Richenza of Northeim

Richenza

Richenza of Northeim (c. 1087/1089 – 10 June 1141) was a member of the dynasty of the Counts of Northeim, and a German Empress.

Family

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.

Here is her family tree:

Ancestors of Richenza of Northeim

16. Siegfried I, Count of Nordheim

8. Benno, Count of Nordheim

17. Mathilde or Ethelinde

4. Otto of Nordheim, Duke of Bavaria

9. Eilika

2. Henry of Northeim, Margrave of Frisia

20. Ezzo, Count Palatine of Lotharingia

10. Otto II, Duke of Swabia

21. Matilda of Germany

5. Richenza of Swabia

22. Hugh VI, Count of Egisheim (=#26)

11. daughter of Hugh VI, Count of Egisheim

23. Heilwig of Dagsburg (=#27)

1. Richenza of Northeim

24. Brun I, Count of Brunswick

12. Liudolf, Margrave of Frisia

25. Gisela of Swabia

6. Egbert I, Margrave of Meissen

26. Hugh VI, Count of Egisheim (=#22)

13. Gertrude of Egisheim

27. Heilwig of Dagsburg (=#23)

3. Gertrude of Brunswick

28. Manfred I of Turin

14. Ulric Manfred II of Turin

29. Prangarda of Canossa

7. Irmgard of Susa

30. Otbert II, Margrave of Milan

15. Berta degli Obertenghi

References

• The information in this article is translated from and/or based on that found in its German equivalent.
• (German) genealogie-mittelalter.de

Richenza of Northeim House of Northeim Born: ? 1087 Died: 10 June 1141
German royalty
Preceded by Matilda of England	Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire 1133–1137	Succeeded by Beatrice I of Burgundy
	Queen consort of Germany 1125–1137	Succeeded by Gertrud of Comburg
Preceded by Sophia of Hungary	Duchess consort of Saxony 23 August 1106 – 4 December 1137	Succeeded by Gertrud of Süpplingenburg