Adalbero (died about 1082/86), a member of the
Otakar
Otakar is a masculine Czech given name of Germanic origin (cf. Audovacar). Notable people with the name include:
* Otakar Batlička (1895–1942), Czech adventurer, journalist, ham radio operator, member of Czech Nazi resistance group in World War ...
dynasty, was
Margrave of Styria from 1075 until 1082.
Biography
He was the eldest son of Margrave
Ottokar I of Styria and his wife Willibirg of
Eppenstein, possibly a daughter of Duke
Adalbero of Carinthia. He succeeded as margrave upon the death of his father in 1075.
Like his father, Adalbero sided with Emperor
Henry IV in the fierce
Investiture Controversy
The Investiture Controversy, also called Investiture Contest ( German: ''Investiturstreit''; ), was a conflict between the Church and the state in medieval Europe over the ability to choose and install bishops (investiture) and abbots of monas ...
, which led to a confrontation with his younger brother
Ottokar II, an ally of
Pope Gregory VII. In 1082 Adalbero finally was forced to resign in favour of his brother and was killed shortly afterwards.
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Styria, Adalbero of
11th-century people of the Holy Roman Empire
Adalbero Adalbero or Adalberon (french: Adalbéron) is a masculine given name, a variant of Adalbert, derived from the Old High German words ''adal'' ("noble") and '' beraht'' ("bright") or ''bero'' ("bear"). It may refer to:
* Adalbero I of Metz (died 962 ...