Enno I, Count of East Frisia

Enno I. (* June 1, 1460; † February 19, 1491 ) was from 1466 to 1491 Count of East Frisia. He drowned in 1491 in the moat of the castle peace.

Life

Enno I was the first son of Ulrich I, Count of Ostfriesland, and Theda Cirksenas. Initially he had other interests than to succeed by Ulrich I.. That left the administration of East Friesland in the hands of Thedas, the Ulrichs I. widow. Was only in the years after 1480 took over Enno more and more government functions. However, a formal government takeover took place.

1489 broke Enno accompanied by Viktor Frese on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, where he was beaten in Jerusalem on Holy grave knight. During his absence, his sister Almut fell in love with the Westphalian nobles Engelmann of Horstell, the Drost peace castle. They forged even marriage plans, which Almuts mother Theda but not tolerated.

Nevertheless, Almut went along with her ​​fiance on the peace castle and took as her dowry family jewels with. She insisted that her brother would agree with love. As Enno later came back to East Friesland, however, the opposite was found. Believing that the sister had been abducted by her lover, he was angry about the pursuit of the fugitives. In the field just before the peace of the castle he put the Drost to task. The however, persisted in his love and Almut was not restored. Just in time he reached the peace castle, pursued by Enno. But when this crossed the frozen winter moat with his heavy armor burst the ice and he drowned.

Enno I died at the age of only 30 years. His mother left him Theda customize to honor a dead shield, which is today, can still be seen in the Great Church, Johannes a Lasco Library in Emden in the Crypt Lord on the wall.