of Sommerschenburg (died 1162), see the following website:
http://www.genealogie-mittelalter.de/sommerschenburger_pfalzgrafen_von_sachsen/friedrich_2_pfalzgraf_von_sachsen_1162/friedrich_2_pfalzgraf_von_sachsen_+_1162.html
     "This post is part of a systematic, exhaustive study into the nature of kinship among high born medieval European families.
     "Best always, Douglas Richardson, Salt Lake City, Utah
     "Website: www.royalancestry.net“.⁸

; Per Genealogics:
     "Friedrich was the only son of Friedrich von Sommerschenburg, Pfalzgraf von Sachsen, and Adelheid von Laufen. In 1120 or 1121 he succeeded his father as Pfalzgraf von Sachsen, and in 1123-1124 he became Pfalzgraf von Sommerschenburg. He was also governor of Gandersheim, Quedlinburg (in 1150) and Schöningen. With his wife Liutgard von Stade, daughter of Graf Rudolf I von Stade and Richardis, daughter of Hermann, Burggraf von Magdeburg, he had a son and two daughters. His son Adalbert would succeed him, marry but not have progeny. Of his two daughters, Adelheid became abbess of Gandersheim and Quedlinburg, and Sophie would have progeny, marrying Hermann I, Landgraf von Thüringen. Friedrich and Liutgard were divorced in 1142 on grounds of consanguinity.
     "Friedrich had good relations with the bishopric of Halberstadt, and in 1132 he achieved the restoration of Bishop Otto. In 1125 he was involved in the election of Lothar von Supplinburg, Herzog von Sachsen, as King of the Germans, and he ranked next to Albrecht 'the Bear', Herzog von Sachsen, as the most prominent prince at the imperial court. The denomination 'Pfalzgraf von Sommerschenburg' he mainly used made clear the final change of the rank of Count Palatine into the status of a territorial statehood; this position of Count Palatine seems to a great extent to have been stripped of its original function of an imperial representative.
     "In 1138 Friedrich opposed the Hohenstaufen and fought their supporter Albrecht 'the Bear', though this was also over clashes between their territorial interests. In 1139 he looted Bremen and destroyed Anhalt. He submitted to the Hohenstaufen but was banished in 1153/54 over his many disputes with abbeys, particularly Corvey, though he later submitted again to the Church. He again allied himself with the archbishops of Magdeburg and Albrecht 'the Bear' over the increasing power of Heinrich 'the Lion', Herzog von Sachsen, whom he had accompanied in 1147 on the Wendish Crusade in Saxony, but who became a threat to Friedrich's scattered estates in the Harz mountains. Friedrich, who represented the climax and turning point in the power and standing of the Saxon Count Palatines, finally withdrew from the politics of his time. Founder of the Abbey of Marienthal, he died in 1162 and was buried there."¹ EDV-26. Friedrich II von Sommerschenburg Pfalzgraf von Sachsen, Pfalzgraf von Sommerschenburg was also known as Friedrich II Ct Palatine of Saxony, Count von Sommerschenburg.^9,10,2

Reference: Genealogics cites: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, 4 volumes, Marburg, 1953, 1975., W. K. Prinz von Isenburg, Reference: I 44.¹

     Sophia (?) von Wittelsbach was born circa 1172.³ She married Hermann I (?) Landgraf von Thüringen, Pfalzgraf von Sachsen, son of Ludwig II "der Eiserne" (?) Landgrag of Thuringia and Jutta/Judith (?) von Schwaben, in 1196
; his 2nd wife.^6,7,3,8
Sophia (?) von Wittelsbach died on 15 July 1238.^6,7,3
Sophia (?) von Wittelsbach was buried after 15 July 1238 at Kloster Reinhardsbrunn, Reinhardsbrunn, Landkreis Gotha, Thüringen, Germany; From Find A Grave:
     
     BIRTH     1170
     DEATH     10 Jul 1238 (aged 67–68)
     Family Members
     Parents
          Otto I von Wittelsbach 1117–1183
          Agnes von Loon 1150–1191
     Spouse
          Hermann I of Thuringia 1155–1217
     Siblings
          Richardis of Scheyern 1173–1231
     Children
          Ludwig IV of Thuringia 1200–1227
          Agnes von Thüringen 1204–1247
          Konrad von Thüringen 1206–1240
     BURIAL     Kloster Reinhardsbrunn, Landkreis Gotha, Thüringen, Germany
     Created by: Lutetia
     Added: 28 Jun 2015
     Find A Grave Memorial 148395213.⁹
     ; Per Med Lands:
     "HERMANN von Thüringen, son of LUDWIG II "der Eiserne" Landgraf of Thuringia & his wife Judith [Jutta] von Staufen (-Burg Friedenstein bei Gotha 25 Apr 1217, bur Schloß Friedenstein). The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines in 1193 names "Hermannum lantgravium" as son of "lantgravie Thuringie Ludovico" & his wife[210]. Pfalzgraf of Saxony 1180. He succeeded his brother in 1190 as HERMANN I Landgraf of Thuringia. "Heremannus…lantgravius Thuringie et palatinus comes Saxonie" confirmed a donation to Kloster Kaufungen made by "Helmwicus in Rorenvort et fratres sui ministeriales nostri" by charter dated 1199, witnessed by "comes Fridericus frater lantgravii, comes Wilkerus, comes Heinricus de Cigenhagen…"[211]. "Hermannus…lantgravius et Saxonie comes palatinus" confirmed the donation by "familia nostra matrona quedam de Vargla, Hedewiga, vidua Cunimundi" to Kloster Ichtershausen by charter dated 15 Nov 1199[212]. The Historia Brevis Principum Thuringiæ records that "Hermanno fratri [Ludewici tertii]" died in Gotha and was buried at Eisenach[213]. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines records the death in 1218 of "lantgravius Toringie et Hermannus pater Ludovici lantgravii"[214]. The necrology of Thuringia records the death "VII Kal Mai" of "Hermannus lantgravius Thuringie"[215].
     "m firstly ([1182]) as her second husband, SOPHIE, widow of HEINRICH Graf von Wettin, daughter of --- (-1189, bur Reinhardsbrunn). The Genealogica Wettinensis names "Sophiam filiam cuiusdam nobilis de Austria" as wife of "Heinricus comes de Witin", specifying that she married secondly "Hermannus tunc comes palatinus Saxonie, postmodem etiam comes provincialis Thuringie"[216]. The Cronica Reinhardsbrunnensis records the death in 1189 of "Sophie palatina uxor Hermanni lantgravii" and her burial at Reinhardsbrunn[217], the word "palatina" maybe providing a potential clue to her origin.
     "m secondly (1196) SOPHIE von Bayern, daughter of OTTO I Duke of Bavaria [Wittelsbach] & his wife Agnes van Looz (-10 Jul 1238, bur Eisenack St Katharina Kloster). The Genealogia Ottonis II Ducis Bavariæ names "Sophiam" as first of the five daughters of "Otto dictus de Schiren…dux Bawarie", although the order appears inaccurate in view of Sophie's marriage date, and her husband "Hermannus langravius Thuringie"[218]. "Heinricus Thur. lantgravius et Saxonie comes palat." confirmed a donation by charter dated 16 May 1228, with the consent of "matris nostre Sophie, uxoris nostre Elisabeth, fratris nostri Cunradi" and names "frater noster beate memorie Ludewicus lantgravius"[219]. “Henricus...Landgravius Thuringiæ et Saxoniæ comes palatinus...manibus matris nostæ et Conradi fratris nostri” donated property “in Ludirsburnin” to Reinhardsbrunn, for the salvation of “contectalis nostræ Elisabeth” on the day of her burial, by charter dated 1231[220]. The Annales Erphordenses record the death "1238 VI Id Iul" of "Sophia mater Heinrico lantgravii" and her burial at Eisenach "in ecclesia beate Catharine"[221]. The necrology of Thuringia records the death "VI Id Jul" of "Sophia lantgravia"[222]."
Med Lands cites:

