Henry I of Ostmark
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Henry I (1070 – 1103), called the Elder, count of Eilenburg and son of Count Dedo II of Wettin and his second wife Adela of Brabant, inherited in 1075 the marches of Lusatia and Ostmark.
In 1089, following the deposition of the anti-king Egbert II of Meissen, he was granted Meissen by the Emperor Henry IV. He was the first of the House of Wettin to govern that margraviate. It had previously been held by Vratislaus II of Bohemia, but he had never been confirmed in his possession.
It was married Gertrud of Braunschweig, which daughter of the Mark count Ekbert I. of Meissen, from which marriage only the son Heinrich II. the younger one came out.
| Preceded by Dedo II |
Margrave of the Ostmark 1075–1103 |
Succeeded by Henry II |
| Preceded by Egbert II |
Margrave of Meissen 1089–1103 |
