Andechs Meranien Diessen Siebmacher008 - 1703 - Grafen

The House of Andechs was a feudal line of

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princes in the 12th and 13th centuries. The counts of Dießen-Andechs (1100 to 1180) obtained territories in northern

Dalmatia Dalmatia (; hr, Dalmacija ; it, Dalmazia; see #Name, names in other languages) is one of the four historical region, historical regions of Croatia, alongside Croatia proper, Slavonia, and Istria. Dalmatia is a narrow belt of the east shore of ...

on the

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tic seacoast, where they became

Margraves of Istria The March of Istria (or Margraviate of Istria ) was originally a Carolingian frontier march covering the Istrian peninsula and surrounding territory conquered by Charlemagne's son Pepin of Italy in 789. After 1364, it was the name of the Istrian ...

and ultimately dukes of a short-lived imperial state named

Merania The Duchy of Merania, it, Ducato di Merania, sl, Vojvodina Meranija, hr, Vojvodina Meranije was a fiefdom of the Holy Roman Empire from 1152 until 1248. The dukes of Merania were recognised as princes of the Empire enjoying imperial immediacy ...

from 1180 to 1248. They were also self-styled lords of Carniola.

History

The noble family originally resided in southwestern

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at the castle of Ambras near Innsbruck, controlling the road to the March of Verona across the Brenner Pass, at

Dießen am Ammersee Dießen am Ammersee (Southern Bavarian: ''Diaßn am Ammasä'') is a municipality in the district of Landsberg in Bavaria in Germany. It is located on the shores of the Ammersee. Geography Situated in the Bavarian Alpine Foreland the town stret ...

and

Wolfratshausen Wolfratshausen () is a town of the district of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, located in Bavaria, Germany. The town had a population of 19,033 as of 31 December 2019. History The first mention of "Wolveradeshusun" appears in documents from the year ...

. One Count

Rasso Saint Rasso of Andechs (also ''Rasso of Grafrath, Graf Ratt, Ratho, Grafrath, Rasso von Andechs'') (c. 900–953) was a Bavarian count and military leader, pilgrim, and saint. He was the count (''Graf'') of Dießen-Andechs, leading the Bavarians ...

(''Rath'') is documented in Dießen, who allegedly fought against the invading Magyars in the early 10th century and established the monastery of

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. By their ancestor Count Palatine Berthold of Reisensburg, a grandson of the Bavarian duke

Arnulf the Bad Arnulf II (birth unknown; died 14 July 937), also known as the Bad (german: der Schlimme), the Evil (''der Böse'') or the Wicked, a member of the Luitpolding dynasty, held the title of Duke of Bavaria from about 907 until his death in 937. He ...

, the Andechser may be affiliated with the

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dynasty. Berthold appears a fierce enemy of King Otto I of Germany and was blamed as a traitor at the 955

Battle of Lechfeld The Battle of Lechfeld was a series of military engagements over the course of three days from 10–12 August 955 in which the Kingdom of Germany, led by King Otto I the Great, annihilated the Hungarian army led by ''Harka ''Bulcsú and the chi ...

against the Hungarians. He probably married a daughter of Duke

Frederick I of Upper Lorraine Frederick I (c. 912 – 18 May 978) was the count of Bar and duke of Upper Lorraine. He was a son of Wigeric, count of Bidgau, also count palatine of Lorraine, and Cunigunda, and thus a sixth-generation descendant of Charlemagne. In 954, he ma ...

; his descendant Count Berthold II (d. 1151), from about 1100 residing at

Andechs Andechs is a municipality in the district of Starnberg in Bavaria in Germany. It is renowned in Germany and beyond for Andechs Abbey, a Benedictine monastery that has brewed beer since 1455. The monastery brewery offers tours to visitors. The ...

, is credited as the progenitor of the comital dynasty. Berthold II had inherited the family's Bavarian territories but also acquired possessions in the adjacent

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n region, where about 1135 he had the

Plassenburg Plassenburg is a castle in the city of Kulmbach in Bavaria. It is one of the most impressive castles in Germany and a symbol of the city. It was first mentioned in 1135. The Plassenberg family were ministerial of the counts of Andechs (later th ...

built near Bayreuth and established the town of Kulmbach. He served as ''

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'' of

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and by marriage with Sophie, daughter of Margrave Poppo II, came into property of lands in the

March of Istria The March of Istria (or Margraviate of Istria ) was originally a Carolingian frontier march covering the Istrian peninsula and surrounding territory conquered by Charlemagne's son Pepin of Italy in 789. After 1364, it was the name of the Istrian ...

and Carniola. In the year 1180, the County of Andechs acquired the town of Innsbruck.Chizzali. Tyrol: Impressions of Tyrol. (Innsbruck: Alpina Printers and Publishers) p. 5 Otto II of Andechs was bishop of Bamberg from 1177 to 1196. In 1208, when Philip of Swabia, King of the Germans, was assassinated at Bamberg by Otto VIII of

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, members of the House of Andechs were implicated. Saint

Hedwig of Andechs Hedwig of Silesia ( pl, Święta Jadwiga Śląska), also Hedwig of Andechs (german: Heilige Hedwig von Andechs, la, Hedvigis; 1174 – 15 October 1243), a member of the Bavarian comital House of Andechs, was Duchess of Silesia from 1201 and ...

(c. 1174 – October 1243) was one of eight children born to

Berthold IV, Duke of Merania Berthold IV (c. 1159 – 12 August 1204), a member of the House of Andechs, was Margrave of Istria and Carniola (as Berthold II). By about 1180/82 he assumed the title of Duke of Merania, referring to the Adriatic seacoast of Kvarner which his ...

