Ethelinde of Northeim (born 1050/1060, died after 1075) was the 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 ...

and the wife of

Welf I, Duke of Bavaria Welf I (c. 1035/10406 November 1101) was Duke of Bavaria from 1070 to 1077 and from 1096 to his death. He was the first member of the Welf branch of the House of Este. In the genealogy of the Elder House of Welf, he is counted as Welf IV. Bio ...

, and Herman of Calvelage.

Family

Ethelinde was the oldest daughter of Otto of Northeim, duke of Bavaria (r.1060-1070) and his wife

Richenza of Swabia Richenza (also spelled as ''Richeza'' or ''Richza'') ( – before 1083) was a German noblewoman. By her first marriage, she was Countess of Werl. By her second marriage, she was Countess of Northeim, and from 1061 to 1070, Duchess of Bavaria ...

, who is thought to be the daughter of

Otto II, Duke of Swabia Otto II ( 995 – 7 September 1047), a member of the Ezzonid dynasty, was Count Palatine of Lotharingia from 1034 until 1045 and Duke of Swabia from 1045 until his death. Life Otto was the son of the Lotharingian count palatine Ezzo (955–1034 ...

First marriage

In 1062, when she was at most twelve years old, Ethelinde married

, son of

Albert Azzo II, Margrave of Milan Alberto Azzo II (997 or July 10, 1009, in Modena – August 20, 1097, in Modena), Margrave of Milan, and Liguria, Count of Gavello, Padua, Rovigo, Lunigiana, Monselice, and Montagnana, was a powerful nobleman in the Holy Roman Empire. He is con ...

and his wife Kunigunde of Altdorf. In 1070, Ethelinde's father, Otto of Northeim, was accused of being part of a plot to murder Henry IV, and was deprived of the duchy of Bavaria. Welf rejected Ethelinde and sent her back to her father, whom he succeeded as duke of Bavaria. Both Ethelinde and Welf then married other people, but it is not clear on what grounds their marriage was dissolved.

Second marriage

In or after 1070, Ethelinde married for a second time, to Herman I, count of Calvelage.Lange, ''Grafen von Northeim'', pp. 143ff., accessible online at
Genealogie Mittelater
/ref> The couple had one son, Herman II of Calvelage (1075-1134).

Notes

References

*B. Schneidmüller, ''Die Welfen. Herrschaft und Erinnerung'' (Stuttgart, 2000). *I. S. Robinson, ''Henry IV of Germany, 1056-1106'' (Cambridge, 2003). *K.-H. Lange, ''Die Grafen von Northeim (950-1144). Politische Stellung, Genealogie und Herrschaftsbereich. Beiträge zur Geschichte des sächsischen Adels im Hochmittelalter'' (Dissertation, Kiel, 1958).

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{{authority control German countesses German duchesses Year of birth unknown Year of death uncertain 11th-century births 11th-century deaths 11th-century German nobility Daughters of monarchs