Radbot of Klettgau

Radbot of Klettgau
Count of Klettgau, Thurgau, Onertau and Altemburg
SuccessorWerner I, Count of Klettgau
Bornc. 985
Died1045
Noble familyHouse of Habsburg
Spouse(s)Ida of Lorraine
Issue
FatherLanzelin of Klettgau

Radbot, Count of Klettgau (c. 985 – 1045)[1] was Graf (Count) of the county of Klettgau on the High Rhine in Swabia. Radbot was one of the progenitors of the Habsburg dynasty, and he chose to name his fortress Habsburg.

Radbot was probably the second son of Lanzelin of Klettgau (son of Guntram, Count in Breisgau) and the younger brother of Bishop Werner I of Strasbourg. In 1010, he married Ida (before 979–1035), daughter of Duke Frederick I of Upper Lorraine and Beatrice of France. Their son was named Werner I, Count of Habsburg.

Radbot built Habsburg Castle around 1025,[2] and in 1027 established Muri Abbey,[2] built up by Benedictine monks descending from Einsiedeln Abbey.

References

  1. ^ Jones, Barry (30 November 2022). Dictionary of World Biography: Ninth edition. ANU Press. p. 388. ISBN 978-1-76046-552-0. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b Rady 2017, p. 2.

Sources

  • Rady, Martyn (2017). The Habsburg Empire: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press.


Radbot of Klettgau
Born: 985 Died: 1045
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Established
 Count of Klettgau
991 – 1045 		Succeeded by


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