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Personal data Frederik I von Altena 

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Household of Frederik I von Altena

He is married to Alveradis van Krieckenbeck.

They got married.


Child(ren):

  1. Adolf I von Altena  ± 1181-1249 


Notes about Frederik I von Altena

FRIEDRICH [I] (-1199, bur Kloster Kappenberg). Levoldus’s mid-14th century Chronica Comitum de Marka names “Fredericus et Everhardus” as brothers of Adolf Archbishop of Köln, specifying that Friedrich held “castrum de Altena”[43]. Graf von Altena. Philipp Archbishop of Köln confirmed donations to Kloster Vilich by charter dated 10 Sep 1182 witnessed by "…Arnoldus et Fredericus comites de Alcena…"[44]. Philipp Archbishop of Köln donated property to Kloster Kaiserswerth by charter dated 5 Aug 1190 witnessed by "Thidericus comes de Hostaden, Otto de Wiggerodthe frater eius, Gerhardus comes de Are, Fridericus comes de Altina, Conradus de Dicke, Reterus frater eius, Hermannus de Else…"[45]. Bruno [III] Archbishop of Köln confirmed the entry of three sisters into Köln St Maria by charter dated 1192 witnessed by "…comes Arnoldus de Altena et comes Fredericus frater eius…"[46]. Adolf [I] Archbishop of Köln donated property to Kloster Füssenich by charter dated 1197 witnessed by "…fratres nostri comites Arnoldus et Fridericus de Althena…"[47]. Adolf Archbishop of Köln, with the consent of “fratris mei comitis Arnoldi”, noted that "frater meus beate memorie comes Fridericus" sold "curtim suam Lohusen" to the monks of Cappenberg, by charter dated 1199, witnessed by “Adolphus comes de Altena, Fridericus frater eius...”[48]. His place of burial is confirmed by the charter dated 7 Apr 1210 under which [his son] “Adolphus...comes de Altena” confirmed a donation to Kloster Cappenberg for the soul of “patris nostri Friderici comitis de Altena, qui ibidem sepultus...”[49].

m ALVERADIS, daughter of --- (-after 7 Apr 1210). Her marriage is confirmed by the charter dated 7 Apr 1210 under which [her son] “Adolphus...comes de Altena” confirmed a donation to Kloster Cappenberg made by “Adelheidis ixor Wirici defuncti ministerialis noster”, for the soul of “patris nostri Friderici comitis de Altena, qui ibidem sepultus...”, noting that “ego et mater mea Alveradis et uxor mea Luthgardis” placed “domum in Langeren” on the altar[50]. Europäische Stammtafeln shows “Alveradis (v Krieckenbeck-Millendonk) 1193/1220 T v (Reiner)” as the wife of Graf Friedrich [I][51]. The primary source which suggests her possible parentage has not been identified. Another possibility is that Alveradis was the heiress of Rabodo von der Mark (see Chapter 12) and passed the castle to her son Adolf.

Friedrich [I] & his wife had [three] children:
ADOLF (-28 Jun 1249)
FRIEDRICH (-after [1194/99]).
HEINRICH (-after 1213).

Bronnen:

[43] Chronica Comitum de Marka, p. 26.

[44] Niederrheins Urkundenbuch, Band I, 481, p. 340.

[45] Niederrheins Urkundenbuch, Band I, 525, p. 366.

[46] Niederrheins Urkundenbuch, Band I, 536, p. 373.

[47] Niederrheins Urkundenbuch, Band I, 559, p. 390.

[48] Westfaliæ Regesta, Band II, DLXXXIII, p. 262.

[49] Wilmans, R. (ed.) (1871) Westfälisches Urkundenbuch, Band III (Münster) (“Westfälisches Urkundenburch Band III (1871)”), 62, p. 33.

[50] Westfälisches Urkundenburch Band III (1871), 62, p. 33.

[51] ES XVIII 3.

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