Hartwig, Count of Stade

Hartwig (1118 – October 1168), Count of Stade and Archbishop of Bremen, son of Rudolf I, Margrave of the Nordmark, and Richardis, daughter of Hermann von Sponheim, Burgrave of Magdeburg.However, in 1148, Hartwig stipulated with the cathedral chapter his election as Archbishop of Bremen in return for his bequest of the county to the archdiocese on his death, thus disinheriting Lutgard's children.After the death of Rudolf II in 1144, Hartwig transferred his inheritance to the archbishopric of Bremen in return for a regrant of a life interest, presumably to obtain a powerful protector against the aggression of Henry the Lion.The move was ineffective, as Henry took possession of the lands and captured both Hartwig and the archbishop Adelbero, releasing them only after they agreed to recognize his claim.Band 19, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig, 1884 Dehio, Georg, Hartwig I, Erzbischof von Bremen.
Count of StadeArchbishop of BremenRudolf I, Margrave of the NordmarkRudolfMagdeburg CathedralBremen CathedralLutgard of SalzwedelKing Eric III of DenmarkDiet of RoncagliaEmperor Frederick BarbarossaHenry the LionBremen-Schwachhausen