Otto Count of Ballenstedt

• Preferred Name: Otto Count of Ballenstedt^[1]
  
• Gender: M
  
• Burial: in Ballenstedt, Quedlinburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland at LATI: N1.7137 LONG: E1.2153
  
• Death: 9 FEB 1123 in Ballenstedt, Quedlinburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany at LATI: N1.7137 LONG: E1.2153 with note: GEDCOM data
  
• FSID: GZ7W-8MX
  
• Birth: 1070 in Ballenstedt, Quedlinburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany at LATI: N1.7137 LONG: E1.2153
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  Otto, Count of Ballenstedt, called Otto the Rich (c.?1070-9 February 1123), was the first Ascanian prince to call himself count of Anhalt, and was also briefly named duke of Saxony. He was the father of Albert the Bear, who later conquered Brandenburg from the Slavs and called himself its first margrave.
  
  Otto was the eldest son of Adalbert II, Count of Ballenstedt and Adelaide of Weimar-Orlamünde, daughter of Otto I, Margrave of Meissen. After the death of his father-in-law, Magnus, Duke of Saxony, in 1106, Otto inherited a significant part of Magnus' properties, and hoped to succeed him as duke. However, Lothar of Supplinburg was named duke in his stead. In 1112, after Lothar had been banned, Otto was appointed duke of Saxony by Emperor Henry V; but in the same year, he came into a dispute with the emperor and was stripped of his ducal title. He now allied himself with Lothar, and helped Lothar defeat Hoyer I, Count of Mansfeld, who had been named duke of Saxony by the Emperor, in 1115.
  
  Otto conquered the areas around Zerbst and Salzwedel from Slavs, and maintained Lothar's support once Lothar became king in 1125. He also claimed the County of Weimar-Orlamünde, of which his mother was the heir.
  
  «b»Family«/b»
  Otto married Eilika, the daughter of Magnus, Duke of Saxony, before 1095. They had the following children:
  
  1.) Albert the Bear (1100-1170)
  
  2.) Adelaide (died after 1139), married Henry IV, Count of Stade, and in 1139, Werner, Count of Osterburg
  
  History of Otto I, Count of Ballenstedt (1070-1123)
  Otto, Count of Ballenstedt, called Otto the Rich (c. 1070 – 9 February 1123), was the first Ascanian prince to call himself count of Anhalt, and was also briefly named duke of Saxony. He was the fathe
  
  === Dives; children ===
  Dives; children
  
  === From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 J ===
  From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
  
  === Gf. v. Ballenstedt 1083, Herzog v. Sachs ===
  Gf. v. Ballenstedt 1083, Herzog v. Sachsen 1111, erbaut Burg Anhalt
  
  === !Ancestral File ===
  !Ancestral File
  
  === BETHAMIS GENEALOGICAL TABLES (GS NUMBER ===
  BETHAMIS GENEALOGICAL TABLES (GS NUMBER Q929.2 B465G) TAB 450, 523;
  
  === Also listed at Otto von Anhalt ===
  Also listed at Otto von Anhalt
  
  === Please contact me at fergy@nemaine.com i ===
  Please contact me at fergy@nemaine.com if you have any questions or can add to my information. Thank You Alt Name: Otto "The Rich" Count Of Ascania !GENERAL:Ancestral File (TM), Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998
  
  === !#552-V1-T68; !#18-V1-T59; ===
  !#552-V1-T68; !#18-V1-T59;
  
  === From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 J ===
  From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996. From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
  
  === Otto der Reiche (Askanier) ===
  http://roglo.eu/roglo?lang=en;i=7717535
  
  M Otto der Reiche (Askanier)
  
  Graf von Ballenstedt, Herzog von Sachsen
  (Otto (Askanier))
  
  Died 9 February 1123
  Parents
  Adalbert (Askanier), Graf von Ballenstedt †ca 1080
  Adelheid von Weimar, Gräfin von Orlamünde †1100
  Spouses and children
  Married in 1094 to Eilika von Sachsen †1142, with
  Albrecht I der Bär 1096..1100-1170
  
  === Line 102082 from GEDCOM File not recogni ===
  Line 102082 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: NAME Otto (Askanier) Count Of /BALLENSTEDT/ From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
  
  === Earl The Rich of Branden Obst ===
  Earl The Rich of Branden Obst
  
  === My PAF Notes ===
  from thepeerage.com, 6/2009:
  Otton Graf von Ballenstedt1
  M, #2, d. 9 February 1123
  Last Edited=2 May 2004
  Otton Graf von Ballenstedt married Eilika von Sachsen in 1094. He died on 9 February 1123.1
  Otton Graf von Ballenstedt gained the title of Graf von Ballenstedt. He was a member of the House of Ascania.
  Child of Otton Graf von Ballenstedt and Eilika von Sachsen
  Albrecht I Markgraf von Brandenburg + b. c 1100, d. 11701
  Citations
  [S102 ] Roglo Geneweb Website, online <>. Hereinafter cited as Roglo Geneweb Website.
  
  Update
  http://thepeerage.com/p1.htm#c2.1
  refers to http://roglo.eu/roglo?lang=en;i=7717535
  
  === (the Rich) ===
  (the Rich)
  
  === !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Lat ===
  !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM); ; June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998; ; , Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
  
  === Line 100308 from GEDCOM File not recogni ===
  Line 100308 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: NAME Otto (Askanier) Count Of /BALLENSTEDT/
  
  === Ancestral File Number: WRQ4-9V From ===
  Ancestral File Number: WRQ4-9V From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
  
  === Line 981 from GEDCOM File not recognizab ===
  Line 981 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: NAME Otto (Askanier) Count Of /BALLENSTEDT/ From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996. Line 999 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: NAME Otto (Askanier) Count Of /BALLENSTEDT/ From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
  
  === Otto den Reiche ble hertug av Sachsen i ===
  Otto den Reiche ble hertug av Sachsen i 1112.

• m. 1095

1. Albert "L'Ours" VON BALLENSTEDT, b. 1100 in Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany     d. 18 NOV 1170 in Brandenburg, Prussia, Germany

1. Title: Otto von Ballenstedt, "Find A Grave Index"
   Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6Z71-YGP7 : 2 June 2022), Otto von Ballenstedt, ; Burial, Ballenstedt, Landkreis Harz, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany, Ballenstedt Castle; citing record ID 220377248, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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