Genealogy of the Marshall Family,
including Medieval and Ancient Lines

Updated: 01-20-2025.

Submitted and Maintained by Bill Marshall, bill.marshall@verizon.net.

Additions and corrections appreciated (especially with sources). My current list of sources is here. Homepage here.

Index of Medieval and Ancient Lines is here, notable people here, and Gedcom available to be downloaded.

Index of Modern Lines (immigrants to America and their descendants) is here, notable people here, and Gedcom here.

Individual Page

Person Info

Name: Friedrich I Count Of Altena
Sex: M
Death: 1199 ^d

Parents:

Father:
Eberhard I Count Of Altena And Berg Death: 23 Jan 1180

Mother:

(Unk) Of Kleve

Family:
Marriage:

Alveradis .^m1
Alveradis Death: After 1220

Children:

Adolf I Count Of Altena And The Mark Death: 28 Jun 1249

Bibliography

Schwennicke, Detlev, ed., Europaische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der europaischen Staaten, New Series. VI: Familien des Alten Lotharingien I. Marburg: Verlag von J. A. Stargardt, 1978. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: ES VI #[0-9]*].
Schwennicke, Detlev, ed., Europaische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der europaischen Staaten, New Series. XVIII: Zwischen Maas und Rhein. Frankfurt am Main: Vittorio Klostermann, 1998. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: ES XVIII #[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information

parents:: Eberhard Count of Altena & dau Arnold Count of Kleve [Ref: ES XVIII #3],
father:: [Ref: ES VI #4]

Sources with Inaccurate birth and parent Information

mother:: Adelheid of Arnsberg (#32467) [Ref: ES VI #4]

Sources for death Information

date:: [Ref: ES VI #16, ES XVIII #16, ES XVIII #3]

Sources with Information about marriage to Alveradis

names:: [Ref: ES VI #4, ES XVIII #3],
child:: [Ref: ES VI #16]

Research Notes:
Count of Altena [Ref: ES XVIII #3]

