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. Upon the death of Lothair Udo III in 1106, the title of

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went to his brother

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. The title Count of Stade also went to Rudolf in all likelihood, but Friedrich was appointed to administer the county as Viscount of Stade until Lothar's son

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could assume the role. Friedrich aligned with Lothar of Süpplingenburg, then Duke of Saxony, against

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. He was imprisoned with Lothar, and eventually released by the emperor. After the Battle of Welfesholz, with no further help expected from the emperor, Lothar proved a good ally, and his role as count assured. When Henry II came of age, he became Count of Stade. Upon his death in 1128, Friedrich was officially invested by Archbishop Adalbero of Bremen with the County of Stade. After the death of Frederick in 1135, the County of Stade reverted to the House of Udonids, and the countship was assumed by Udo V. Frederick was buried in

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monastery next to the other counts of Stade.

Sources

Medieval Lands Project (Grafen von Stade, Family of Freidrich)
Krause, Karl E., ''Friedrich, Graf von Stade''. In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1878 Hucke, Richard, ''Friedrich, Graf von Stade''. In: Neue Deutsche Biographie, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin, 1961 {{Authority control 1135 deaths Counts of Stade 12th-century German nobility