Reference: Genealogics cites: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, 4 volumes, Marburg, 1953, 1975., W. K. Prinz von Isenburg, Reference: I 44.¹¹

; Per Wikipedia:
     "Sophia of Wittelsbach (1170–1238) was a daughter of Otto I Wittelsbach, who was Count Palatine and later Duke of Bavaria, and his wife Agnes of Loon.
     "In 1196, Sophia married Landgrave Hermann I of Thuringia; she was his second wife. They had the following children: Sophia (?) von Wittelsbach was also known as Sophie (?) of Bavaria.^6,7,3

; Per Med Lands: "SOPHIE (-10 Jul 1238, bur Eisenack St Katharina Kloster). The Genealogia Ottonis II Ducis Bavariæ names "Sophiam" as first of the five daughters of "Otto dictus de Schiren…dux Bawarie", although the order appears inaccurate in view of Sophie's marriage date, and her husband "Hermannus langravius Thuringie"[427]. "Heinricus Thur. lantgravius et Saxonie comes palat." confirmed a donation by charter dated 16 May 1228, with the consent of "matris nostre Sophie, uxoris nostre Elisabeth, fratris nostri Cunradi" and names "frater noster beate memorie Ludewicus lantgravius"[428]. The Annales Erphordenses record the death "1238 VI Id Iul" of "Sophia mater Heinrico lantgravii" and her burial at Eisenach "in ecclesia beate Catharine"[429]. The necrology of Thuringia records the death "VI Id Jul" of "Sophia lantgravia"[430]. m (1196) as his second wife, HERMANN I Landgraf of Thuringia, son of LUDWIG II "der Eiserne" Landgraf of Thuringia & his wife Judith [Jutta] von Staufen (-Burg Friedenstein bei Gotha 25 Apr 1217, bur Schloß Friedenstein)."
Med Lands cites:

     Bernhard III (?) Gf von Aschersleben, Gf von Anhalt, Herzog von Sachsen was born in 1140 at Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany (now).^1,2,5,7 He married Judyta/Judith (?) of Poland, daughter of Mieszko III "Stary/the Old" (?) Prince of Krakow, Duke of Pomerania and Erszebet (?) of Hungary, between 1173 and 1177.^1,8,9,2,5,10

Bernhard III (?) Gf von Aschersleben, Gf von Anhalt, Herzog von Sachsen died on 9 February 1212 at Bernburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany (now).^1,9,2,5,7
Bernhard III (?) Gf von Aschersleben, Gf von Anhalt, Herzog von Sachsen was buried after 9 February 1212 at Ballenstedt Castle, Ballenstedt, Landkreis Harz, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     1140, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
     DEATH     2 Feb 1212 (aged 71–72), Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
     Bernhard (c. 1134 – 2 February 1212), a member of the House of Ascania, was Count of Anhalt and Ballenstedt, and Lord of Bernburg through his paternal inheritance. From 1180 he was also Duke of Saxony (as Bernhard III or Bernhard I)
     Family Members
     Spouse
          Judith Piast Dynasty Of Poland 1154–1201
     Children
          Albert House of Ascania Duke of Saxony 1175–1260
     BURIAL     
Ballenstedt Castle
Ballenstedt, Landkreis Harz, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
     Created by: Delphine Hall Overfield
     Added: 8 Jun 2020
     Find a Grave Memorial 211086330.⁷
     Reference: Genealogics cites: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, 4 volumes, Marburg, 1953, 1975., W. K. Prinz von Isenburg, Reference: I 39.²

; Per Genealogics:
     “Bernhard III was born about 1140, the youngest of seven sons of Albrecht 'the Bear', Herzog von Sachsen, and Sophia von Winzenburg. He was a member of the House of Ascania and, by paternal inheritance, Graf von Anhalt und Ballenstedt and lord of Bernburg. From 1180 he was also Herzog von Sachsen as Bernhard III.
     “In 1157 Bernhard was present together with his father and brothers at the funeral of Konrad I 'der Grosse', Markgraf von Meissen, a member of the house of Wettin. In 1159 Bernhard, with his brother Otto, followed Emperor Friedrich I Barbarossa in his campaign in Italy. After the death of his father in 1170, Bernhard inherited the states of Anhalt and the district of Ascaria (Aschersleben) as well as the former Gau Serimunt between Saalde, Mulde and the Elbe.
     “According to some sources, Bernhard married three times. There is doubt about the first two of the wives attributed to him. The first was recorded as Brigitte (Jutta), daughter of Knud III Magnusson, king of Jylland, joint king of Denmark. His second wife was recorded as Sophia, daughter of Ludwig II 'der Eiserne', Landgraf von Thüringen. His third, and according to some sources only wife was Judith of Poland, daughter of Mieszko III, duke of Poland, and Elisabeth of Hungary. He had five children of whom two sons, Heinrich and Albrecht, would have progeny.
     “After the death of his brother Albrecht in 1172 without male issue, Bernhard also inherited his county of Ballenstedt. In the same year he solicited Emperor Friedrich Barbarossa in the Reichstag of Goslar for the possession of Plötzkau, which passed to him in 1173. The county of Plötzkau was contested by Heinrich 'the Lion', Herzog von Sachen, and in the ensuing war Heinrich destroyed Aschersleben and Gröningen, and almost destroyed Halberstadt. Nevertheless Bernhard was able to assert his dominion over Plötzkau.
     “When Heinrich 'the Lion' was outlawed by the emperor in 1180, the Reichstag also took under its control his fiefs (Würzburg and the duchies of Bavaria and Saxony). Thereupon Bernhard, on 13 April 1180 in Gelnhausen, was granted the eastern part of the Welf lands, the archbishopric of Bremen-Hamburg and the duchy of Saxony. However this award was without real value. Previously the duchy had been divided, so that he could only receive the region between Meissen and the mark of Brandenburg as his formal possession. With these he received relatively small landholdings: the towns of Aken and Wittenberg and the burgraviate of Magdeburg. The dignity of Duke of Saxony was only an empty title. The rich lands of Engern and Westphalia, as well as the ducal rights, were conferred on the archbishop of Cologne. The counts of Holstein were released from their homage to the dukes of Saxony, the county of Stade was taken by the archbishop of Bremen, Lübeck became an imperial city, the palatinate of Saxony was bestowed on Graf Hermann von Thüringen and the Saxon bishops took back their fiefs. Nevertheless Bernhard was forced to support the emperor in his renewed war against Heinrich 'the Lion' in 1181. Despite his defeat, Heinrich was able to save his allodial title from which the duchy of Brunswick was later formed.
     “In Nordalbingen and the areas between the Elbe and the Baltic Sea, the vassals soon rebelled against Bernhard and gave their support to Heinrich 'the Lion'. Bernhard attempted to assert his claims, with the support of his brothers, particularly Otto I of Brandenburg and Siegfried, now archbishop of Bremen. At first the vassals of Artlenburg swore an oath of fealty. After them, the counts of Ratzeburg, Danneberg, Luckow and Schwerin also swore. However, the most powerful of these vassals, Graf Adolf von Holstein, did not accept the lordship of Bernhard and became his adversary. Bernhard attempted to subdue him but failed.
     “After Bernhard's defeat, he built Lauenburg (Polabenburg) on the lower Elbe to provide a strongpoint on the right bank of the river. Determined to eliminate the hostility against him in his lands, he imposed high taxes on them. This led to an assault on Lauenburg, which was destroyed in 1182. In 1183 another of his brothers, Dietrich, Graf von Werben, died without surviving male issue. His properties fell mostly to Bernhard.
     “The hostilities now also spread to the Slavic countries. Heinrich Burwin I, Fürst von Mecklenburg, the son of Przybyslaw, prince of the Obotrites, was like his father a supporter of Heinrich 'the Lion'; moreover, he was also the husband of Heinrich's natural daughter Mechtild von Sachsen, and remained one of Bernhard's opponents. His cousin Niklot, prince of the Slavs and Rostock, to whom Heinrich 'the Lion' had granted Malchow in 1164, lost part of it to Bernhard. Burwin allied with Bogislaw I, Herzog von Pommern-Stettin, and Niklot allied with Jaromir, Fürst von Rügen, who was a faithful vassal of Denmark. However shortly after, Bogislaw had to punish Burwin because of his refusal to do homage, for which his lands between the Elbe and Oder rivers were split between the empire and Denmark. Burwin was captured by King Knut and was forced, like Niklot, to accept his lands from the king in fief. After incursions by the Danes in Pomerania in 1184 and 1185, Bogislaw shared the same fate.
     “Following the success of the Danes, in 1184 the emperor pressed for a compromise between Bernhard and his vassal, Graf Adolf von Holstein. Adolf was to keep the disputed regions; however he had to pay 700 marks for them to Bernhard and give the oath of fealty he had previously refused. Counts Bernhard of Ratzeburg and Gunzelin of Schwerin were also obliged to make payments. Lauenburg was to be rebuilt.
     “However, after the return of Heinrich 'the Lion' in 1188, hostilities were resumed with Bernhard, who finally lost the town of Bardowick in Lüneburg.
     “As duke of Saxony, Bernhard also became marshal of the Holy Roman Empire. He could hold this important post for the first time in 1190 at the coronation of Emperor Heinrich VI; however he broke his good relations with the emperor by his opposition to the proposal to make the German crown hereditary to the House of Hohenstaufen. In 1198 he favoured Philipp von Hohenstaufen as German king. However Philipp was killed on 21 June 1208 by Otto von Wittelsbach at Bamberg. Thereupon the choice of the emperor was determined in Halberstadt and (with Bernhard's vote counted) Otto von Braunschweig (son of Heinrich 'the Lion') was elected on 22 September, and he was crowned immediately in Frankfurt as Emperor Otto IV.
     “Following the acquisition of the estates in Saxony, Bernhard moved his residence and court to Wittenberg, which continued as a residence of the House of Ascania until 1422. On his death on 2 February 1212 aged seventy-two, he was buried beside his father Albrecht and several of his brothers in the church of the Benedictine monastery in Ballenstedt.”.²

