Ocko I tom Brok
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Ocko I tom Brok (about 1345–1389) followed his father Keno I tom Brok as chieftain
of the Brokmerland
and the Aurich
erland in East Frisia
, a former territory on Germany's North Sea coast.
According to tradition, he lived in the 1370s in Italy
and was knighted by Queen Joanna I of Naples for his military and court services. After the death of his father in 1376 Ocko returned to his homeland in 1378. After heavy fighting against Folkmar Allena, he initially united almost all of East Frisia under his rule. In 1389 he was murdered near the district of district Aurich Castle.
Ocko I tom Brok married Foelke Kampana of Hinte
(known locally as Quade Foelke). They had the following issue:
His eldest, but illegitimate son was Widzeld tom Brok, (d 25 April 1399), who succeeded his father as chieftain after he had been murdered.
East Frisian chieftains
The East Frisian chieftains assumed positions of power in East Frisia during the course of the 14th century, after the force of the old, egalitarian constitution from the time of Frisian Freedom had markedly waned.- Early history :...
of the Brokmerland
Brokmerland
The Brokmerland is a landscape and an historic territory, located in western East Frisia, which covers the area in and around the present-day communities of Brookmerland and Südbrookmerland. The Brokmerland borders in the east on the Harlingerland and in the north on the Norderland. The historic...
and the Aurich
Aurich
Aurich is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Aurich.-History:The history of Aurich dates back to the 13th century, when the settlement of Aurechove was mentioned in a Frisian document called the Brokmerbrief in 1276. In 1517, Count Edzard from the house of...
erland in East Frisia
East Frisia
East Frisia or Eastern Friesland is a coastal region in the northwest of the German federal state of Lower Saxony....
, a former territory on Germany's North Sea coast.
According to tradition, he lived in the 1370s in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and was knighted by Queen Joanna I of Naples for his military and court services. After the death of his father in 1376 Ocko returned to his homeland in 1378. After heavy fighting against Folkmar Allena, he initially united almost all of East Frisia under his rule. In 1389 he was murdered near the district of district Aurich Castle.
Ocko I tom Brok married Foelke Kampana of Hinte
Hinte
Hinte is a village and a municipality in the district of Aurich, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 20 km south of Norden, and 6 km north of Emden....
(known locally as Quade Foelke). They had the following issue:
- Keno II tom Brok (married Adda Idzinga of Norden),
- Tetta tom Brok (married Sibrand of Loquard),
- Ocka tom Brok (married Lütet AttenaLütet AttenaLütet Attena was a 14th century East Frisian chieftain of Dornum and Nesse in the Norderland area.- Life :Lütet Attena was a son of Hero Attena. His brothers were Eger and Enno Attena. In 1395 Lütet married Ocka tom Brok, the daughter of the chieftain Ocko I tom Brok and Foelke Kampana from the...
of Dornum and Nesse).
His eldest, but illegitimate son was Widzeld tom Brok, (d 25 April 1399), who succeeded his father as chieftain after he had been murdered.