He succeeded his father as Count of Walbeck upon his death. Siegfried is first mentioned as an ally of Odo I, Margrave of the Saxon Ostmark, in his conflict with Mieszko I, Duke of Poland. In particular, Siegfried fought in the Battle of Cedynia (Zehden), as reported in the Chronicon of Siegfried’s son Thietmar of Merseburg. Both Siegfried and Odo escaped the ensuing slaughter. As an interesting sidebar, Mieszko married Oda of Haldensleben, daughter of Dietrich, Margrave of the Nordmark, who was the predecessor of Siegfried’s brother Lothar I as margrave. In 979, he and his brothers were appointed regents of the County of Möckerngau by Emperor Otto II. Siegfried consolidated his position as sole count in 983. Later that year, he fought with the Saxon army against the Great Slav Rising revolt against the empire.
Death
He supported the Empress Theophanu in her war against Boleslaus II in 990, and while moving against the rebellious Lutici, he fell from his horse and died on 15 March 990.
Upon his death, Siegfried was succeeded as Count of Walbeck by his son Henry.
References
^Grosse, Walther (1952). "Die Grafen von Walbeck". Harz-Zeitschrift (4).
Sources
Warner, David A., Ottonian Germany: The Chronicon of Thietmar of Merseburg, Manchester University Press, Manchester, 2001
Grosse, Walther, Die Grafen von Walbeck. In: Harz-Zeitschrift, 1952
Medieval Lands Project, Grafen von Walbeck
January 14, 2023
siegfried, older, count, walbeck, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Siegfried I the Older Count of Walbeck news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Siegfried I the Elder Siegfried der Altere von Walbeck died 15 March 990 1 Count of Walbeck and Mockerngau son of Lothar II the Old Count of Walbeck and Mathilde von Arneburg Siegfried I the ElderCount of WalbeckDied 990 03 15 15 March 990Spouse s Kunigunde von StadeFatherLothar II the Old Count of WalbeckMotherMathilde von Arneburg Contents 1 Rule 2 Death 3 Marriage and Children 4 References 5 SourcesRule EditHe succeeded his father as Count of Walbeck upon his death Siegfried is first mentioned as an ally of Odo I Margrave of the Saxon Ostmark in his conflict with Mieszko I Duke of Poland In particular Siegfried fought in the Battle of Cedynia Zehden as reported in the Chronicon of Siegfried s son Thietmar of Merseburg Both Siegfried and Odo escaped the ensuing slaughter As an interesting sidebar Mieszko married Oda of Haldensleben daughter of Dietrich Margrave of the Nordmark who was the predecessor of Siegfried s brother Lothar I as margrave In 979 he and his brothers were appointed regents of the County of Mockerngau by Emperor Otto II Siegfried consolidated his position as sole count in 983 Later that year he fought with the Saxon army against the Great Slav Rising revolt against the empire Death EditHe supported the Empress Theophanu in her war against Boleslaus II in 990 and while moving against the rebellious Lutici he fell from his horse and died on 15 March 990 Marriage and Children EditSiegfried married Kunigunde von Stade daughter of Henry I the Bald Count of Stade Siegfried and Kunigunde had five sons Henry Count of Walbeck killed in battle 1004 Friedrick Count of Walbeck Thietmar of Merseburg Bishop of Merseburg Siegfried of Walbeck Bishop of Munster 1022 1032 Bruno of Walbeck Bishop of Verden 1034 1049 Upon his death Siegfried was succeeded as Count of Walbeck by his son Henry References Edit Grosse Walther 1952 Die Grafen von Walbeck Harz Zeitschrift 4 Sources EditWarner David A Ottonian Germany The Chronicon of Thietmar of Merseburg Manchester University Press Manchester 2001 Grosse Walther Die Grafen von Walbeck In Harz Zeitschrift 1952 Medieval Lands Project Grafen von Walbeck Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Siegfried I the Older Count of Walbeck amp oldid 1113989870, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