; This is the same person as:
”Bernhard, Count of Anhalt” at Wikipedia, as
”Bernard III de Saxe” at Wikipédia (Fr.),
and as ”Bernhard III. (Sachsen)” at Wikipedia (De.)^11,12,13

; Per Med Lands:
     "BERNHARD von Ballenstedt, son of ALBRECHT "der Bär" Markgraf von Brandenburg [Ballenstedt] & his wife Sophie von Winzenburg (1140-Bernburg 9 Feb 1212, bur Ballenstedt St Nikolai). A 13th century genealogy names (in order) "Albertum, Berenhardum, Fridericum, Hermannum de Horlamund et Zeifridum Bremensem archiepiscopum" as the five sons of "Albertus de Hanhalde marchio"[568]. "Adelbertus…marchio Brandenburgensis" donated property to the convent at Magdeburg, with the consent of "filiorum meorum Heinrici canonici sancti Mauritii in Magdaburg, Ottonis marchionis, Hermanni, Adelberti, Theoderici et Bernhardi comitum", by charter dated [end May/early Jun] 1151[569]. Graf von Aschersleben und Graf von Anhalt 1170. "Alberto Brandenburgensi marchione, Ottone filio eius…Hermanno comite de Horlemunde filio eius, Theoderico comite de Werben filio eius, Alberto comite de Balstede filio eius, Bernardo comite de Anehalt filio eius…" witnessed the charter dated 1170 under which "Cazimerus…Pomeranorum princeps" donated property to the church of Havelberg, with the consent of "fratre nostro Boguzlao"[570]. "Bernhardus…comes in Aschersleve" confirmed possessions of Marienthal, by charter dated 1174[571]. In 1175, Heinrich "der Löwe" Duke of Saxony invaded Graf Bernhard's territory in support of the claim by Ludwig III Landgraf of Thuringia to the county of Weimar, sacked Gröningen near Halberstadt and captured Aschersleben, although Graf Bernhard was able to retain possession of Weimar[572]. Herzog von Westfalen und Engern 1179. He was installed as BERNHARD Duke of Saxony at Gelnhausen 13 Apr 1180 after Emperor Friedrich I "Barbarossa" deprived Heinrich "der Löwe" Duke of Bavaria and Saxony of his titles, although the territory of the duchy was split with the separated duchy of Westfalia being transferred to the archbishop of Köln[573]. "Bernhardus dux Angarie et Westfalie et comes de Aschersleve" confirmed the donation to Kloster Obernkirchen by "frater noster Theodericus comes de Werbene" by charter dated end-Sep 1181[574]. Bernhard constructed the castle of Lauenburg with material from the fortress of Ertheneburg[575].
     "m JUDYTA of Poland, daughter of MIESZKO III "Stary/the Old" Prince of Greater Poland, Prince of Krakow & his first wife Erszébet of Hungary (-after 12 Dec 1201). The Chronicon Polono-Silesiacum refers to, but does not name, the daughters of Mieszko III, naming (second in the list) "dux Saxonie" as his son-in-law[576]. A 13th century genealogy refers to the wife of "Berenhardum [filius Albertus de Hanhalde marchio]" as "ducis Polonie filiam"[577]. The Cronica Principum Saxonie names "Iuttam filiam Mesechonis ducis Polonie" as wife of "Bernardus dux Saxonie"[578]."
Med Lands cites:

; Per Genealogy.EU (Ascania 1): “E7. Bernhard, Gf von Aschersleben, Gf von Anhalt, Duke of Saxony (1180-1212), *1140, +9.2.1212; m.Judith of Poland (+after 1201)"


Per Genealogy.EU (Piast 2): “A4. [1m.] Judith, *before 1154, +after 12.12.1201;m.1173/77 Pr Bernhard of Anhalt (+1212)”.^14,15

; Per Med Lands:
     "JUDYTA (before 1154-after 12 Dec 1201). The Chronicon Polono-Silesiacum refers to, but does not name, the daughters of Mieszko III, naming (second in the list) "dux Saxonie" as his son-in-law[297]. A 13th century genealogy refers to the wife of "Berenhardum [filius Albertus de Hanhalde marchio]" as "ducis Polonie filiam"[298]. The Cronica Principum Saxonie names "Iuttam filiam Mesechonis ducis Polonie" as wife of "Bernardus dux Saxonie"[299].
     "m ([1173/77]) BERNHARD von Ballenstedt Graf von Aschersleben und Anhalt, son of ALBRECHT Markgraf von Brandenburg [Ballenstedt] & his wife Sophie von Winzenburg (1140-Bernburg 9 Feb 1212, bur Ballenstedt St Nikolai). He was installed as BERNHARD Duke of Saxony in 1180."
Med Lands cites:

