Otto VI, Count of Tecklenburg (died 1388) was the only son of Count Nicholas I and his wife, Helena of Oldenburg-Wildeshausen-Alt-Bruchhausen. In 1367, he succeeded his father as count of

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-Ibbenbüren and count of

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and

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. In 1376, he became pledge holder of

Iburg Bad Iburg (; Westphalian: ''Bad Ibig'') is a spa town in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Teutoburg Forest, 16 km south of Osnabrück. Bad Iburg is also the name of a municipality which includes ...

. Otto was a bold fighter. He improved the administration of the county and granted city rights to Bevergen. He acquired the bailiwicks of Clarholz,

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and

Herzebrock Herzebrock-Clarholz is a town in the Gütersloh (district), district of Gütersloh in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located approximately 10 km west of Gütersloh. Adjacent towns *Bredeck *Harsewinkel *Gütersloh *Rheda ...

. His marriage with Adelaide of Lippe gave him a claim on the cities of Rheda and Lipperode. This led to a lengthy dispute, which was resolved in 1401 by a compromise between his son

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and his second cousin Simon III of Lippe: Nicholas received Rheda, and LIpperode became a

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between

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and the

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From 1372 to 1379, Otto was also administrator of the

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, after he had deposed bishop

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. In 1379, he was besieged in Rheda and had to surrender.

Marriage and issue

Otto VI married Adelaide, the daughter of Lord Bernard V of Lippe. He had two children: *

(d. 1426) * Hedwig, married Lord

Gisbert VI of Bronckhorst-Borculo 200px, Coat of arms of the Lordship of Borculo Gisbert VI of Bronckhorst-Borculo ( – 1 November 1409) was a Dutch nobleman. He was a son of William IV of Bronckhorst and Kunigunde of Moers. He was the ruling Lord of Bronckhorst from 1399 ...

(d. 1409) Year of birth uncertain 1388 deaths Counts of Tecklenburg 14th-century German nobility {{Germany-noble-stub