Richenza of Northeim
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Richenza of Northeim (c. 1087/89–1141) was a member of the dynasty of the Counts of Northeim, and a German Empress.
She was the daughter of Henry the Fat of Northeim (d. 1101) and Gertrud of Brunswick of the Brunonen dynasty.
Around 1100 Richenza married Lothar von Süpplingenburg, Duke of Saxony and future Holy Roman Emperor. Their daughter, Gertrud of Süpplingenburg was born in 1115; she later married Henry the Proud, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1139). This act brought both the Northeim and Brunonen lands into the hands of the Welf dynasty. Richenza died on June 10, 1141.
| Preceded by: Matilda of England |
Empress of the Holy Roman Empire 1133–1137 |
Succeeded by: Beatrice of Burgundy |
| German Queen 1125–1137 |
Succeeded by: Gertrud von Komburg |
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| Preceded by: Constanze of Sicily |
Queen of the Romans 1125–1133 |
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| Preceded by Sophia of Hungary |
Duchess consort of Saxony 1106–1137 |
Succeeded by Gertrud of Süpplingenburg |
[edit] References
- The information in this article is translated from and/or based on that found in its German equivalent.
- (German) genealogie-mittelalter.de