; Per Racines et Histoire (Poitiers): “Guilhem 1er de Poitiers ° 1125/35 (ou 31/01/1202 ?) + après 14/05/1187 1° comte de Valentinois & de Diois (26), seigneur de Boulogne-en-Velay
     ép. 1) dès 1155 Béatrix d’Albon dame de Saint-Nazaire-en-Royans ° 1129/42 + dès 1185 (fille de Guigue IV Dauphin, comte d’Albon, et de Clémence de Bourgogne (-Comté))
     ép. 2) Matheline (alias Métheline) de Clérieux, dame de La Voulte-sur-Rhône”.¹⁶ He was Duke of Saxony between 1180 and 1212.^1,17

     Judyta/Judith (?) of Poland was born circa 1152; Genealogy.EU (Piast 2) says b. bef 1154; Genealogics says b. ca 1152; Med Lands says b. bef 1154.^2,4,6 She married Bernhard III (?) Gf von Aschersleben, Gf von Anhalt, Herzog von Sachsen, son of Albrecht "der Bär" von Ballenstedt Duke of Saxony, Markgraf von der Nordmark , Markgraf von Brandenburg and Sofie von Winzenburg Margravine of Brandenburg, between 1173 and 1177.^1,7,2,8,9,6

Judyta/Judith (?) of Poland died after 1204; Ascan 1 page says d. aft 1204; Piast 2 page says d. aft 12.12.1201; Genealogics says d. aft 1201; Med Lands says d. aft 12 Dec 1201.^1,2,4,6
      ; Per Genealogy.EU (Ascania 1): “E7. Bernhard, Gf von Aschersleben, Gf von Anhalt, Duke of Saxony (1180-1212), *1140, +9.2.1212; m.Judith of Poland (+after 1201)"


Per Genealogy.EU (Piast 2): “A4. [1m.] Judith, *before 1154, +after 12.12.1201;m.1173/77 Pr Bernhard of Anhalt (+1212)”.^10,11

; Per Med Lands:
     "BERNHARD von Ballenstedt, son of ALBRECHT "der Bär" Markgraf von Brandenburg [Ballenstedt] & his wife Sophie von Winzenburg (1140-Bernburg 9 Feb 1212, bur Ballenstedt St Nikolai). A 13th century genealogy names (in order) "Albertum, Berenhardum, Fridericum, Hermannum de Horlamund et Zeifridum Bremensem archiepiscopum" as the five sons of "Albertus de Hanhalde marchio"[568]. "Adelbertus…marchio Brandenburgensis" donated property to the convent at Magdeburg, with the consent of "filiorum meorum Heinrici canonici sancti Mauritii in Magdaburg, Ottonis marchionis, Hermanni, Adelberti, Theoderici et Bernhardi comitum", by charter dated [end May/early Jun] 1151[569]. Graf von Aschersleben und Graf von Anhalt 1170. "Alberto Brandenburgensi marchione, Ottone filio eius…Hermanno comite de Horlemunde filio eius, Theoderico comite de Werben filio eius, Alberto comite de Balstede filio eius, Bernardo comite de Anehalt filio eius…" witnessed the charter dated 1170 under which "Cazimerus…Pomeranorum princeps" donated property to the church of Havelberg, with the consent of "fratre nostro Boguzlao"[570]. "Bernhardus…comes in Aschersleve" confirmed possessions of Marienthal, by charter dated 1174[571]. In 1175, Heinrich "der Löwe" Duke of Saxony invaded Graf Bernhard's territory in support of the claim by Ludwig III Landgraf of Thuringia to the county of Weimar, sacked Gröningen near Halberstadt and captured Aschersleben, although Graf Bernhard was able to retain possession of Weimar[572]. Herzog von Westfalen und Engern 1179. He was installed as BERNHARD Duke of Saxony at Gelnhausen 13 Apr 1180 after Emperor Friedrich I "Barbarossa" deprived Heinrich "der Löwe" Duke of Bavaria and Saxony of his titles, although the territory of the duchy was split with the separated duchy of Westfalia being transferred to the archbishop of Köln[573]. "Bernhardus dux Angarie et Westfalie et comes de Aschersleve" confirmed the donation to Kloster Obernkirchen by "frater noster Theodericus comes de Werbene" by charter dated end-Sep 1181[574]. Bernhard constructed the castle of Lauenburg with material from the fortress of Ertheneburg[575].
     "m JUDYTA of Poland, daughter of MIESZKO III "Stary/the Old" Prince of Greater Poland, Prince of Krakow & his first wife Erszébet of Hungary (-after 12 Dec 1201). The Chronicon Polono-Silesiacum refers to, but does not name, the daughters of Mieszko III, naming (second in the list) "dux Saxonie" as his son-in-law[576]. A 13th century genealogy refers to the wife of "Berenhardum [filius Albertus de Hanhalde marchio]" as "ducis Polonie filiam"[577]. The Cronica Principum Saxonie names "Iuttam filiam Mesechonis ducis Polonie" as wife of "Bernardus dux Saxonie"[578]."
Med Lands cites: EDV-23.

Reference: Genealogics cites: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, 4 volumes, Marburg, 1953, 1975., W. K. Prinz von Isenburg, Reference: II 83.⁴

; Per Med Lands:
     "JUDYTA (before 1154-after 12 Dec 1201). The Chronicon Polono-Silesiacum refers to, but does not name, the daughters of Mieszko III, naming (second in the list) "dux Saxonie" as his son-in-law[297]. A 13th century genealogy refers to the wife of "Berenhardum [filius Albertus de Hanhalde marchio]" as "ducis Polonie filiam"[298]. The Cronica Principum Saxonie names "Iuttam filiam Mesechonis ducis Polonie" as wife of "Bernardus dux Saxonie"[299].
     "m ([1173/77]) BERNHARD von Ballenstedt Graf von Aschersleben und Anhalt, son of ALBRECHT Markgraf von Brandenburg [Ballenstedt] & his wife Sophie von Winzenburg (1140-Bernburg 9 Feb 1212, bur Ballenstedt St Nikolai). He was installed as BERNHARD Duke of Saxony in 1180."
Med Lands cites:

     Albrecht "der Bär" von Ballenstedt Duke of Saxony, Markgraf von der Nordmark , Markgraf von Brandenburg was born between 1096 and 1100; Genealogics says b. 1100.^1,2 He married Sofie von Winzenburg Margravine of Brandenburg, daughter of Hermann I von Windberg Graf von Windberg, Ratelberg, Winzenburg, Markgraf von Sachsen and Hedwig (?) von Krain und Istrien, between 1124 and 1125
; Ascan 1 page says m. 1124; Leo van de Pas says m. ca 1125.^1,5,2,3,6
Albrecht "der Bär" von Ballenstedt Duke of Saxony, Markgraf von der Nordmark , Markgraf von Brandenburg died on 18 November 1170.^1,2
     Reference: Genealogics cites: EDV-28.

