Lutgard von Stade

• Preferred Name: Lutgard von Stade^{[1] [2]}
  
• Gender: F
  
• FSID: LTTQ-XRD
  
• Birth: ABT 1110 in Stade, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany at LATI: N4.9 LONG: E0.1333 with note: As written in the Sources tagged
  
• Death: 30 JAN 1152 in Winzenburg, Alfeld, Hannover, Preußen, Duitsland at LATI: N1.9333 LONG: E0.9333 with note: As written in the Sources tagged
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  Lutgard of Salzwedel or Liutgard/Luitgard of Stade, (b. c. 1110, murdered 1152) was Queen of Denmark as the wife of King Eric III.
  
  Lutgard was born to Richardis, Countess of Sponheim-Lavanttal, and Count Rudolf I of Stade and Ditmarsh (d. 1124), Margrave of the Northern March, seated in Salzwedel. Lutgard's paternal grandfather was Margrave Lothair Udo II (of the Udonids, German: Udonen). After the death of her father she lived at her mother's estates near Jerichow. Married to her uncle Frederick II, Count of Sommerschenburg (c. 1095 – 19 May 1162), Count Palatine of Saxony as Frederick VI (since 1120), she had four children with him, but was forced to divorce him - on the grounds of prohibited degree of relation - by 1142.
  
  Her brother Hartwig, Count of Stade, provost at Bremen Cathedral since 1143, married her to Eric of Denmark in 1143 or 1144. With the death of her elder, childless brother Count Rudolf II of Stade and Freckleben in 1144, Lutgard and her children became the eventual heirs of the County of Stade, since her younger, inheriting brother, Hartwig, was childless too. However, in 1148 Hartwig stipulated with the cathedral chapter his election as Archbishop of Bremen in return for his bequest of the county to the archdiocese on his death, thus disinheriting Lutgard's children. As queen, she was criticized for being promiscuous and for influencing her spouse to waste money. She separated from her spouse after she was accused of adultery and exiled to the Holy Roman Empire.
  
  As a widow, she became the second wife of the widowed Count Herman II of Winzenburg-Northeim in 1148, and had three more daughters with him. Ministeriales of Bernard of Rothenburg, Bishop of Hildesheim, eventually at his instigation, murdered Count Herman, who was violent and ambitious to seize further territories, and the pregnant Lutgard in Winzenburg in the night between 29 and 30 January 1152. The murderers further robbed their treasury of 6,000 pound in silver.
  
  Issue:
  With Frederick II of Sommerschenburg she had four children:
  Albert (Adalbert), Count Palatine of Sommerschenburg (ca. 1130–15 January or 17 March 1179)
  Adelheid (d. 1 May 1184), Princess-Abbess of Gandersheim Abbey (1152/53–1184) and Quedlinburg Abbey (1161–1184)
  Sophia (d. 1189 or 1190), married (1) with Henry I, Count of Wettin (27 February 1142 – 30 August 1181), brother of the next Danish queen consort Adela of Meissen and son of their father Margrave Conrad the Great; (2) with Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia
  Dietrich, Count Palatine of Sommerschenburg, guardian of his nephew Henry II, Count of Wettin, son of Sophia and Henry I of Wettin
  
  With Hermann II of Winzenburg-Northeim she had the following three daughters:
  Daughter (1149– before 1204), married (1) in 1170 Henry III, Count of Schwarzburg (d. 26 July 1184), and (2) Ulrich I, Count of Wettin (ca. 1170–28 September 1206[1]), son of Sophia and Henry I of Wettin
  Daughter (b. 1150), in 1166 married Buris/Burits Henriksen (likely 1130–1167, murdered), Earl of Jutland (since 1162), a son of Ingrid Ragnvaldsdotter and Henry Sweynson (Henrik Skadelår)
  Hedwig (b. 1151), Provostress of Gandersheim Abbey

• m. ABT 1140 in Sommerschenburg, Saxony, Holy Roman Empire

• m. ABT 1145 in Europe

• m. 1144 in Bremen Cathedral, Bremen, Germany

• m. um 1129

1. Sophie von Sommerschenburg, b. ABT 1153 in Sangerhausen, Honstein, Thuringia, Germany     d. 1235 in Rheinhardsbrunn, Gotha, Landgraviate of Thuringia

