The County of Calvelage existed at the end of the 11th century and in the first half of the 12th century in the region of
Vechta in
Lower Saxony
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,
Germany
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.
The Court of Kalvelage in the farming community of Brockdorf in
Lohne provided the name for the county. The name disappeared in the 17th century, when it was changed to "Brockdorf" by the lords of the manor from the ''
von Galen
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History
The earliest von Galens appeared in the twelfth century. Some branches of the family spread to E ...
'' family, who were responsible for the area.
The counts of Calvelage, who had property in
Vechta and
Bersenbrück, acquired areas in
Teutoburg Forest
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northwest of
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around 1100 and erected
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. They moved their main residence to the new castle around 1140 and called themselves
Counts of Ravensberg from then on.
Counts of Calvelage:
*Hermann I, died probably in 1082, Count of Calvelage; after 1070 he married
Ethelinde of Northeim, daughter of
Otto of Northeim, 1061-1070
Duke of Bavaria
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, after he had been deposed and his daughter had been repudiated by his son-in-law and successor,
Welf I, Duke of Bavaria 1070-1101 (
Welf).
*Hermann von Calvelage, documented to have lived 1115–1134, their son, count in 1120, Count of Calvelage in 1125.
*Otto I, documented to have lived 1140–1170, probably his first son, first Count of Ravensberg; married to Oda, documented to have lived in 1166.
Former states and territories of Lower Saxony
Medieval Germany
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