Henry, Margrave of Frisia

Henry
Henry
Margrave of Frisia
Born	c. 1055
Died	1101 (aged 45–46)
Buried	4 April 1101; Bursfelde
Noble family	House of Nordheim
Spouse(s)	Gertrude of Brunswick
Father	Otto of Nordheim
Mother	Richenza of Swabia

Henry the Fat^[1] (c. 1055 – 1101),^[2] also known as Henry of Nordheim or Northeim, was Count in Rittigau (part of Liesgau) and Eichsfeld from 1083 onwards, and was the Margrave of Frisia from 14 April 1099 until he was murdered in 1101. He was the father of Empress Richenza.

^ Henry is referred to as 'fat' (pingwis and crassus) in: Cronica S. Petri Erfordensis moderna, a.1101, p. 157 Archived 2020-02-03 at the Wayback Machine and Annalista Saxo, a.1101, p. 503^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Lange, Die Grafen von Northeim, p. 109.

[1] Henry is referred to as 'fat' (pingwis and crassus) in: Cronica S. Petri Erfordensis moderna, a.1101, p. 157 Archived 2020-02-03 at the Wayback Machine and Annalista Saxo, a.1101, p. 503^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] Lange, Die Grafen von Northeim, p. 109.

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