The County of Calvelage existed at the end of the 11th century and in the first half of the 12th century in the region of
Vechta in
Lower Saxony,
Germany.
The Court of Kalvelage in the farming community of Brockdorf in
Lohne provided the name for the county. The name disappeared in the 17th century, when it was changed to "Brockdorf" by the lords of the manor from the ''
von Galen
The House of Galen is an ancient and influential German noble, Westphalian family, historically Roman Catholic, from the County of Mark.
History
The earliest von Galens appeared in the twelfth century. Some branches of the family spread to Eas ...
'' family, who were responsible for the area.
The counts of Calvelage, who had property in
Vechta and
Bersenbrück
Bersenbrück (; Northern Low Saxon: ''Bessenbrügge'') is a town in the Osnabrück (district), district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Hase, approx. 30 km north of Osnabrück.
Bersenbrück is the seat of ...
, acquired areas in
Teutoburg Forest northwest of
Halle Halle may refer to:
Places Germany
* Halle (Saale), also called Halle an der Saale, a city in Saxony-Anhalt
** Halle (region), a former administrative region in Saxony-Anhalt
** Bezirk Halle, a former administrative division of East Germany
** Hall ...
around 1100 and erected
Ravensberg Castle Ravensburg is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
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Ravensberg, Ravensburg, or Ravensburgh may also refer to:
Places Buildings
* , a castle in Sulzfeld, Baden-Württemberg
* , ruin of a burgwall or gord in Neubrandenburg, Germany
* ...
. They moved their main residence to the new castle around 1140 and called themselves
Counts of Ravensberg from then on.
Counts of Calvelage:
*Hermann I, died probably in 1082, Count of Calvelage; after 1070 he married
Ethelinde of Northeim
Ethelinde of Northeim (born 1050/1060, died after 1075) was the daughter of Otto of Northeim and the wife of Welf I, Duke of Bavaria, and Herman of Calvelage.
Family
Ethelinde was the oldest daughter of Otto of Northeim, duke of Bavaria (r.1060- ...
, daughter of
Otto of Northeim
Otto of Nordheim (c. 1020 – 11 January 1083) was Duke of Bavaria from 1061 until 1070. He was one of the leaders of the Saxon Rebellion in 1073-75 and the Great Saxon Revolt of 1077-88 against King Henry IV of Germany.
Life
Family
Otto was born ...
, 1061-1070
Duke of Bavaria, after he had been deposed and his daughter had been repudiated by his son-in-law and successor,
Welf I, Duke of Bavaria 1070-1101 (
Welf Welf is a Germanic first name that may refer to:
*Welf (father of Judith), 9th century Frankish count, father-in-law of Louis the Pious
*Welf I, d. bef. 876, count of Alpgau and Linzgau
*Welf II, Count of Swabia, died 1030, supposed descendant of W ...
).
*Hermann von Calvelage, documented to have lived 1115–1134, their son, count in 1120, Count of Calvelage in 1125.
*Otto I, documented to have lived 1140–1170, probably his first son, first Count of Ravensberg; married to Oda, documented to have lived in 1166.
Former states and territories of Lower Saxony
Medieval Germany
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