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Benno von Northeim, Count in the Rittegau

Male - 1049


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Benno von Northeim, Count in the Rittegau died between 1047 and 1049.

    Notes:

    Name:
    His name was also rendered Bernard. He was also the Count in the Morungagau.

    Family/Spouse: Eilika. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Otto I von Northeim, Count in the Rittegau  Descendancy chart to this point died on 11 Jan 1083.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Otto I von Northeim, Count in the Rittegau Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benno1) died on 11 Jan 1083.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Military: 1004; He went with Emperor Henry II to Italy. He later fought the Hungarians
    • Title(s): 1061; He was made the Duke of Bavaria by the Empress Agnes. 9 years later, in 1070, he was removed.
    • Military: 1074; Having been deprived of Bavaria, he then led the Saxon revolt against Henry IV, and supported the anti-kings.

    Notes:

    Name:
    He was an advocate of the Abbey of Cowey.

    Family/Spouse: Richenza of Pfalz-Lorraine, Queen of Poland. Richenza (daughter of Ezzo, Count Palatine of Lorraine and Matilda of Saxony) was born about 1000; died on 21 Mar 1063 in Saalfeld, Thuringia, Germany; was buried in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Otto married Richenza of Swabia after 1050. Richenza (daughter of Otto, Count of Palatine of Lorraine of Lotharingia and daughter of Hugh IV) died in 1083. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. Ida von Northeim  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  Ida von Northeim Descendancy chart to this point (2.Otto2, 1.Benno1)

    Family/Spouse: Thiemo I, Count of Brehna, Wettin, and of Kostriz. Thiemo (son of Dietrich II von Wettin, Count of Brnha and Eilenurg and Mathilda von Meissen) died about 1091; was buried in Naumburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Konrad "the Great", Count of Brehna and Camburg  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1098; died on 5 Feb 1157 in Petersberg Abbey, Petersberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.


Generation: 4

  1. 4.  Konrad "the Great", Count of Brehna and Camburg Descendancy chart to this point (3.Ida3, 2.Otto2, 1.Benno1) was born in 1098; died on 5 Feb 1157 in Petersberg Abbey, Petersberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Land/House: 1156; Konrad divided his land among his five sons, and became a monk at the Monastery of Petersburg, part of the Petersburg Abbey.

    Notes:

    Name:
    He was also the Margrave of Meissen and Lausitz, and the Count in the Groitsch-Rochlitz.

    Konrad married Luitgard von Ravenstein before 1119. Luitgard (daughter of Albert von Ravenstein, Count of Ravenstein) died on 19 Jun 1145 in Gerbstedt Monastery, Gerbstedt, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany; was buried after 19 Jun 1145 in Gerbstedt Monastery, Gerbstedt, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Dedo V "the Strong", Count in the Groitzsch-Rochlitz  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1142; died on 16 Aug 1190.


Generation: 5

  1. 5.  Dedo V "the Strong", Count in the Groitzsch-Rochlitz Descendancy chart to this point (4.Konrad4, 3.Ida3, 2.Otto2, 1.Benno1) was born in 1142; died on 16 Aug 1190.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Land/House: 1157; He inherited the Castle of Groitzsch.

    Notes:

    Name:
    He was also the Margrave of Niederlausitz and the Count of Eilenburg.

    Dedo married Mathilde von Heinsberg before 1160. Mathilde (daughter of Goswin II, Count of Heinsberg and Falkenburg and Adeidis von Sommerschenburg) died on 10 Jan 1189. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. Agnes von Groitzsch-Rochlitz  Descendancy chart to this point died on 25 Mar 1195.


Generation: 6

  1. 6.  Agnes von Groitzsch-Rochlitz Descendancy chart to this point (5.Dedo5, 4.Konrad4, 3.Ida3, 2.Otto2, 1.Benno1) died on 25 Mar 1195.

    Agnes married Berthold VI, Duke of the Coast Meran in 1170. Berthold (son of Berthold V, Count of Adnechs, Innsbrook and Wolfratschausen and Hedwig von Formbach-Putten) was born about 1152; died on 12 Aug 1204. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Gertrude of Merania  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1185; died on 28 Sep 1213 in Hungary.


Generation: 7

  1. 7.  Gertrude of Merania Descendancy chart to this point (6.Agnes6, 5.Dedo5, 4.Konrad4, 3.Ida3, 2.Otto2, 1.Benno1) was born about 1185; died on 28 Sep 1213 in Hungary.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • General Information: Her name is also spelt Gertrude von Meran.
    • Last Full Review: 16 Oct 2020

    Notes:

    Name:


    Died:
    She was murdered because her blatant favoritism towards her German kinsmen and courtiers stirred up discontent among the native lords.

    Gertrude married Andrew II, King of Hungary before 1203. Andrew (son of Béla III, King of Hungary and Agnes de Châtillon-sur-Loing) was born about 1177; died on 21 Sep 1235 in Hungary; was buried in Egres Abbey, Igriș, Sânpetru Mare, Timiș County, Romania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. Anna Maria of Hungary  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1204; died in 1237.
    2. 9. Béla IV of Hungary, King of Hungary  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1206 in Hungary; died on 3 May 1270 in Hungary.
    3. 10. Saint Elizabeth of Hungary  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1207; died on 10 Nov 1231.
    4. 11. Coloman, King of Galicia-Lodomeria  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1208; died in Jun 1241.
    5. 12. Andrew II of Halych, Prince of Halych  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1210; died in 1234.


