Frederick I, Count of Zollern (nicknamed ; died: before 1125
), was often cited as a powerful Swabian Count and supporter of the imperial party of
Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor.
He most likely was the son of
Burkhard I,
and was married to Udilhild (or Udahild) of the
House of Urach
A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air condit ...
(died: 11. April, 1134),
which house later became the
Fürstenberg Fürstenberg (also Fuerstenberg and Furstenberg) may refer to:
Historical states
* Fürstenberg-Baar, county (1441–1559)
* Fürstenberg-Blumberg, county (1559–1614)
* Fürstenberg-Donaueschingen, county (1617–1698)
* Fürstenberg-Fürsten ...
family. They had nine children;
his eldest son was
Frederick II.
A younger son was Burkhard,
who founded the Zollern-Hohenberg line
(which became extinct in 1486).
Frederick was the first
reeve of the Swabian
Alpirsbach Abbey
Alpirsbach Abbey (''Kloster Alpirsbach'') is a former Benedictine monastery and later Protestant seminary located at Alpirsbach in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The monastery was established in the late 11th century and possessed considerable free ...
,
which had been founded by Adalbert of Zollern (from the short-lived Zollern-Haigerloch line) and other lords.
The
Zollern Zollern may refer to:
* House of Hohenzollern, a German former royal dynasty
** Beatrix of Zollern (1362–1414), wife of Duke Albert III of Austria
** Count of Zollern, including a list of people with the title
* County of Zollern, a medieval co ...
(later: Hohenzollern) dynasty based their rise to power on their loyalty to the ruling royal or imperial family. Frederick I served the Holy Roman Emperor Henry V, and was sent on a diplomatic mission to France. He also accompanied Henry V on his
Italian expedition in 1110 and again in
1111
Year 1111 (Roman numerals, MCXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Levant
* Battle of Shaizar: Sultan Muhammad I Tapar, Muhammad I (Tapar) appoints Mawdud ...
, where Henry V intended to claim the imperial crown in Rome.
He is also mentioned as an advisor to Henry V in both 1111 and 1114, both times while the imperial party was in
Strasbourg.
Family and children
Frederick I and Udilhild most likely had at least nine children:
*
Frederick II (died around 1143), Count of Zollern
* Burkhard (died between 1150 and 1155),
also Burkhard II of Zollern-Hohenberg
* Egino
* Gotfried of Zimmern (most likely near
Hechingen
Hechingen ( Swabian: ''Hächenga'') is a town in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated about south of the state capital of Stuttgart and north of Lake Constance and the Swiss border.
Geography
The town lies at the foot of t ...
)
(died between 1156 and 1160), likely Count of Zollern sometime around 1155
* Ulrich (died 1135 by poisoning), who late in life became a monk, then abbot, at the Benedictine abbey in
Reichenau, after supposedly having been involved in the murder of his predecessor
* Adalbert (or Albert), who became a monk in Zwiefalten
* Kuno (?)
* Luitgard
* Udilhild
See also
*
House of Hohenzollern
The House of Hohenzollern (, also , german: Haus Hohenzollern, , ro, Casa de Hohenzollern) is a German royal (and from 1871 to 1918, imperial) dynasty whose members were variously princes, electors, kings and emperors of Hohenzollern, Brandenbu ...
References
External links
Page at genealogie-mittelalter.de
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Counts of Zollern
House of Hohenzollern
11th-century births
Year of birth uncertain
12th-century deaths
Year of death uncertain
11th-century German nobility
12th-century German nobility
Swabian nobility