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Ezzo | |
|---|---|
| Count Palatine of Lotharingia | |
| Born | c. 955 Lotharingia |
| Died | 21 March 1034 Saalfeld, Thuringia |
| Noble family | Ezzonen |
| Spouse(s) | Matilda of Germany |
| Issue | Liudolf of Lotharingia Otto II, Duke of Swabia Herman II (archbishop of Cologne) Theophanu, Abbess of Essen Richeza of Lotharingia |
| Father | Herman I, Count Palatine of Lotharingia |
| Mother | Heylwig of Dillingen |
Ezzo (c. 955 – 21 March 1034), sometimes called Ehrenfried, a member of the Ezzonid dynasty, was Count Palatine of Lotharingia from 1015 until his death. As brother-in-law of Emperor Otto III, father of Queen Richeza of Poland and several other illustrious children, he was one of the most important figures of the Rhenish history of his time.