; This person is also Albert the Bear at Wikipedia and Albert Ier de Brandebourg at Wikipédia (Fr.).^7,8

; Per Genealogics:
     "Albrecht 'the Bear' was born about 1100, son of Otto, Graf von Ballenstedt and Eilica von Sachsen. In 1123 he became Graf von Ballenstedt on the death of his father. About 1125 Albrecht married Sophia von Winzenburg, daughter of Hermann I, Graf von Windberg, Rastelberg, Winzenburg, and Hedwig von Krain und Istrien. They had five sons and two daughters who would have progeny. In 1142 after his mother's death he received the central German possessions of the Billung dynasty, but he was unsuccessful in his attempts to win the Saxon duchy.
     "His greatest achievement was in the East; in return for his services to the Holy Roman Emperor Lothar II von Supplinburg in Italy, he received the North Mark, east of the junction of the Elbe and Havel rivers. He spent three years campaigning against the Wenden, and by an arrangement made with Pribislav-Heinrich, the Christian prince of the Slav Hevelli tribe who was the godfather of his eldest son Otto I, he obtained the Hervelli region from Brandenburg an der Havel to Spandau after the prince's death in 1150.
     "Taking the title Markgraf von Brandenburg, Albrecht pressed the war against the Wenden, extended the area of his mark and increased the population and its prosperity by introducing Friesian and Saxon settlers. Albrecht had the help of the Premonstratensian and Cistercian religious orders in clearing the forests and draining the swamps. He coupled colonisation with missionary work among the Slavs, and revived the bishoprics of Havelberg and Brandenburg.
     "There is evidence that Emperor Lothar's successor, Friedrich I Barbarossa, made Albrecht high chamberlain of the empire, an office that later gave the margraves of Brandenburg the rights of an elector. Albrecht died on 18 November 1170, and was succeeded by his son Otto I."² He was Gf von Ballenstedt, Herr der Mark Lausitz, Mkgf von Stade, Gf von Aschersleben.¹

; Per Genealogy.EU: "Albrecht "der Bäre", Gf von Ballenstedt, Herr der Mark Lausitz, Margrave of Saxony (1124-38), Duke of Saxony (1137-41), Margrave of Brandenburg (1140-70), Mkgf von Stade, Gf von Aschersleben, *1096/1100, +18.11.1170; m.1124 Sofie von Winzenburg (+25.3.1160.)⁹"

; Per Med Lands:
     "ALBRECHT von Ballenstedt, son of OTTO "der Reiche" Graf von Ballenstedt & his wife Eilika of Saxony [Billung] ([1096/1100]-18 Nov 1170, bur Ballenstedt). The Annalista Saxo names "Adelbertum marchionem et filiam Adelheidem" as children of "Ottoni comiti de Ballenstidi" and his wife Eilika[72]. He succeeded his father in 1123 as Graf von Ballenstedt. Lothar von Süpplingenburg Duke of Saxony appointed him Herr der Mark Lausitz and Markgraf von Sachsen in 1123, in usurpation of the rights of Emperor Heinrich V who had granted the fief to Wiprecht Graf von Groitsch[73]. "Palatinus comes Willelmus, Marchio Adelbertus, comes Herimannus et frater eius Cunradus…" witnessed the charter dated 15 Jul 1128 under which Adalbert Archbishop of Mainz confirmed an exchange of property between "heredes comites Rodulfi…marchionis…prefati comitis filius Rodulfus…matre eius religiosa vidua Richarde…et fratre predicti pueri Udone iam milite facto et uxorato…" and the provost of Jechenburg[74]. Graf der Nordmark 1128. He was temporarily deprived of his titles, but rehabilated, by the emperor in 1133. He strongly opposed the Welf family in support of Konrad III King of Germany, who invested him as ALBRECHT Duke of Saxony in 1138 after refusing to enfeoff Heinrich "der Stolze" Duke of Bavaria [Welf] with the duchy[75]. After the death of Duke Heinrich, Albrecht hastened to Bremen where on 1 Nov 1139 he attempted to obtain recognition as duke of Saxony but was driven out of the town[76]. He was finally obliged to relinquish his claim to Saxony in 1142, as part of the compromise reached between the Welf family and King Konrad III, and returned to the Nordmark[77]. Pribislav-Heinrich Prince of the Hevelli appointed Albrecht his heir in Brandenburg, and he succeeded in 1140 as ALBRECHT "der Bär" Markgraf von Brandenburg, although he was obliged to defend the territory against Jaxa Prince of Köpenick in 1157[78]. Markgraf von Stade 1143. "Adelbertus…marchio Brandenburgensis" donated property to the convent at Magdeburg, with the consent of "filiorum meorum Heinrici canonici sancti Mauritii in Magdaburg, Ottonis marchionis, Hermanni, Adelberti, Theoderici et Bernhardi comitum", by charter dated [end May/early Jun] 1151[79]. After a lengthy dispute with Heinrich "der Löwe" Welf Duke of Saxony over the inheritance of the counts of Plötzkau and Hermann von Winzenburg, Friedrich I "Barbarossa" King of Germany assigned the Plötzkauer inheritance to Markgraf Albrecht and the Winzenburger inheritance to Duke Heinrich at the diet of Würzburg in Oct 1153[80]. The document dated 17 Sep 1156 which established the duchy of Austria is witnessed by "…marchio Adelbertus de Staden…"[81]. Graf von Aschersleben 1156: "Adelbertus…comes Asscherslovensis" confirmed a donation to Kloster Ilsenburg by "domino Alberto et fratre suo Tiederico de Crozuch" by charter dated 28 Dec 1156[82]. In 1166, he joined the alliance of Saxon princes against Duke Heinrich, attacking the fortress of Althaldensleben 20 Dec 1166 with Ludwig II Landgraf of Thuringia and Wichmann Bishop of Magdeburg[83]. Markgraf Albrecht was one of the signatories of the alliance of Magdeburg 12 Jul 1167, which formalised the opposition to Duke Heinrich[84].
     "m (1124 after 7 Dec) SOPHIE von Winzenburg, daughter of HERMANN [I] Graf von Windberg, Ratelberg und Winzenburg, Markgraf von Sachsen & his second wife Hedwig --- (-25 Mar 1160, bur Lamspringe). The primary source which confirms her parentage and marriage has not yet been identified, although it is indicated by the reference to her half-sister Beatrix in the following source. The Annales Palidenses record the death in 1160 of "domna Sophia marchionissa" and that of "soror eius Beatrix abbatissa Quidlingeburgensis octavo die…subsecuta"[85]. "Adelbertus, Brandenburgensis Marchio, et Otto Marchio, filius meus" donated property to Kloster Leitzlau, for the repose of "mee coniugis Sophie", by charter dated 1162[86]."
Med Lands cites:

; Per Med Lands:
     "SOPHIA von Winzenburg (-25 Mar 1160, bur Lamspringe). The primary source which confirms her parentage and marriage has not yet been identified, although it is indicated by the reference to her half-sister Beatrix in the following source. The Annales Palidenses record the death in 1160 of "domna Sophia marchionissa" and that of "soror eius Beatrix abbatissa Quidlingeburgensis octavo die…subsecuta"[1593]. "Adelbertus, Brandenburgensis Marchio, et Otto Marchio, filius meus" donated property to Kloster Leitzlau, for the repose of "mee coniugis Sophie", by charter dated 1162[1594].
     "m (1124) ALBRECHT [I] "der Bär" Graf von Ballenstedt, son of OTTO "der Reiche" Graf von Ballenstedt, Duke of Saxony & his wife Eilika of Saxony [Billung] ([1100]-18 Nov 1170, bur Ballenstedt). He was invested in 1138 as ALBRECHT Duke of Saxony and succeeded in 1140 as ALBRECHT Markgraf von Brandenburg."
Med Lands cites: He was Margrave of Saxony between 1124 and 1138.¹ He was Count of Anhalt between 1125 and 1170.⁷ He was Duke of Saxony between 1138 and 1142.^1,7 He was Margrave of Brandenburg between 1157 and 1170.^1,7

