When in 1046 Margrave Eckard II of Meissen died and willed his margraviate to Emperor Henry III, the emperor promptly granted it to William, who, through the second marriage of his mother Oda, also received the Thuringian estates of his stepfather Margrave Dedi II of Lusatia. Thereby, he united the territory held by late Margrave Eckard II of Meissen under his rule.
William remained a loyal supporter of the ruling Salian dynasty and, upon the death of the emperor in 1056, backed the regency of his widow Empress Agnes of Poitou. He was highly in favour with the empress, who gave him command alongside Bishop Eberhard of Naumburg, of the army in the 1060 campaign in support of King Andrew I of Hungary against his brother Béla I. According to the chronicler Lambert of Hersfeld, instead of waiting for an assisting Bohemian contingent under Duke Spytihněv II, they immediately attacked Béla's forces and the German army was soon in retreat. While King Andrew was deadly wounded, William and Bishop Eberhard were captured at the Battle of the Theben Pass near Moson (Wieselburg). However, Béla's son Géza, impressed by William's courage, induced his father to not only release him, but give him his daughter Sophia in marriage.
Meanwhile, William had returned to Germany. When in 1062 he again proceeded to Hungary to marry Sophia, however, he fell ill and died on his journey. Sophia married his nephew Margrave Ulric I of Carniola instead. The Meissen margraviate passed to William's younger brother Otto I.
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ADB:Wilhelm (Graf von Weimar-Orlamünde) at German Wikisource.
william, margrave, meissen, william, count, weimar, died, 1062, margrave, meissen, from, 1046, until, death, williammargrave, meissendied1062hungarynoble, familycounts, weimar, orlamündefatherwilliam, weimarmotheroda, lusatialife, edithe, eldest, count, willia. William IV Count of Weimar died 1062 was Margrave of Meissen from 1046 until his death WilliamMargrave of MeissenDied1062HungaryNoble familyCounts of Weimar OrlamundeFatherWilliam III of WeimarMotherOda of LusatiaLife editHe was the eldest son of Count William III of Weimar from his second marriage with Oda a daughter of Margrave Thietmar of the Saxon Eastern March He became count of Weimar and Orlamunde in Thuringia upon the death of his father in 1039 William was appointed count palatine of Saxony in 1042 When in 1046 Margrave Eckard II of Meissen died and willed his margraviate to Emperor Henry III the emperor promptly granted it to William who through the second marriage of his mother Oda also received the Thuringian estates of his stepfather Margrave Dedi II of Lusatia Thereby he united the territory held by late Margrave Eckard II of Meissen under his rule William remained a loyal supporter of the ruling Salian dynasty and upon the death of the emperor in 1056 backed the regency of his widow Empress Agnes of Poitou He was highly in favour with the empress who gave him command alongside Bishop Eberhard of Naumburg of the army in the 1060 campaign in support of King Andrew I of Hungary against his brother Bela I According to the chronicler Lambert of Hersfeld instead of waiting for an assisting Bohemian contingent under Duke Spytihnev II they immediately attacked Bela s forces and the German army was soon in retreat While King Andrew was deadly wounded William and Bishop Eberhard were captured at the Battle of the Theben Pass near Moson Wieselburg However Bela s son Geza impressed by William s courage induced his father to not only release him but give him his daughter Sophia in marriage Meanwhile William had returned to Germany When in 1062 he again proceeded to Hungary to marry Sophia however he fell ill and died on his journey Sophia married his nephew Margrave Ulric I of Carniola instead The Meissen margraviate passed to William s younger brother Otto I Sources editADB Wilhelm Graf von Weimar Orlamunde at German Wikisource William Margrave of MeissenCounts of Weimar Orlamunde Died 1062Preceded byEckard II Margrave of Meissen1046 1062 Succeeded byOtto I Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Margrave of Meissen amp oldid 1171477308, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
