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May 27, 2020 · Uta von Ballenstedt was the wife of Margrave Eckard II of Meissen, member of the German dynasty known as the House of Ascania. Their marriage created no heir, and any chance of...
About 1026, Eckard married Uta von Ballenstedt, sister of the Saxon count Esico of Ballenstedt, progenitor of the noble House of Ascania. The marriage remained childless. With the consent of Emperor Conrad II, he and his brother Herman had the seat of the Bishopric of Zeitz relocated to Naumburg Cathedral in 1028–29.
- 24 January 1046
- Suanhild of Billung
Ekkehard and Uta (detail) Ekkehard II. (approx. 985 - 1046), since 1038 Margrave of Meissen, and his wife Uta von Ballenstedt (* around 1000 - 1046), known worldwide as Uta von Namburg - more about her on the next page. The statues have remarkable individual facial features.
Swanehilde of Saxony. Oda of Meissen, also named Ode, Old High German form for Uta or Ute ( Polish: Oda Miśnieńska, German: Oda von Meißen; born c. 996 – died 31 October or 13 November after 1025), was a Saxon countess and member of the Ekkehardiner dynasty. She married Piast Duke Bolesław I the Brave (who later became in the first King ...
- 1018 – 17 June 1025
- Swanehilde of Saxony
Eckard II, Margrave of Meissen (d. 24 January 1046), married Uta, sister of Count Esico of Ballenstedt Gunther (d. 1025), Archbishop of Salzburg [1] Eilward (d. 1023), Bishop of Meissen [1]
- c. 960
- Gerbstedt Abbey
- 985–1002
- Gunther of Merseburg
The pillars of the early Gothic west choir of Naumburg Cathedral, which was built in the mid-thirteenth century, are surmounted by the life-size sculptures of the donors, who founded the city and the cathedral, including the painted sandstone sculptures of Ekkehard II, margrave of Meissen (ca. 985 – 1046), and his wife, Uta von Ballenstedt […]
The daughter of the Count of Ballenstedt lived around 1000 - 1046 and became Margravine of Meissen through her marriage to Ekkehard II, one of the founders of the cathedral. However, there are doubts in research as to whether this figure really is the historical Uta von Ballenstedt.