     Sofie von Winzenburg Margravine of Brandenburg was born in 1105 at Winzenburg, Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany (now).³ She married Albrecht "der Bär" von Ballenstedt Duke of Saxony, Markgraf von der Nordmark , Markgraf von Brandenburg, son of Otto "der Reiche" (?) Gf von Ballenstedt, Duke of Saxony and Eilika (?) of Saxony, between 1124 and 1125
; Ascan 1 page says m. 1124; Leo van de Pas says m. ca 1125.^1,2,9,10,4
Sofie von Winzenburg Margravine of Brandenburg died on 25 March 1160 at Brandenburg an der Havel, Brandenburg, Germany (now).^1,3
      ; Per Genealogy.EU: "Albrecht "der Bäre", Gf von Ballenstedt, Herr der Mark Lausitz, Margrave of Saxony (1124-38), Duke of Saxony (1137-41), Margrave of Brandenburg (1140-70), Mkgf von Stade, Gf von Aschersleben, *1096/1100, +18.11.1170; m.1124 Sofie von Winzenburg (+25.3.1160.)¹¹"

; Per Med Lands:
     "ALBRECHT von Ballenstedt, son of OTTO "der Reiche" Graf von Ballenstedt & his wife Eilika of Saxony [Billung] ([1096/1100]-18 Nov 1170, bur Ballenstedt). The Annalista Saxo names "Adelbertum marchionem et filiam Adelheidem" as children of "Ottoni comiti de Ballenstidi" and his wife Eilika[72]. He succeeded his father in 1123 as Graf von Ballenstedt. Lothar von Süpplingenburg Duke of Saxony appointed him Herr der Mark Lausitz and Markgraf von Sachsen in 1123, in usurpation of the rights of Emperor Heinrich V who had granted the fief to Wiprecht Graf von Groitsch[73]. "Palatinus comes Willelmus, Marchio Adelbertus, comes Herimannus et frater eius Cunradus…" witnessed the charter dated 15 Jul 1128 under which Adalbert Archbishop of Mainz confirmed an exchange of property between "heredes comites Rodulfi…marchionis…prefati comitis filius Rodulfus…matre eius religiosa vidua Richarde…et fratre predicti pueri Udone iam milite facto et uxorato…" and the provost of Jechenburg[74]. Graf der Nordmark 1128. He was temporarily deprived of his titles, but rehabilated, by the emperor in 1133. He strongly opposed the Welf family in support of Konrad III King of Germany, who invested him as ALBRECHT Duke of Saxony in 1138 after refusing to enfeoff Heinrich "der Stolze" Duke of Bavaria [Welf] with the duchy[75]. After the death of Duke Heinrich, Albrecht hastened to Bremen where on 1 Nov 1139 he attempted to obtain recognition as duke of Saxony but was driven out of the town[76]. He was finally obliged to relinquish his claim to Saxony in 1142, as part of the compromise reached between the Welf family and King Konrad III, and returned to the Nordmark[77]. Pribislav-Heinrich Prince of the Hevelli appointed Albrecht his heir in Brandenburg, and he succeeded in 1140 as ALBRECHT "der Bär" Markgraf von Brandenburg, although he was obliged to defend the territory against Jaxa Prince of Köpenick in 1157[78]. Markgraf von Stade 1143. "Adelbertus…marchio Brandenburgensis" donated property to the convent at Magdeburg, with the consent of "filiorum meorum Heinrici canonici sancti Mauritii in Magdaburg, Ottonis marchionis, Hermanni, Adelberti, Theoderici et Bernhardi comitum", by charter dated [end May/early Jun] 1151[79]. After a lengthy dispute with Heinrich "der Löwe" Welf Duke of Saxony over the inheritance of the counts of Plötzkau and Hermann von Winzenburg, Friedrich I "Barbarossa" King of Germany assigned the Plötzkauer inheritance to Markgraf Albrecht and the Winzenburger inheritance to Duke Heinrich at the diet of Würzburg in Oct 1153[80]. The document dated 17 Sep 1156 which established the duchy of Austria is witnessed by "…marchio Adelbertus de Staden…"[81]. Graf von Aschersleben 1156: "Adelbertus…comes Asscherslovensis" confirmed a donation to Kloster Ilsenburg by "domino Alberto et fratre suo Tiederico de Crozuch" by charter dated 28 Dec 1156[82]. In 1166, he joined the alliance of Saxon princes against Duke Heinrich, attacking the fortress of Althaldensleben 20 Dec 1166 with Ludwig II Landgraf of Thuringia and Wichmann Bishop of Magdeburg[83]. Markgraf Albrecht was one of the signatories of the alliance of Magdeburg 12 Jul 1167, which formalised the opposition to Duke Heinrich[84].
     "m (1124 after 7 Dec) SOPHIE von Winzenburg, daughter of HERMANN [I] Graf von Windberg, Ratelberg und Winzenburg, Markgraf von Sachsen & his second wife Hedwig --- (-25 Mar 1160, bur Lamspringe). The primary source which confirms her parentage and marriage has not yet been identified, although it is indicated by the reference to her half-sister Beatrix in the following source. The Annales Palidenses record the death in 1160 of "domna Sophia marchionissa" and that of "soror eius Beatrix abbatissa Quidlingeburgensis octavo die…subsecuta"[85]. "Adelbertus, Brandenburgensis Marchio, et Otto Marchio, filius meus" donated property to Kloster Leitzlau, for the repose of "mee coniugis Sophie", by charter dated 1162[86]."
Med Lands cites:

; This person is also Sophie of Winzenburg at Wikipedia and Sophie de Winzenbourg at Wikipédia (Fr.).^3,12 EDV-25.

Reference: Genealogics cites:

; Her father's Wikipedia article says that his first wife, (FNU-, Countess of Everstein, was Sophie's mother. Genealogics only gives her father one wife (Hedwig), and says she was Sophie's mother. Med Lands says that her mother was his 2nd wife, Hedwig. GA Vaut.^13,3,8,4,14

; Per Med Lands:
     "SOPHIA von Winzenburg (-25 Mar 1160, bur Lamspringe). The primary source which confirms her parentage and marriage has not yet been identified, although it is indicated by the reference to her half-sister Beatrix in the following source. The Annales Palidenses record the death in 1160 of "domna Sophia marchionissa" and that of "soror eius Beatrix abbatissa Quidlingeburgensis octavo die…subsecuta"[1593]. "Adelbertus, Brandenburgensis Marchio, et Otto Marchio, filius meus" donated property to Kloster Leitzlau, for the repose of "mee coniugis Sophie", by charter dated 1162[1594].
     "m (1124) ALBRECHT [I] "der Bär" Graf von Ballenstedt, son of OTTO "der Reiche" Graf von Ballenstedt, Duke of Saxony & his wife Eilika of Saxony [Billung] ([1100]-18 Nov 1170, bur Ballenstedt). He was invested in 1138 as ALBRECHT Duke of Saxony and succeeded in 1140 as ALBRECHT Markgraf von Brandenburg."
Med Lands cites:

     Johann III (?) Markgraf von Brandenburg was born on 6 April 1244.^1,2
Johann III (?) Markgraf von Brandenburg died on 8 April 1268 at age 24; after tournament at Merseburg; Ascan 1 page says d. 8 Apr 1268; Leo van de pas says d. 19 Apr 1268.^1,2
      ; Leo van de Pas cites: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, 4 volumes, Marburg, 1953, 1975., W. K. Prinz von Isenburg, Reference: I 59.²

; Mgve Johann III of Brandenburg (after 1267-68), *6.4.1244, +after tournament at Merseburg 8.4.1268.¹ He was Markgraf von Bandenburg between 1267 and 1268.^1,2

     Otto V von Brandenburg Markgraf von Brandenburg married Jutta/Judith (?) von Henneberg, Heiress of Koburg and Schmalkalden, daughter of Hermann I (?) Graf von Henneberg and Margaretha (?) van Holland, on 22 October 1268 at Freyburg, Gernmany (now).^1,2,6

Otto V von Brandenburg Markgraf von Brandenburg died on 23 July 1298.^1,2
     EDV-22.