Generation: 8

  1. 8.  Anna Maria of Hungary Descendancy chart to this point (7.Gertrude7, 6.Agnes6, 5.Dedo5, 4.Konrad4, 3.Ida3, 2.Otto2, 1.Benno1) was born about 1204; died in 1237.

    Family/Spouse: Tzar Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Béla IV of Hungary, King of Hungary Descendancy chart to this point (7.Gertrude7, 6.Agnes6, 5.Dedo5, 4.Konrad4, 3.Ida3, 2.Otto2, 1.Benno1) was born in 1206 in Hungary; died on 3 May 1270 in Hungary.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Crowned: 1235; In 1235, he was crowned the King of Hungary.
    • Reign: From 1235 to 1270; King of Hungary
    • Military: 1241; The Mongol horde attacked Hungary laying it to waste. Despite King Béla's heroic resistance, all of Hungary would have been lost, except that the horde was withdrawn. Once free of this threat, he set about rebuilding Hungary.
    • Title(s): 1254; He became the Duke of Styria.

    Notes:

    Name:


    He restored the authority of the crown and removed his father's advisors, replacing them with men of integrity and good will.

    Béla married Maria Laskarina about 1218. Maria (daughter of Theodore I Komnenos Lascaris, Emperor of the East and Anna Angelina) was born about 1206; died in 1270. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Stephen V, King of Hungary and Croatia  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Dec 1239 in Hungary; died on 1 Aug 1272.

  3. 10.  Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Descendancy chart to this point (7.Gertrude7, 6.Agnes6, 5.Dedo5, 4.Konrad4, 3.Ida3, 2.Otto2, 1.Benno1) was born in 1207; died on 10 Nov 1231.

    Family/Spouse: Landgraf Louis IV of Thuringia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Coloman, King of Galicia-Lodomeria Descendancy chart to this point (7.Gertrude7, 6.Agnes6, 5.Dedo5, 4.Konrad4, 3.Ida3, 2.Otto2, 1.Benno1) was born in 1208; died in Jun 1241.

    Notes:

    Name:


  5. 12.  Andrew II of Halych, Prince of Halych Descendancy chart to this point (7.Gertrude7, 6.Agnes6, 5.Dedo5, 4.Konrad4, 3.Ida3, 2.Otto2, 1.Benno1) was born about 1210; died in 1234.


Generation: 9

  1. 13.  Stephen V, King of Hungary and Croatia Descendancy chart to this point (9.Béla8, 7.Gertrude7, 6.Agnes6, 5.Dedo5, 4.Konrad4, 3.Ida3, 2.Otto2, 1.Benno1) was born in Dec 1239 in Hungary; died on 1 Aug 1272.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Crowned: 1270
    • Reign: From 1270 to 1272; King of Hungary

    Notes:

    Name:

    Stephen married Elizabeth of Bosnia in 1253. Elizabeth (daughter of Kuthen, Khan of the Kumans) died after 1290. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Princess Maria of Hungary  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1257 in Hungary; died on 25 Mar 1323.


Generation: 10

  1. 14.  Princess Maria of Hungary Descendancy chart to this point (13.Stephen9, 9.Béla8, 7.Gertrude7, 6.Agnes6, 5.Dedo5, 4.Konrad4, 3.Ida3, 2.Otto2, 1.Benno1) was born about 1257 in Hungary; died on 25 Mar 1323.

    Notes:

    Died:
    She was assassinated.

    Maria married Charles II "le Boiteax", King of Naples, Sicily and Jerusalem in 1270. Charles (son of Charles I, King of Naples, Sicily and Jerusalem and Beatrix of Provence, Countess of Provence) was born in 1254; died on 6 Jun 1309 in Caranova, Campania, Italy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Marguerite, Princess of Naples and Sicily  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1273; died on 31 Dec 1299.


Generation: 11

  1. 15.  Marguerite, Princess of Naples and Sicily Descendancy chart to this point (14.Maria10, 13.Stephen9, 9.Béla8, 7.Gertrude7, 6.Agnes6, 5.Dedo5, 4.Konrad4, 3.Ida3, 2.Otto2, 1.Benno1) was born about 1273; died on 31 Dec 1299.

    Marguerite married Charles of Valois, Prince of France andCount of Valois on 16 Aug 1290 in Corbeil-Essonnes, Essonne, Île-de-France, France. Charles (son of Philip III "the Bold", King of France and Isabella of Aragon) was born on 12 Mar 1270 in Vincennes, Île-de-France, France; died on 16 Dec 1325 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; was buried in Couvent des Jacobins, Paris, Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. Jeanne de Valois  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1294 in Duchy of Valois, Hauts-de-France, France; died on 7 Mar 1342.


Generation: 12

  1. 16.  Jeanne de Valois Descendancy chart to this point (15.Marguerite11, 14.Maria10, 13.Stephen9, 9.Béla8, 7.Gertrude7, 6.Agnes6, 5.Dedo5, 4.Konrad4, 3.Ida3, 2.Otto2, 1.Benno1) was born about 1294 in Duchy of Valois, Hauts-de-France, France; died on 7 Mar 1342.

    Notes:

    Death: Weis (1982) gives her death as about 1352.

    Jeanne married William III d'Avêsnes "le Bon", Count of Hainault and Holland on 19 May 1305 in Chauny, Hauts-de-France, France. William (son of Jean II d'Avêsnes, Count of Hainault and Holland and Philippa of Luxemburg) was born about 1286 in Hainault, Belgium; died on 7 Jun 1337 in Valenciennes, Nord, Hauts-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Philippa of Hainault  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Jun 1311 in Hainault, Belgium; died on 15 Aug 1369 in Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England; was buried after 15 Aug 1369 in Westminster Abbey, London, England.