Werner I, Count of Klettgau was a nobleman and an early member of the

House of Habsburg The House of Habsburg (; ), also known as the House of Austria, was one of the most powerful Dynasty, dynasties in the history of Europe and Western civilization. They were best known for their inbreeding and for ruling vast realms throughout ...

. He was an ancestor of King

Rudolph I of Germany Rudolf I (1 May 1218 – 15 July 1291) was the first King of Germany of the Habsburg dynasty from 1273 until his death. Rudolf's election marked the end of the Great Interregnum which had begun after the death of the Hohenstaufen Emperor ...

. Werner was sometimes called Werner the Pious. His father was

Radbot of Klettgau Radbot, Count of Klettgau ( 9851045) was (Count) of the county of Klettgau on the High Rhine in Swabia. Radbot was one of the progenitors of the Habsburg dynasty, and he chose to name his fortress Habsburg. Radbot was probably the second s ...

, and his mother was Ida de Lorraine (also known as Ita von Lothringen), who was the daughter of

Frederick I, Duke 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 m ...

and Beatrice of France. In 1057, Werner married Reginlinde of Nellenbourg (1027–1090). He had two sons:

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, and Albert II (also known as Albrecht II or Adalbert II).

References

* Werner I. (Habsburg)

External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20070523114314/http://www.genealogie-mittelalter.de/habsburger/werner_1_graf_von_habsburg_+_1096.html * http://genealogiequebec.info/testphp/info.php?no=114243 11th-century births Year of birth uncertain 1096 deaths House of Habsburg {{Germany-noble-stub