Engelbert I from the House of Sponheim was Margrave of Istria, count of Spanheim and the Kraichgau and Vogt of Salzburg.
He was the eldest son of count Siegfried I of Spanheim and Richardis of Lavant, daughter of count Engelbert IV of Sieghardinger. He belonged to the Party of the southern Gregorianer with his brothers in the investiture controversy and fought the opposing Bishop Berthold of Henry IV. He was a follower of Archbishop Gebhard of Salzburg in the 1085 and 1086.
Engelbert founded St. Paul's Abbey in the Lavanttal on the site of their ancestral castle and on May 1 he gave the monks from Hirsau Abbey the Church and the convent of St. Paul.
In April 1095, Engelbert entered himself in his Foundation as a monk. There he died on April 1, 1096.
Engelbert was married to Hedwig, daughter of Bernard II of Saxony.
Children
Bernhard von Marburg (d. 1147), count of Trixen and Marburg
Richardis (died c. 1112), I married count Berthold I of Schwarzenburg (died c. 1090), II married Poppo II., Margrave of Istria (d. 1095/1107), III married Gebhard I, count of Reichenhall (d. 1102)
Henry IV, Duke of Carinthia (1122-1123) (d. 1123)
Engelbert II. (d. 1141), Margrave of Istria (1103-1134), Duke of Carinthia (1123-1135)
Siegfried II. (I) (died 1132), count of Spanheim-(Lebenau)
Hartwig (d. 1126), Bishop of Regensburg (1105-1126)
He was the eldest son of count Siegfried I of Spanheim and Richardis of Lavant, daughter of count Engelbert IV of Sieghardinger. He belonged to the Party of the southern Gregorianer with his brothers in the investiture controversy and fought the opposing Bishop Berthold of Henry IV. He was a follower of Archbishop Gebhard of Salzburg in the 1085 and 1086.
Engelbert founded St. Paul's Abbey in the Lavanttal on the site of their ancestral castle and on May 1 he gave the monks from Hirsau Abbey the Church and the convent of St. Paul.
In April 1095, Engelbert entered himself in his Foundation as a monk. There he died on April 1, 1096.
Engelbert was married to Hedwig, daughter of Bernard II of Saxony.
Children
Bernhard von Marburg (d. 1147), count of Trixen and Marburg
Richardis (died c. 1112), I married count Berthold I of Schwarzenburg (died c. 1090), II married Poppo II., Margrave of Istria (d. 1095/1107), III married Gebhard I, count of Reichenhall (d. 1102)
Henry IV, Duke of Carinthia (1122-1123) (d. 1123)
Engelbert II. (d. 1141), Margrave of Istria (1103-1134), Duke of Carinthia (1123-1135)
Siegfried II. (I) (died 1132), count of Spanheim-(Lebenau)
Hartwig (d. 1126), Bishop of Regensburg (1105-1126)
Engelbert I from the House of Sponheim was Margrave of Istria, count of Spanheim and the Kraichgau and Vogt of Salzburg.
He was the eldest son of count Siegfried I of Spanheim and Richardis of Lavant, daughter of count Engelbert IV of Sieghardinger. He belonged to the Party of the southern Gregorianer with his brothers in the investiture controversy and fought the opposing Bishop Berthold of Henry IV. He was a follower of Archbishop Gebhard of Salzburg in the 1085 and 1086.
Engelbert founded St. Paul's Abbey in the Lavanttal on the site of their ancestral castle and on May 1 he gave the monks from Hirsau Abbey the Church and the convent of St. Paul.
In April 1095, Engelbert entered himself in his Foundation as a monk. There he died on April 1, 1096.
Engelbert was married to Hedwig, daughter of Bernard II of Saxony.
Children
Bernhard von Marburg (d. 1147), count of Trixen and Marburg
Richardis (died c. 1112), I married count Berthold I of Schwarzenburg (died c. 1090), II married Poppo II., Margrave of Istria (d. 1095/1107), III married Gebhard I, count of Reichenhall (d. 1102)
Henry IV, Duke of Carinthia (1122-1123) (d. 1123)
Engelbert II. (d. 1141), Margrave of Istria (1103-1134), Duke of Carinthia (1123-1135)
Siegfried II. (I) (died 1132), count of Spanheim-(Lebenau)
Hartwig (d. 1126), Bishop of Regensburg (1105-1126)
He was the eldest son of count Siegfried I of Spanheim and Richardis of Lavant, daughter of count Engelbert IV of Sieghardinger. He belonged to the Party of the southern Gregorianer with his brothers in the investiture controversy and fought the opposing Bishop Berthold of Henry IV. He was a follower of Archbishop Gebhard of Salzburg in the 1085 and 1086.
Engelbert founded St. Paul's Abbey in the Lavanttal on the site of their ancestral castle and on May 1 he gave the monks from Hirsau Abbey the Church and the convent of St. Paul.
In April 1095, Engelbert entered himself in his Foundation as a monk. There he died on April 1, 1096.
Engelbert was married to Hedwig, daughter of Bernard II of Saxony.
Children
Bernhard von Marburg (d. 1147), count of Trixen and Marburg
Richardis (died c. 1112), I married count Berthold I of Schwarzenburg (died c. 1090), II married Poppo II., Margrave of Istria (d. 1095/1107), III married Gebhard I, count of Reichenhall (d. 1102)
Henry IV, Duke of Carinthia (1122-1123) (d. 1123)
Engelbert II. (d. 1141), Margrave of Istria (1103-1134), Duke of Carinthia (1123-1135)
Siegfried II. (I) (died 1132), count of Spanheim-(Lebenau)
Hartwig (d. 1126), Bishop of Regensburg (1105-1126)
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