; Leo van de pas cites: 1. Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, 4 volumes, Marburg, 1953, 1975., W. K. Prinz von Isenburg, Reference: I 59
2. The Lineage and Ancestry of H.R.H. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales Edinburgh, 1977., Gerald Paget, Reference: Q 92304.²

; Mgve Otto V of Brandenburg (after 1267-99), +23/24.7.1298; m.Freyburg 22.10.1268 Judith von Henneberg (+by 13.9.1295/1327.)¹

; Margrave of Brandenburg.¹

     Jutta/Judith (?) von Henneberg, Heiress of Koburg and Schmalkalden married Otto V von Brandenburg Markgraf von Brandenburg, son of Otto III 'der Frome' von Brandenburg Markgraf von Brandenburg and Beatrix (?) of Bohemia, on 22 October 1268 at Freyburg, Gernmany (now).^1,6,2

Jutta/Judith (?) von Henneberg, Heiress of Koburg and Schmalkalden died before 13 September 1295; Leo van de Pas says d. 8 May 1327; Ascan 1 page says d. "by 13.9.1295/1327."^1,2
      ; Leo van de pas cites: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, 4 volumes, Marburg, 1953, 1975., W. K. Prinz von Isenburg, Reference: III 75.²

     Heinrich VI 'the Good' (?) von Schliesien, Herzog von Breslau was born on 18 March 1294.^1,3,2,5 He married Anna von Habsburg of Austria, Margravine of Brandenburg, daughter of Albrecht I von Habsburg Duke of Austria, Holy Roman Emperor and Elizabeth von Görz-Tirol, in 1310 at Breslau (Wroclaw), Miasto Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland (now),
;
Her 2nd husband; Per Med Lands "1310, dispensation Avignon 28 May 1322."^1,3,9,10,2,5
Heinrich VI 'the Good' (?) von Schliesien, Herzog von Breslau died on 24 November 1335 at age 41.^1,3,2,5
Heinrich VI 'the Good' (?) von Schliesien, Herzog von Breslau was buried after 24 November 1335 at Kosciól sw. Klary i sw. Jadwigi we Wroclawiu, Wroclaw, Miasto Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland (now); This burial does not appear on Find A Grave as of 29 May 2020.^2,11
     ; Per Med Lands:
     "ANNA ([1275/80]-Breslau 19 Mar 1327, bur Breslau, Kloster St Anna/St Klara). The Necrologium Austriacum records "Annam ducissam Bratislavie" third in its list of the daughters of King Albrecht & his wife, after "Agnetam reginam Ungarie, Elyzabet ducissam Lotharingie"[424]. This appears improbable assuming that the birth date of her sister Agnes is correct as shown below. Considering that Anna gave birth to her fourth child by her first marriage in 1302, it is unlikely that she could have been born after 1282. If this is correct, it is probable that she was her parents' first child. Pulcawa's Bohemian Chronicle records the marriage of "Hermannus filius Ottonis longi" and "filiam Alberti Regis Romanorum, quondam ducis Austrie"[425]. An undated memorial of the foundation of Kloster Arendsee names "Hermanni et Anne uxoris eius" among donors to the monastery[426]. The Chronica principum Polonie records that "Heinrico" married "filia ducis Austrie, que fuit quondam marchionissa Brandenburgensis"[427]. "Anna…ducissa Slesie dominaque Wratizlauensis et Arneborch" donated property to Kloster Arendsee by charter dated 31 May 1320[428]. Pope John XXII issued a dispensation for the marriage of “Henrico duci Slesie et domino Wratislavie ac...Anne uxori eius”, despite their ignorance of the 4o consanguinity with “quondam Hermannus marchio Brandenburgensis prior vir tuus”, at the request of “Fredericum ducem Austrie in Romanum Regem electum, fratrem tui Anne”, dated 28 May 1322[429]. The necrology of Königsfelden records the death "XIV Kal Apr" of "Anna ducissa Preslavie, soror dominarum duci Austrie et Styrie"[430].
     "m firstly (Graz Oct 1295) HERMANN II Markgraf von Brandenburg, son of OTTO V Markgraf von Brandenburg & his wife Judith von Henneberg ([1275/80]-Eldenburg, Priegnitz 1 Jan 1308, bur Kloster Lehnin).
     "m secondly (1310, dispensation Avignon 28 May 1322) HEINRICH VI Duke of Breslau, son of HEINRICH V "the Fat" Duke of Liegnitz [Piast] & his wife El?bieta of Poland [Piast] (18 Mar 1294-24 Nov 1335)."
Med Lands cites:
; Per Genealogy.EU (Habsburg 1): "B8. Anna, *Wien 1275/80, +Breslau 19.3.1327; 1m: Graz X.1295/IX.1296 Mgve Hermann von Brandenburg (+1.2.1308); 2m: 1310 Duke Heinrich VI of Breslau (*18.3.1294 +24.11.1335.)^12,13"

