Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameLeopold I Margrave Of Austria, 32G Grandfather
Birthabt 940
Death10 Jul 994, Wurzburg
BurialMelk, Austria
Spouses
ChildrenAdalbert (~985-1055)
Notes for Leopold I Margrave Of Austria
Known as the Illustrious
Margrave of Austria from 976
In 994, Leopold travelled to Wurzburg to mediate a dispute between his cousin Margrave Henry of Schweinfurt and the Würzburg bishop Bernward von Rothenburg, one of whose knights Henry had seized and blinded. At a tournament held on 8 July, Leopold was hit in the eye by an arrow directed at his cousin. Two days later, on 10 July 994, he died from his injuries. He was buried in Würzburg.
Margrave of Austria from 976
In 994, Leopold travelled to Wurzburg to mediate a dispute between his cousin Margrave Henry of Schweinfurt and the Würzburg bishop Bernward von Rothenburg, one of whose knights Henry had seized and blinded. At a tournament held on 8 July, Leopold was hit in the eye by an arrow directed at his cousin. Two days later, on 10 July 994, he died from his injuries. He was buried in Würzburg.
Notes for Richardis Of Sualafeldgau (Spouse 1)
She may have died the same day as her husband