, Count of Dießen-Andechs and

Margrave of Istria The March of Istria (or Margraviate of Istria ) was originally a Carolingian frontier march covering the Istrian peninsula and surrounding territory conquered by Charlemagne's son Pepin of Italy in 789. After 1364, it was the name of the Istria ...

. Of her four brothers, two became bishops: Ekbert of Bamberg (1203–1231), and

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. Otto succeeded his father as Duke of Dalmatia, and Henry became Margrave of Istria. Of her three sisters, Gertrude of Andechs-Merania (1185 – 28 September 1213) was the first wife of

Andrew II of Hungary Andrew II ( hu, II. András, hr, Andrija II., sk, Ondrej II., uk, Андрій II; 117721 September 1235), also known as Andrew of Jerusalem, was King of Hungary and Croatia between 1205 and 1235. He ruled the Principality of Halych from 11 ...

and the mother of St

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; Mechtilde became Abbess of Kitzingen; while Agnes, a famous beauty, was made the illegitimate third wife of

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in 1196, on the repudiation of his lawful wife, Ingeborg, but was dismissed in 1200, after

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laid France under an interdict.

Genealogy

#Arnold IV, Count of Dießen (d. 1098), married to Gisela of

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, daughter of Duke

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## Berthold II (d.1151), Count of Dießen and

, Count of

and Kulmbach in

, ''

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'' of

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###Margrave Berthold I of Istria (c. 1110/15 – 14 December 1188), married to Hedwig, daughter of Count Otto V of Wittelsbach, secondly to Luitgard, daughter of King Sweyn III of Denmark ####

(d. 12 August 1204), married to Agnes of Wettin, daughter of Margrave Dedi III of Lusatia #####

Otto I, Duke of Merania Otto I (c. 1180 – 7 May 1234), a member of the House of Andechs, was Duke of Merania from 1204 until his death. He was also Count of Burgundy (as Otto II) from 1208 to 1231, by his marriage to Countess Beatrice II, and Margrave of Istria and ...

(d. 7 May 1234),

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, Margrave of Istria, married to Beatrice of

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, daughter of Count

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, secondly to Sophia of Ascania, daughter of Count Henry I of Anhalt ######

Otto III, Count of Burgundy Otto III ( – 19 June 1248), a member of the House of Andechs, was Count of Burgundy from 1231 and the last duke of Merania (numbered Otto II) from 1234 until his death. Family Otto was the only son of Duke Otto I of Merania and Countess Beatri ...

(c. 1226 – 19 June 1248),

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, married to Elizabeth, daughter of Count Adalbert IV of Tyrol ###### Agnes (d. 1263), married to the last Babenberg duke

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(divorced); secondly, to the last

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duke, Ulric III of

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(d. after 1265), married to the

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count Herman II of Weimar-Orlamünde ######Margaret (d. 18 October 1271), married to Přemysl of

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, son of King

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; secondly, to Count Frederick of Truhendingen ######

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(d. 8 March 1279), married to Count

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, secondly to Count

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######Elizabeth (d. 18 December 1272), married to the Hohenzollern burgrave

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#####

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(d. 18 July 1228), Margrave of Istria, married to Sophia of Weichselburg ##### Ekbert (d. 6 June 1237)

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#####

(d. 23 May 1251),

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##### Agnes (c. 1180 – 29 July 1201), married to King

##### Gertrude ( assassinated 28 September 1213), married to King

#####Saint

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(c. 1176/80 – 14 May 1243, Abbess of

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, married to

Henry I the Bearded Henry the Bearded ( pl, Henryk (Jędrzych) Brodaty, german: Heinrich der Bärtige; c. 1165/70 – 19 March 1238) was a Polish duke from the Piast dynasty. He was Duke of Silesia at Wrocław from 1201, Duke of Kraków and High Duke of all Pol ...

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#####Mathilde (d. 1 December 1254), Abbess of

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#####unnamed daughter, married into the royal Nemanjic family of

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####Sophia (d.1218), married to Count Poppo VI of Henneberg ####Kunigunde (d.1207), married to Count Eberhard III of Eberstein #### Mechtild (d.1245), married to Count Frederick I of Hohenburg, secondly to Count Engelbert III of Görz ####Poppo (1175 – Dezember 1245),

####Bertha, Abbess of

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###Otto (c. 1132 – 1196), Bishop of

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and Bamberg ###

Mechtildis of Edelstetten Mechtildis of Edelstetten, also known as Mechtildis of Diessen or Mechtildis of Andechs, was a Benedictine abbess and, according to legend, a renowned miracle worker. Mechtildis was the daughter of Count Berthold of Andechs, whose wife, Sophie, ...

(d.1160) ###Euphemia (d.1180), Abbess of

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### ### ### ### ### ### ###Kunigunde (d.1139), nun in

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### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### A history of the House of Andechs was written by the statesman and historian

Joseph Hormayr, Baron zu Hortenburg Joseph Hormayr, Baron zu Hortenburg (german: link=no, Joseph Hormayr Freiherr zu Hortenburg, also known as ''Joseph Freiherr von Hormayr zu Hortenburg'') (20 January 1781 or 1782 – 5 October 1848) was an Austrian and German statesman and hist ...

, and published in 1796.

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External links

*{{cite web , last=Marek , first=Miroslav , url=http://genealogy.euweb.cz/german/diessen1.html , title= Genealogy , publisher=Genealogy EU Counts of Germany