Frederick I, Count of Zollern
| Friedrich I | |
|---|---|
| Count of Zollern | |
 Painting of Friedrich I from Peleș Castle | |
| Spouse(s) | Udilhild of Urach-Dettingen[1]:XXXII |
| Noble family | Hohenzollern |
| Died | Before 1125[2] |
Friedrich I, Count of Zollern (nicknamed Maute; died: before 1125[2]), 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,[1]:XXIX and was married to Udilhild (or Udahild) of the House of Urach (died: 11. April, 1134),[1]:LXXXVII which house later became the Fürstenberg family. They had nine children;[1]:LXXXVII his eldest son was Friedrich II.[2] A younger son was Burkhard,[2] who founded the Zollern-Hohenberg line[2] (which became extinct in 1486).
Friedrich I was the first reeve of the Swabian Alpirsbach Abbey,[1]:LXXXVIII which had been founded by Adalbert of Zollern (from the short-lived Zollern-Haigerloch line) and other lords.[1]:XXIX
The Zollern (later: Hohenzollern) dynasty based their rise to power on their loyalty to the ruling royal or imperial family. Friedrich 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, where Henry V intended to claim the imperial crown in Rome.[3] He is also mentioned as an advisor to Henry V in both 1111 and 1114, both times while the imperial party was in Strasbourg.[1]:XC
Family and children
Frederich I and Udilhild most likely had at least nine children:[1]:LXXXVII
- Friedrich (died: around 1143),[1]:XLI also Friedrich II, Count of Zollern
- Burkhard (died: between 1150 and 1155),[1]:XLI also Burkhard II of Zollern-Hohenberg
- Egino
- Gotfried of Zimmern (most likely near Hechingen)[1]:XLII (died: between 1156 and 1160), likely Count of Zollern sometime around 1155[1]:XLI
- 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[1]:LXXXVIII
- Adalbert (or Albert), who became a monk in Zwiefalten[1]:XXXIII
- Kuno (?)
- Luitgard
- Udilhild
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Schmid, Ludwig (1862). "Geschichte der Grafen von Zollern-Hohenberg". Geschichte der Grafen von Zollern-Hohenberg. Anhang. Historisch-topographische Zusammenstellung der Grafschaft und Besitzungen des Hauses Zollern-Hohenberg. Google Book: Gebrüder Scheitlin. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Schultze, Johannes; Seigel, Rudolf (1972). "Hohenzollern, Dynastengeschlecht". Neue deutsche Biographie, Bd.: 9, Hess – Hüttig, Berlin. Bayerische Staatsbibliothek. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
- ↑ "Friedrich I. Graf von Zollern". Retrieved January 30, 2013.
External links
- Page at genealogie-mittelalter.de
- Page at Genealogie Mittelalter – Mittelalterliche Genealogie im Deutschen Reich bis zum Ende der Staufer
| Frederick I, Count of Zollern Died: before 1125 | ||
| Preceded by Burkhard I |
Count of Zollern | Succeeded by Friedrich II |