Pedigree of Friedrich I Count Of Altena
                                                                /-----Erenried II Count If Zulpichgau
                                                       /-----Hermann I Count In Bonngau
                                                      |         \-----Richwara
                                              /-----Adolf I Advocate Of Deutz
                                     /-----Adolf II
                            /-----Adolf Count Of Berg
                   /-----Adolf I Count Of Berg
          /-----Adolf II Count Of Berg
         |        |                  /-----Boppo Count Of Lobdengau
         |        |         /-----Henry Count Of Laufen
         |         \-----Adelaide Von Laufen
         |                 |                           /-----Heinrich Count In Lerigau
         |                 |                  /-----Herman Count Of Werl
         |                 |         /-----Bernard Count In Werl-Hovel
         |                 |        |        |                  /-----Rudolph II King Of Juran Burgundy And Provence
         |                 |        |        |         /-----Conrad The Peaceful King Of Burgundy
         |                 |        |        |        |         \-----Berthia Of Swabia
         |                 |        |         \-----Gerberga Of Burgundy
         |                 |        |                 |         /-----Louis IV D'OUTRE-MER, King Of Franks
         |                 |        |                  \-----Matilda Of France
         |                 |        |                           \-----Gerberga Of Saxony
         |                  \-----Ida Of Werl
/-----Eberhard I Count Of Altena And Berg
|        |                                                      /-----Arnulf Pfalzgraf Of Bavaria
|        |                                             /-----Berthold I Count In Upper Isar
|        |                                    /-----Frederick I Count In Upper Isar And Warrenburg
|        |                                   |        |         /-----Frederick I Duke Of Lorraine
|        |                                   |         \-----(Unk Dau)
|        |                                   |                  \-----Beatrix
|        |                           /-----Frederick II Count Of Diessen
|        |                          |        |                  /-----Udo Count In The Wetterau
|        |                          |        |         /-----Conrad I Duke Of Swabia
|        |                          |        |        |         \-----Cunegundis Of Vermandois
|        |                          |         \-----Kunizza
|        |                          |                 |         /-----Adalbert Count Of Marchtal
|        |                          |                  \-----Judith Of Marchtal
|        |                          |                           \-----(Unk Dau)
|        |                  /-----Berthold I Count Of Schwarzenburg
|        |                 |        |                  /-----Meginhard Count Of Gilching
|        |                 |        |         /-----Arnold Count Of Gilching
|        |                 |         \-----Ermengarde Of Gilching
|        |                 |                  \-----Ermengarde
|        |         /-----Engelbert Count Of Schwarzenberg
|        |        |        |                                    /-----(Unk)
|        |        |        |                           /-----Eberhard Von Spondheim
|        |        |        |                  /-----Siegfried Von Spondheim, Count Of Levanthal
|        |        |        |                 |         \-----Hedwig
|        |        |        |         /-----Engelbert I Von Spondheim, Count In Lavanthal
|        |        |        |        |        |                  /-----Engelbert II Count In The Chiemgau
|        |        |        |        |        |         /-----Engelbert IV Count In The Pusterthal
|        |        |        |        |        |        |         \-----Adele
|        |        |        |        |         \-----Richardis
|        |        |        |        |                 |         /-----Werigand Count Of Istria
|        |        |        |        |                  \-----Liutgard
|        |        |        |        |                           \-----Wilibirg Heiress Of Lordship Of Ebersberg
|        |        |         \-----Richarda Of Lavaret
|        |        |                 |         /-----Bernhard Von Flinsbach
|        |        |                  \-----Hedwig
|        |        |                           \-----Alilia
|         \-----Irmgard Of Schwarzenburg
|                 |         /-----Bernhard Von Flinsbach
|                  \-----Hedwig
|                           \-----Alilia
Friedrich I Count Of Altena
|                                             /-----(Unk)
|                                    /-----Rutger I
|                           /-----Rutger II Count Of Tomburg
|                          |        |                           /-----Erenried II Count If Zulpichgau
|                          |        |                  /-----Hermann I Count In Bonngau
|                          |        |                 |         \-----Richwara
|                          |        |         /-----Edzo Count Of Lorraine
|                          |        |        |         \-----Heilwig Of Dillingen
|                          |         \-----Wazela Of Lorraine
|                          |                 |                  /-----Otto I The Great Holy Roman Emperor
|                          |                 |         /-----Otto II Holy Roman Emperor
|                          |                 |        |         \-----Saint Adelaide Of Burgundy
|                          |                  \-----Matilda Of Saxony
|                          |                          |         /-----Constantine Skleros, Patrician At Constantinople
|                          |                           \-----Theophana
|                          |                                    \-----Sophia PHOKAS
|                  /-----Dietrich I Count Of Kleve
|         /-----Arnold I Count Of Cleves
\-----(Unk) Of Kleve
         |                                                      /-----Regnier II Count Of Hainaut
         |                                             /-----Regnier III Count Of Hainaut
         |                                            |         \-----Adelaide Of Burgundy
         |                                    /-----Lambert I The Bearded Count Of Louvain
         |                                   |        |         /-----Lambert Count Of Louvain
         |                                   |         \-----Adele Of Louvain
         |                                   |                  \-----(Unk Dau) Of Betuwe
         |                           /-----Lambert II The Belted Count Of Louvain