; Per Genealogics:
     "Henryk VI von Schlesien, Herzog von Breslau, known as 'the Good', was born on 18 March 1294, the second son of Henryk V von Schlesien, Herzog von Liegnitz, and Elisabeth von Kalisch. His father died in 1296, when he was only two. Because he and his brothers Boleslaw III and Wladyslaw (who was born posthumously) were minors, the regency of their lands were taken by their mother and their paternal uncle Bolko I von Schlesien, Herzog von Jauer und Schweidnitz. In 1301-02 the official guardianship of Henryk V's sons was taken by Henryk von Würben, bishop of Wroclaw, and the authority over the duchy of Wroclaw-Legnica (Breslau-Liegnitz) was finally taken personally by Wenceslas II, king of Bohemia and Poland, who brought Boleslaw III to his court in Prague. It is not known what happened with Henryk during this time.
     "The first reference to Henryk was in 1310, when he married the several years older Anna of Austria, widow of Hermann, Markgraf von Brandenburg, and daughter of Albrecht I, emperor-elect and duke of Austria, and Elisabeth von Tirol. Of their three daughters, Elisabeth and Euphemia would have progeny.
     "In 1311, as a result of pressure from the nobility of both Wroclaw and Legnica (frustrated with the neglectful rule of Henryk's brother Boleslaw III), the duchy was divided into three parts: Wroclaw (Breslau), Legnica (Liegnitz) and Brzeg (Brieg). The poorest and least important was Brzeg. The treaty setting out the division stipulated that the brother who took this territory would receive from the other two a payment of 50,000 fines. As the oldest, Boleslaw III was able to choose first; given his financial problems he unexpectedly took Brzeg and the monetary compensation, and Henryk was able to take Wroclaw. He had no problems paying the debt to his older brother (thanks to the help of the rich Wroclaw patricians) and was able to retain his territory. The youngest brother Wladyslaw, who received Legnica, was not able to pay his part of the debt, and for this he was expelled from his land by Boleslaw III.
     "Between 1312 and 1317 conflict erupted between Boleslaw III and the dukes of Glogów. Henryk VI and his brother entered into an alliance with the ruler of Lesser Poland, Wladislaw Lokietek (the future king of Poland), and with their combined forces they began a campaign against the sons of Henryk I-III von Schlesien, duke Glogowski, under the pretext of punishing them for the fact that their late father was directly responsible for the premature death of Henryk V, the father of Henryk VI and Boleslaw III. In the end Wladislaw I Lokietek managed to take almost all of Greater Poland, but his allies only captured the towns of Uraz (given to Henryk VI) and Wolów and Lubiaz (given to Boleslaw III).
     "In 1314 Henryk supported his brother-in-law Friedrich II 'der Schöne' of Austria in the battle for the throne of Germany. The war with Glogów was begun again in 1321. This time, however, Henryk was not convinced of the rightness of his cause, and in 1322 he signed a separate peace with the Glogów dukes, receiving Smogorzew in compensation. The agreement was reinforced with the marriage of Henryk's eldest daughter Elisabeth with Konrad I, Herzog von Schlesien in Öls (Olesnica).
     "By that time the relations between Henryk and his older brother Boleslaw III had seriously deteriorated. The reasons were Henryk's refusal to support the more aggressive politics of his brother (evidenced by Henryk's signing of a peace with Konrad I, Herzog von Schlesien in Öls, and his brothers) and Boleslaw III's claims to wealthy Wroclaw. Boleslaw even put forward an official proposal to exchange his territory of Legnica for Wroclaw. Not surprisingly, Henryk refused this unfavourable transaction. War between the brothers was imminent. Henryk re-established contact with Wladislaw I Lokietek (now king of Poland), promising him homage and offered to make Wladislaw his heir in exchange for assistance. However, fearing a direct confrontation with the kingdom of Bohemia, Wladislaw I declined the offer. Henryk then asked for help from Emperor Ludwig IV 'der Bayer'. On 20 April 1324 he declared himself a vassal of the empire; in return, Henryk gained the right for his daughters to succeed to his lands, and in consequence, the disinheritance of Boleslaw III and his descendants. These decisions provoked Boleslaw to armed attempts to settle the dispute, but he finally failed, unable to breach the formidable walls of Wroclaw.
     "However, Henryk's homage to the Holy Roman Empire did not secure his lands, as the conflict with Boleslaw III continued. In response, un 1325 Henryk arranged the marriage of his second daughter Euphemia with Boleslaw von Schlesien, Herzog von Falkenberg (Niemodlin) and entered into an alliance with the Teutonic Knights.
     "Eventually, under pressure of the Wroclaw nobility, Henryk opted for an alliance with Johann 'the Blind' of Luxembourg, king of Bohemia. The signing of the agreement took place in Wroclaw on 6 April 1327. Under its terms, Wroclaw remained independent, but after the death of Henryk it would be annexed to the Bohemian Crown. In return for these concessions, Henryk obtained from the king the county of Glatz during his lifetime and a large pension.
     "In his internal policies, Henryk was influenced by the powerful Wroclaw nobles, who received many privileges from him. His relations with the Church were tense, and from 1319 to 1321 he was excommunicated.
     "Henryk died on 24 November 1335, and was buried in the chapel of St. Hedwig in Wroclaw."² Heinrich VI 'the Good' (?) von Schliesien, Herzog von Breslau was also known as Henryk VI 'the Good' von Schlesien Herzog von Breslau.^3,2

; This is the same person as:
     Henry VI the Good at Wikipedia, as
     Henri VI le Bon at Wikipédia (Fr.), as
     Heinrich VI. (Schlesien) at Wikipedia (De.), and as
     Henryk VI Dobry at Wikipedia (Pl.)^14,15,16,17

Reference: Genealogics cites:

; Per Genealogy.EU: "F2. Henryk VI Duke of Breslau 1311, *18.3.1294, +24.11.1335, bur St.Clara, Breslau; m.Breslau 1310 Anna of Austria (*1280 +19.3.1327.)³"

; Per Med Lands:
     "HEINRICH von Liegnitz (18 Mar 1294-24 Nov 1335). The Chronica principum Polonie names "Boleslaum, Heinricum et Wladislaum" as the three sons of "Heinricus quintus dux Wratislaviensis"[323]. The Annales Wratislavienses record the birth in 1294 of "Heinricus filius Heinrici V ducis Slesie"[324]. “Henricus filius Henrici quinti ducis Zlezie” was born 1294 “in crastino Gertrudis Virginis” while his father was imprisoned by “ducis Glogovie”[325]. He succeeded as HEINRICH VI Duke of Breslau. “Dmnis Blezlao Henrico et Vladislao Slesie ducibus dmnisque Wratislavie et Legnicz” swore allegiance to Jan King of Bohemia for “terram Oppavie” by charter dated 15 Jun 1311[326]. Ludwig IV King of Germany [Duke of Bavaria] confirmed “civitatem Vratislaviensem oppidum Newenmark et castrum Uras” to “Heinrici ducis Vratisalvie principis et affinis nostri”, as previously held by “quondam Heinricus dux Vratislaviensis”, and to “Elisabet, Offamie et Margarethæ ipsius filiabus”, without prejudice to “Anna dicta ducis nunc conthoralis...usufructum” if she survived her husband, by charter dated 20 Apr 1324[327]. After Jan King of Bohemia invaded Silesia in early 1327, Duke Heinrich transferred his duchy to Bohemian suzerainty in Prague in Mar 1327[328].
     "m (1310, dispensation Avignon 28 May 1322) as her second husband, ANNA of Austria, widow of HERMANN II Markgraf von Brandenburg, daughter of ALBRECHT I Duke of Austria [later King of Germany] & his wife Elisabeth von Görz-Tirol ([1275/80]-Breslau 19 Mar 1327, bur Breslau, Kloster St Anna/St Klara). The Chronica principum Polonie records that "Heinrico" married "filia ducis Austrie, que fuit quondam marchionissa Brandenburgensis"[329]. Pulcawa's Bohemian Chronicle records the marriage of "Hermannus filius Ottonis longi" and "filiam Alberti Regis Romanorum, quondam ducis Austrie"[330]. "Anna…ducissa Slesie dominaque Wratizlauensis et Arneborch" donated property to Kloster Arendsee by charter dated 31 May 1320[331]. Ludwig IV King of Germany [Duke of Bavaria] confirmed “civitatem Vratislaviensem oppidum Newenmark et castrum Uras” to “Heinrici ducis Vratisalvie principis et affinis nostri”, as previously held by “quondam Heinricus dux Vratislaviensis”, and to “Elisabet, Offamie et Margarethæ ipsius filiabus”, without prejudice to “Anna dicta ducis nunc conthoralis...usufructum” if she survived her husband, by charter dated 20 Apr 1324[332]. The Necrologium Austriacum records "Annam ducissam Bratislavie" third in its list of the daughters of King Albrecht & his wife, after "Agnetam reginam Ungarie, Elyzabet ducissam Lotharingie"[333]. This appears improbable assuming that the birth date of her sister Agnes is correct as shown below. Considering that Anna gave birth to her fourth child by her first marriage in 1302, it is unlikely that she could have been born after 1282. If this is correct, it is probable that she was her parents' first child. Pope John XXII issued a dispensation for the marriage of “Henrico duci Slesie et domino Wratislavie ac...Anne uxori eius”, despite their ignorance of the 4o consanguinity with “quondam Hermannus marchio Brandenburgensis prior vir tuus”, at the request of “Fredericum ducem Austrie in Romanum Regem electum, fratrem tui Anne”, dated 28 May 1322[334]. The necrology of Königsfelden records the death "XIV Kal Apr" of "Anna ducissa Preslavie, soror dominarum duci Austrie et Styrie"[335]."
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