Richardis of Bavaria

Quick Facts

Intro

German noblewoman, Countess consort of Guelders

Places

Germany

was

Noble Aristocrat Consort

Work field

Royals

Gender

Female

Birth

1173

Place of birth

Kelheim, Germany

Death

7 December 1231 People who died on this day

Place of death

Roermond, Netherlands

Age

58 years

Family

Mother:

Agnes of Loon

Father:

Otto I, Duke of Bavaria

Siblings:

Louis I Sophia of Wittelsbach

Spouse:

Otto I, Count of Guelders

Children:

Gerard III, Count of Guelders Adelaide of Guelders Otto I (bishop) Irmgard of Guelders Matilda of Guelders Otto van Gelre Hendrik van Gelre Irmengarde van Gelre Machtild van Gelre Maria van Gelre Margareta van Gelre

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Biography

Richardis of Bavaria (1173 in Kelheim – 7 December 1231 in Roermond) was a German noblewoman.She was a daughter of Count Palatine Otto I of Bavaria, who later became the first Wittelsbach Duke of Bavaria, and his wife Agnes of Loon.

Life

In 1186, she married Otto I.Together, they had the following children:

Henry of Guelders (d. 1198).He was betrothed in 1197 to Aleidis, a daughter of Dirk VII, Count of Holland.However, he died in 1198 before the wedding could take place.
Gerard III (1185–1229).
Adelaide (d. 1218), married William I, Count of Holland.
Otto (1193–1213), was Bishop of Utrecht as Otto I
Irmgard, married Adolph, Count of Altena and Mark, son of Frederick I, Count of Berg-Altena and his wife Alveradis.
Margaret, married Lothar III, Count of Hochstadt
Matilda, married Henry II, Count of Nassau.

After her husband died in 1207, she became abbess of the Cistercian abbey in Roermond.She died in Roermond in 1231, and was buried in the Church of Our Lady.