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Ulrich I of East Frisia, first count of East Frisia (1408 in Norden – 25 or 26 September 1466, in Emden) was a son of the chieftain Enno Edzardisna of Norden and Greetsiel, and Gela of Manslagt. Biography. His father Enno had inherited Norden's Attena, and had become headling of Norden, leaving Ulrich a large
In the 15th century, the Cirksena dynasty managed to establish its authority in practically all of East Frisia. In 1464, Ulrich I of East Frisia was raised to the status of Count by Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor, and East Frisia became a county. Origin of the county
The counts and princes of East Frisia from the noble East Frisian family Cirksena descended from a line of East Frisian chieftains from Greetsiel. The county came into existence when Emperor Frederick III raised Ulrich I the son of a local chieftain to the status of Imperial Count in 1464.
RulerRulerBornReign14081464-146626 September 1466Regency of Theda Ukena (1466-1480)Regency of Theda Ukena (1466-1480)Regency of Theda Ukena (1466-1480)Regency of Theda Ukena (1466-1480)1 June 14601466-149119 February 149115 January 14621491-152814 February 1528Ulrich I of East Frisia, first count of East Frisia, (Norden, 1408 – Emden, 25 or 26 September 1466) was a son of the chieftain Enno Edzardisna of Norden and Greetsiel, and Gela of Manslagt. His father Enno had inherited Norden's Attena, and had become headling of Norden, leaving Ulrich a large inheritance.
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Ulrich I of East Frisia, first count of East Frisia was a son of the chieftain Enno Edzardisna of Norden and Greetsiel, and Gela of Manslagt.
Ulrich I of East Frisia, first count of East Frisia, was a son of the chieftain Enno Edzardisna of Norden and Greetsiel, and Gela of Manslagt. His father Enno had inherited Norden's Attena, and had become headling of Norden, leaving Ulrich a large inheritance.
First Count of East Frisia. Ulrich Ulrich I von Ostfriesland (Cirksena) aka Edzardisna (1408 - 25 Sep 1466)