1. Title: en.Wikipedia Lutgard of Salzwedel
   Author: Lutgard of Salzwedel Queen consort of Danmark Reign 1144–1146 Born c. 1110 Died 1152 Winzenburg Spouse (1) Frederick II of Sommerschenburg (2) Eric III of Denmark (3) Herman II, Count of Winzenburg House House of Udonen Father Rudolf I, Count of Stade Mother Richardis, Countess of Sponheim
   Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutgard_of_Salzwedel;
   Note: Lutgard of Salzwedel or Liutgard/Luitgard of Stade, (b. c. 1110, murdered 1152) was Queen of Denmark as the wife of King Eric III. Life: Lutgard was born to Richardis, Countess of Sponheim-Lavanttal, and Count Rudolf I of Stade and Ditmarsh (d. 1124), Margrave of the Northern March, seated in Salzwedel. Lutgard's paternal grandfather was Margrave Lothair Udo II (of the Udonids, German: Udonen). After the death of her father she lived at her mother's estates near Jerichow. Married to her uncle Frederick II, Count of Sommerschenburg (c. 1095 – 19 May 1162), Count Palatine of Saxony as Frederick VI (since 1120), she had four children with him, but was forced to divorce him - on the grounds of prohibited degree of relation - by 1142. Her brother Hartwig, Count of Stade, provost at Bremen Cathedral since 1143, married her to Eric of Denmark in 1143 or 1144. With the death of her elder, childless brother Count Rudolf II of Stade and Freckleben in 1144, Lutgard and her children became the eventual heirs of the County of Stade, since her younger, inheriting brother, Hartwig, was childless too. However, in 1148 Hartwig stipulated with the cathedral chapter his election as Archbishop of Bremen in return for his bequest of the county to the archdiocese on his death, thus disinheriting Lutgard's children. As queen, she was criticized for being promiscuous and for influencing her spouse to waste money. She separated from her spouse after she was accused of adultery and exiled to the Holy Roman Empire. As a widow, she became the second wife of the widowed Count Herman II of Winzenburg-Northeim in 1148, and had three more daughters with him. Ministeriales of Bernard of Rothenburg, Bishop of Hildesheim, eventually at his instigation, murdered Count Herman, who was violent and ambitious to seize further territories, and the pregnant Lutgard in Winzenburg in the night between 29 and 30 January 1152. The murderers further robbed their treasury of 6,000 pound in silver. Issue: With Frederick II of Sommerschenburg she had four children: Albert (Adalbert), Count Palatine of Sommerschenburg (ca. 1130–15 January or 17 March 1179) Adelheid (d. 1 May 1184), Princess-Abbess of Gandersheim Abbey (1152/53–1184) and Quedlinburg Abbey (1161–1184) Sophia (d. 1189 or 1190), married (1) with Henry I, Count of Wettin (27 February 1142 – 30 August 1181), brother of the next Danish queen consort Adela of Meissen and son of their father Margrave Conrad the Great; (2) with Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia Dietrich, Count Palatine of Sommerschenburg, guardian of his nephew Henry II, Count of Wettin, son of Sophia and Henry I of Wettin With Hermann II of Winzenburg-Northeim she had the following three daughters: Daughter (1149– before 1204), married (1) in 1170 Henry III, Count of Schwarzburg (d. 26 July 1184), and (2) Ulrich I, Count of Wettin (ca. 1170–28 September 1206[1]), son of Sophia and Henry I of Wettin Daughter (b. 1150), in 1166 married Buris/Burits Henriksen (likely 1130–1167, murdered), Earl of Jutland (since 1162), a son of Ingrid Ragnvaldsdotter and Henry Sweynson (Henrik Skadelår) Hedwig (b. 1151), Provostress of Gandersheim Abbey References: Alf Henrikson: Dansk historia (Danish history) (1989) (Swedish) Sven Rosborn (In Swedish): När hände vad i Nordens historia (When did what happen in the history of the Nordic countries) (1997) Hans Olrik, "Lutgard (Ljutgard), –1152, Dronning", in: Dansk biografisk leksikon, vol. X: Laale - Løvenørn, p. 400. (in Danish) Notes: After her death Ulrich I married his second wife Hedwig of Saxony (ca. 1175–after 1206), daughter of Duke Bernard I of Saxony. This page was last edited on 2 May 2021, at 14:34 (UTC).
   
2. Title: da.wikipedia Luitgard af Salzwedel
   Author: Luitgard af Salzwedel Født 1110 Død 29. januar 1152, Winzenburg Far Rudolf I, greve af Stade Søskende Hartvig I af Stade Ægtefæller Frederik II af Sommerschenburg (til 1144), Herman II, greve af Winzenburg (1148-1152), Erik Lam (1144-1146, fra 1144) Børn Adelheid IV. af Sommerschenburg, Adalbert von Sommerschenburg
   Publication: Name: https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luitgard_af_Salzwedel;
   Note: Luitgard af Salzwedel (evt.Lutgard eller Ljutgard), (død 29. januar 1152) var dansk dronning 1144-1146 gennem sit ægteskab med Erik Lam. Luitgard var datter af markgreve Rudolf af Salzwedel (var en tid også greve af Stade og Ditmarsken) og Richardis. Luitgard ægtede først den sachsiske pfalzgreve Frederik af Sommerscheburg (død 1162) og fik med ham sønnen Albert og datteren Adelheid; men da hun var sin mands søskendebarn, fik kirken ægteskabet opløst, hvorefter hendes broder domprovst Hartvig af Bremen fik hende gift med kong Erik Lam ca. år 1144. Luitgard blev anklaget for utroskab og forvist til Tyskland[1]. Dette ægteskab var kortvarigt og barnløst, og Luitgard mindedes i Danmark som en letfærdig dronning, der tilmed forledte sin ægtefælle til utidig rundhåndethed. Efter Eriks død i 1146 giftede hun sig på ny, denne gang med den voldsomme grev Herman, der på grund af drab havde mistet sin hovedborg, det stærke Winzenburg, men ved denne tid atter hævede sin Magt og til sidst, støttet af kong Konrad 3. af Franken, nødte biskop Bernhard 1. af Hildesheim til på ny at forlene ham med Winzenburg (1150). Her blev, Herman imidlertid myrdet af bispens mænd, og sammen med ham Luitgard, der den gang var frugtsommelig. Herman og Luitgard havde 3 døtre, af hvilke den mellemste skal være bleven gift med Buris. Referencer: 1. Heiberg, Steffen: Danske dronninger i tusind år, København : Gyldendal, 3.udg. 2004, side 24, ISBN 87-02-02946-4 Eksterne kilder og henvisninger: Dansk biografisk leksikon This page was last edited on 2 May 2021, at 14:34 (UTC).