Ulrich (Weimar) von Istrien (abt. 1020 - 1070)

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Ulrich I Weimar was a member of the aristocracy in Europe.

Biography

Ulrich I was the only son of Poppo I von Weimar, Markgraf von Krain und Istrien (Carniola and Istria in English), and his wife Hadamut von Istrien, heir of Krain and Istrien.

His father died before 1044, and Ulrich is mentioned as Markgraf von Krain in 1045, and Markgraf von Istrien in 1060. He died 6 March 1070.^[1]

Family

He married about 1062/63, Sophia of Hungary, daughter of Bela I, King of Hungary

They had issue;

1. Poppo II, succeeded his father as Markgraf von Krain und Istrien;
2. Ulrich II, succeeded as Graf von Weimar, and his brother as Markgraf von Krain und Istrien;
3. Richgard, married Ekkehard von Wittelsbach, Graf von Scheyern, and had issue^[1]
4. (possibly) Adelheid, married 1) Friedrich, Domvogt von Regensburg; 2) Udalschalk, Graf im Lurngau und Gündkofen, and died in Kloster Tegernsee perhaps in 1122, but before 1124.^[2]

After his death, his widow, married Magnus Billung, Duke of Saxony, and had further issue.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Schwennicke, Detlev, ed. Europäische Stammtafeln. Neue Folge ed. Band I.1. Frankfurt Am Main: Vittorio Klostermann, 1998. Tafel 144.
2. ↑ Cawley, Charles, 'Carinthia: Chapter 3A Marchesi of Carniola and Istria', Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families, version 3.1, 7 March 2015. Foundation of Medieval Genealogy website http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands : accessed 18 September 2016.