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unusual facts about Ulrich I, Lord of Hanau


Ulrich of Hanau

Ulrich I, Lord of Hanau (c. 1255/1260 – 1305/1306), ruling Lord of Hanau from 1281 until his death


Ulrich I, Count of East Frisia

Sibet Attena, a nephew and ally of Ulrich, received the lordships Esens, Stedesdorf and Wittmund, which together formed the Harlingerland.

Ulrich I, Duke of Carinthia

His youngest sons entered the church: Godfrey (Gottfried) became a monk, but predeceased his father, and Pilgrim became the Patriarch of Aquileia.

Ulrich I, Lord of Hanau

Several properties could be temporarily added under mortgage arrangenments: Ortenberg with its Castle, Birstein Castle, Orb and Besen-Kassel.

Ulrich I was the eldest son of Reinhard I and his wife Adelaide, who was a sister of Ulrich II, the last Count of Hagen-Münzenberg.

However, there was a problem: the relatives of Ulrich's mother, the Counts of Hagen-Münzenberg were "only" ministeriales.


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