Richwara (Unknown) von Kärnten (bef. 1030 - bef. 1070)

Descendants

Biography

Richwara was the first wife of Berthold von Zähringen.^[1][2] Her origin is unknown and speculations about her birth date range from before 1030^[3] to between 1020 and 1030.^[4] Similarly for her death Charles Cawley lists "before 1056"^[3] while others limit themselves to around 1070 or before.^[5]
Nothing is known about Richwara's parents. Wilhelm Wegener proposes Hermann IV von Schwaben,^[6] followed by Charles Cawley who remarks, however, that "this seems unlikely from a chronological point of view. Richwara gave birth to five children, presumably between [1045/55], so is unlikely to have been born later than 1030, when her supposed father was only 15 years old and her supposed mother about 10."^[3] Others find it more likely that her father was Herzog Konrad II von Kärnten, based on territorial transactions and inferred inheritance rights.^[7][4][8] It should be noted here that both men have no documented offspring.
It is believed she died before or around 1070 as the second marriage of Berthold to Beatrix de Mousson is estimated by Eduard Heyck to have taken place in the late 1060's, early 1070's.^[5] Charles Cawley dates this marriage to possibly 1056 and consequently Richwara's death to before 1056 without citing a source.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Rotulus Sanpetrinus, Freiburger Diözesan-Archiv / Freiburger Diöcesan-Archiv : Organ d. kirchlich-historischen Vereins für Geschichte, Alterthumskunde und christliche Kunst der Erzdiöcese Freiburg mit Berücks. d. angrenzenden Bistümer ; Band 15 (1882), p. 140
2. ↑ Die Zähringer 1. Eine Tradition und ihre Erforschung / hrsg. von Karl Schmid, Sigmaringen Thorbecke 1986, p. 31, quoted in: Manfred Hiebl, Genealogie Mittelalter, Richwara von Schwaben, Herzogin von Kärnten
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Charles Cawley, Medieval Lands, DUKES of SWABIA 1012-1038 (DUKES of AUSTRIA, BABENBERGER)
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Emil Kimpen: Ezzonen und Hezeliniden in der rheinischen Pfalzgrafschaft, Mitteilungen des Österreichischen Instituts für Geschichtsforschung. XII. Ergänzungsband, Innsbruck 1933, p. 48, quoted in: Manfred Hiebl, Genealogie Mittelalter, Richwara von Schwaben, Herzogin von Kärnten
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Heyck, Eduard, Geschichte der Herzöge von Zähringen, Aalen : Scientia Verl., 1980, p. 96, scan 116
6. ↑ Wilhelm Wegener, Genealogische Tafeln zur mitteleuropäischen Geschichte, Reise, 1962, p. 196, quoted in: Manfred Hiebl, Genealogie Mittelalter, Richwara von Schwaben, Herzogin von Kärnten
7. ↑ Heyck, Eduard, Geschichte der Herzöge von Zähringen, Aalen : Scientia Verl., 1980, p. 27, scan 47
8. ↑ Robinson, I.S. (1999). Henry IV of Germany 1056-1106. Cambridge University Press, page 36
9. ↑ Charles Cawley, Medieval Lands, GRAFEN im BREISGAU