         |                          |        |                  /-----Louis IV D'OUTRE-MER, King Of Franks
         |                          |        |         /-----Charles Duke Of Lower Lorraine
         |                          |        |        |         \-----Gerberga Of Saxony
         |                          |         \-----Gerberga Of Lorraine
         |                          |                  \-----Adelheid Of Ardennes
         |                  /-----Henry II Of Brabant, Count Of Lorraine
         |                 |        |                           /-----Gonzelon Count In Bidgau
         |                 |        |                  /-----Godfrey Count Of Verdun
         |                 |        |                 |         \-----Oda Of Metz
         |                 |        |         /-----Gothelo I Duke Of Upper And Lower Lorraine
         |                 |        |        |        |         /-----Hermann Billung Duke Of Saxony
         |                 |        |        |         \-----Matilda Of Saxony
         |                 |        |        |                  \-----Hildegarde Of Westerbourg
         |                 |         \-----Oda Of Lorraine
         |                 |                 |                  /-----Conrad I Duke Of Swabia
         |                 |                 |         /-----Conrad III Of Swabia, Count Of Ortenau
         |                 |                 |        |         \-----Judith Of Marchtal
         |                 |                  \-----Ita
         |                 |                          |         /-----Frederick Count Of Verdon
         |                 |                           \-----Beatrix
         |         /-----Godfrey I The Bearded Duke Of Brabant
         |        |        |                                    /-----Eberhard Count of Hamaland
         |        |        |                           /-----Dietrich Bishop Of Metz
         |        |        |                          |         \-----Amadrada
         |        |        |                  /-----Frethehard Count In Teisterbant
         |        |        |         /-----Eberhard Of Betuew And Teisterbant
         |        |         \-----Adelaide Of Betuew
          \-----Ida Of Lorraine
                  |                                             /-----Otto I Count Of Chiny And Warcq
                  |                                    /-----Louis I Count Of Chiny, Count Of Ivoix
                  |                                   |         \-----Ermengarde
                  |                           /-----Louis II Count Of Chiny, Count Of Ivoix
                  |                          |         \-----Adelaide
                  |                  /-----Arnold II Of Warcq, Count Of Chiny
                  |                 |        |                  /-----Godfrey Count Of Verdun
                  |                 |        |         /-----Frederick Count Of Verdon
                  |                 |        |        |         \-----Matilda Of Saxony
                  |                 |         \-----Sophia
                  |         /-----Otto II Count Of Chiny
                  |        |        |                           /-----Hildouin I Seigneur De Rameru
                  |        |        |                  /-----Hildouin II De Rameru
                  |        |        |         /-----Hildouin III De Rameru, Count Of Montdidier And Roucy
                  |        |        |        |         \-----Anonima
                  |        |         \-----Alix De Rameru
                  |        |                 |                  /-----Giselbert Count Of Roucy
                  |        |                 |         /-----Ebles I Count Of Rheims And Roucy
                  |        |                 |        |         \-----(Unk Dau)
                  |        |                  \-----Adele De Roucy
                  |        |                          |         /-----Regnier IV Count Of Hainault
                  |        |                           \-----Beatrix Of Hainault
                  |        |                                    \-----Hedwig Of France
                   \-----Ida Of Chiny
                           |                                    /-----Robert I Count Of Namur
                           |                           /-----Albert I Count Of Namur
                           |                          |         \-----Ermengarde Of Lorraine
                           |                  /-----Albert II Count Of Namur
                           |                 |        |         /-----Charles Duke Of Lower Lorraine
                           |                 |         \-----Adelheid Of Lorraine
                           |                 |                  \-----Adelheid Of Ardennes
                           |         /-----Albert III Count Of Namur
                           |        |        |                  /-----Godfrey Count Of Verdun
                           |        |        |         /-----Gothelo I Duke Of Upper And Lower Lorraine
                           |        |        |        |         \-----Matilda Of Saxony
                           |        |         \-----Regilinde Of Lorraine
                           |        |                 |         /-----Conrad III Of Swabia, Count Of Ortenau
                           |        |                  \-----Ita
                           |        |                           \-----Beatrix
                            \-----Adelaide Of Namur
                                    |                           /-----Hermann Billung Duke Of Saxony
                                    |                  /-----Bernard I Duke Of Saxony
                                    |                 |         \-----Hildegarde Of Westerbourg
                                    |         /-----Bernard II Duke Of Saxony
                                    |        |        |         /-----Henry Count Of Stade
                                    |        |         \-----Hildegard Of Stade
                                    |        |                  \-----Hildegard
                                     \-----Ida Of Saxony
                                             |                  /-----Berthold I Margrave Of The Bavarian Nordgaus
                                             |         /-----Henrich Margrave Of Schweinfurt
                                             |        |         \-----Eiliswintha Countess Of Walbeck
                                              \-----Eilika Of Schweinfurt
                                                      |         /-----Herbert I Count In The Kinziggau
                                                       \-----Gerberga Of Gleiberg
                                                                \-----Irmentrude

