Reign 1075–1103 Predecessor Egbert II Spouse Gertrude of Brunswick Reign 1089–1103 Died 1103, Emden, Germany | Successor Henry II Name Henry Margrave Predecessor Dedo I Successor Henry II House House of Wettin | |
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Parents Dedi I, Margrave of the Saxon Ostmark Children Henry II, Margrave of Meissen Grandparents Theodoric II, Margrave of Lower Lusatia | ||
Henry I (1070–1103), called the Elder, count of Eilenburg and son of Count Dedo II of Wettin and his second wife Adela of Brabant, inherited in 1075 the marches of Lusatia and Ostmark.
Henry was made Margrave of Lusatia in 1081 to curb Bohemian influence and later in 1089, following the deposition of the anti-king Egbert II of Meissen, he was granted Meissen by the Emperor Henry IV. He was the first of the House of Wettin to govern that margraviate. It had previously been held by Vratislaus II of Bohemia, but he had never been confirmed in his possession.
He was married to Gertrud of Braunschweig, daughter of the margrave Egbert I of Meissen, from which marriage he had only a son, his successor Henry.
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