Adalbert I, Duke of Teck ( – ) was a German nobleman. After the death of his brother Berthold IV, he styled himself ''Duke of Teck'', and thus founded the elder line of the

Dukes of Teck Duke of Teck () is a title which was created twice in Germanic lands. It was first borne from 1187 to 1439 by the head of a cadet line of the German ducal House of Zähringen, known as the "first House of Teck". The seat of this territory was Cas ...

, which existed until 1439.

Life

He was a son of Duke Conrad I of Zähringen and his wife Clementia of Luxembourg-Namur. He was named after his maternal uncle. When his brother Berthold IV died in 1186, he inherited the family possessions in the foothills of the

Swabian Jura The Swabian Jura ( , more rarely ), sometimes also named Swabian Alps in English, is a mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, extending from southwest to northeast and in width. It is named after the region of Swabia. It is part of th ...

, including

Teck Teck may refer to: * Teck Castle (Burg Teck) in Württemberg, Germany * Teckberg, mountain on which Teck Castle is located * Duke of Teck, a title of nobility, associated with Teck Castle * Teck Railway, Germany * Teck Resources, a Canadian minin ...

Castle and the office of

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of the

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and the area on the upper

Neckar The Neckar () is a river in Germany, mainly flowing through the southwestern States of Germany, state of Baden-Württemberg, with a short section through Hesse. The Neckar is a major right tributary of the Rhine. Rising in the Schwarzwald-Baar ...

that went with this office. He is first mentioned as the son of Duke Conrad I in a document dated 1146; in 1152, he is named as a younger brother of Duke Berthold IV. In May 1189, he is first mentioned as Duke of Teck () in a document of Emperor Henry VI. A Duke "Adalbert of Teck" is also mentioned on 20 June 1192 in

Schwäbisch Gmünd Schwäbisch Gmünd (, until 1934: Gmünd; Swabian: ''Gmẽẽd'' or ''Gmend'') is a city in the eastern part of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. With a population of around 60,000, the city is the second largest in the Ostalb district ...

, on 4 (or 10) December 1193 in

Gelnhausen Gelnhausen () is a town, and the capital of the Main-Kinzig-Kreis, in Hesse, Germany. It is located approximately 40 kilometers east of Frankfurt am Main, between the Vogelsberg mountains and the Spessart range at the river Kinzig (Main), Kinzig. ...

and on 12 December 1193 at the court of Henry VI in

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, in a document of Count Egino IV of Urach about

Bebenhausen Abbey Bebenhausen Abbey (''Kloster Bebenhausen'') is a former Cistercian monastery complex located in Bebenhausen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The complex is also the location of Bebenhausen Palace, a hunting retreat created and maintained by two ...

, and by Bishop Diethelm of

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in 1192. However, it is not clear whether these are references to Adalbert I or to his son, . When his brother Hugh, Duke of Ullenburg died, Adalbert inherited his possessions in the

Ortenau The Ortenau (), originally called Mortenau, is a historic region in the present-day German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the right bank of the river Rhine, stretching from the Upper Rhine Plain to the foothill zone of the Black F ...

and the

Breisgau The Breisgau () is an area in southwest Germany extending along the Rhine River and enveloping portions of the Black Forest. Part of the state of Baden-Württemberg, it centers on the city of Freiburg im Breisgau. The district of Breisgau-Hoch ...

. He may have already held the office of Treasurer of the

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Marriage and issue

Adalbert I was married to a noblewoman named Adelaide. Her parentage is unknown. They had the following children: * (d. ) * (?) Agatha, married Diepold, Count of Lechsgemünd (d. after 1192) * (?) Matilda

References

* Götz, Rolf: ''Die Herzöge von Teck'', edited by the City Archive of

Kirchheim unter Teck Kirchheim unter Teck (, ; Swabian German, Swabian: ''Kircha'') is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in the Esslingen (district), district of Esslingen. It is located on the small river Lauter (Neckar), Lauter, a tributary of the Neckar. It i ...

, Kirchheim unter Teck, 2009, * Götz, Rolf: ''Wege und Irrwege frühzeitlicher Historiographie'', edited by Sönke Lorenz, Volker Schäfer, and Wilfried Setzler for the series ''Tübinger Bausteine zur Landesgeschichte'', Jan Thorbecke Verlag, 2007, * Weller, Tobias: ''Die Heiratspolitik des deutschen Hochadels im 12. Jahrhundert'', Böhlau Verlag, Cologne, 2004, {{DEFAULTSORT:Adalbert 01, Duke of Teck Dukes of Teck House of Zähringen 1130s births 1190s deaths Year of birth uncertain Year of death uncertain Place of birth unknown Place of death unknown 12th-century German nobility