Descendants of Friedrich I Count Of Altena

1. Friedrich I Count Of Altena m. Alveradis

2+ Adolf I Count Of Altena And The Mark m1. Luitgard Of Looz m2. Irmgard Of Geldern

2nd generation

2. Adolf I Count Of Altena And The Mark m1. Luitgard Of Looz m2. Irmgard Of Geldern

m. Luitgard Of Looz father: Gerhard II Count Of Rieneck And Looz mother: Adelheid Of Gelders

m. Irmgard Of Geldern father: Otto I Count Of Gelders mother: Richilde Von Wittlesbach

3+ Engelbert I Count Of The Mark m1. Kunigunde Of Blieskastel m2. Elizabeth Of Valkenburg

3rd generation

3. Engelbert I Count Of The Mark m1. Kunigunde Of Blieskastel m2. Elizabeth Of Valkenburg

m. Kunigunde Of Blieskastel father: Heinrich I Count Of Blieskastel mother: Agnes Of Sayn

4+ Eberhard I Count Of The Mark, Advocate Of Essen m1. Irmgard Of Berg m2. Maria Of Looz

5+ Agnes Of The Mark m. Heinrich Lord Of Windeck

6+ Richardis Of The Mark m. Otto III Count Of Tecklenburg

m. Elizabeth Of Valkenburg father: Dietrich II Lord Of Volkenburg mother: Berta Of Limburg

7+ Mathilde Of The Mark m. Floris Of Bertout, Lord Of Mecheln

8 Adelheid Of The Mark m. Otto I Count Of Kleve; Otto I Count Of Kleve father: Dietrich VI Count Of Kleve mother: Margareta Of Geldern

4th generation

4. Eberhard I Count Of The Mark, Advocate Of Essen m1. Irmgard Of Berg m2. Maria Of Looz

m. Irmgard Of Berg father: Adolf VI Count Of Berg mother: Margareta Of Hochstaden

9+ Engelbert II Count Of The Mark, Lord Of Arenberg m. Mechtilde Of Aremberg

m. Maria Of Looz father: Louis Lord Of Newfchateau And Warcq mother: Jolande Of Lummen

5. Agnes Of The Mark m. Heinrich Lord Of Windeck

m. Heinrich Lord Of Windeck father: Adolf VI Count Of Berg mother: Margareta Of Hochstaden

10+ Margareta Of Berg m. Otto IV Count Of Ravensberg

6. Richardis Of The Mark m. Otto III Count Of Tecklenburg

m. Otto III Count Of Tecklenburg father: Otto II Count Of Bentheim And Tecklenburg mother: Heilwig Of Tecklenburg

11+ Otto IV Count Of Tecklenburg m. Beatrix Of Reitberg

7. Mathilde Of The Mark m. Floris Of Bertout, Lord Of Mecheln

m. Floris Of Bertout, Lord Of Mecheln father: Walter VII The Great Lord Of Mecheln mother: Marie Of Auvergne

12+ Sophie Of Bertout m. Reynold II Duke Of Guildres

5th generation

9. Engelbert II Count Of The Mark, Lord Of Arenberg m. Mechtilde Of Aremberg

m. Mechtilde Of Aremberg father: Johann Burggraf Of Koln mother: Katharina Of Julich

13+ Adolf II Count Of The Mark m1. Irmgard Of Kleve m2. Margareta Of Kleve

14+ Richarda Of The Mark m. Bernard V Lord Of Lippe

10. Margareta Of Berg m. Otto IV Count Of Ravensberg

m. Otto IV Count Of Ravensberg father: Otto III Count Of Ravensberg mother: Hedwig Of Lippe

15+ Margareta Of Ravensberg m. Gerhard VII Count Of Ravensberg And Berg

16+ Hedwig Of Ravensberg m. Wilhelm Duke Of Brunswick And Luneburg

11. Otto IV Count Of Tecklenburg m. Beatrix Of Reitberg

m. Beatrix Of Reitberg father: Friedrich I Count Of Reitberg mother: Beatrix Of Horstmar

17+ Richardis Of Tecklenberg m. Gunzel Count Of Schwerin

12. Sophie Of Bertout m. Reynold II Duke Of Guildres

m. Reynold II Duke Of Guildres father: Renaud I Count Of Gelders mother: Margaret Of Flanders

18+ Maria Of Geldern m. Wilhelm II Duke Of Julich

19 Mechtild Of Gelders m. John II Of Chatillon, Count Of Blois