Eilika von Walbeck

Also known as Eilswintha and Eila.

Events

Date of Birth: unknown.

Place of Birth: unknown.

Date of Death: 19 August 1015.

Place of Death: unknown.

The date is given by Althoff (p. 411).

Relationships

Father: Lothar (II) (died 986), count of Walbeck.

This relationship is given by Cawley and by Warner (Walbeck and Querfurt chart). Lothar was the son of Lothar (I) von Walbeck, who was killed in battle near Lenzen an der Elbe 5 September 929.

Mother: Mathilde von Arneburg.

This relationship is given by Cawley and by Warner (Walbeck and Querfurt chart).

Spouse: Berthold, margrave.

This relationship is given by Seibert and by Althoff (p. 411).

Children:

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project. Most information below comes from Cawley.)

Heinrich von Schweinfurt (died 18 September 1017), Margrave in Bavarian Nordgau, married Gerberga.

Bucco.

References

Althoff, Gerd. Adels- und Königsfamilien im Spiegel ihrer Memorialüberlieferung: Studieren zum Totengedenken der Billunger und Ottonen. (München: Wilhelm Fink Verlag, 1984).

Cawley, Charles. “EILIKA” in Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families.

Eilika von Walbeck at www.manfred-hiebl.de.

Seibert, Hubertus. “Schweinfurt” in Neue Deutsche Biographie 24 (2010), S. 49-50 [Onlinefassung].

Thietmar of Merseburg. Ottonian Germany: The Chronicon of Thietmar of Merseburg. Warner, David A. translator and annotator.