TEISTERBANT Fretherhard

Abt 0956 - Aft 0996  (> 41 years)

• Name	TEISTERBANT Fretherhard
  Birth	Abt 0956	Teisterbant, Lower Lotharingia, Holy Roman Empire
  Gender	Male
  Death	Aft 0996
  Notes	Fretherhard, Graaf van Teisterbant(d) is considered to have been the grandson of Eberhard, Graaf van Drethe en Salland and his wife Amalrada, and the nephew of Dietrich, Bishop of Metz, although his parentage is not considered certain (as noted below). [1] Parents and Siblings Little is known of his parents but his father - potentially named Eberhard as was common in the family for an eldest son - was the brother of Dietrich the Bishop of Metz, and he was noted in 978 in connection with the early death of his eldest son (also named Eberhard): His existence and parentage is confirmed by the Vita Deoderici Episcopi which names "Everardi fratruelis sui [=Dietrich Bishop of Metz]…infans…ex cuius fratre fuit genitus", when recording his son's death in Sep 978. [1] His wife was possibly a relative of Ansfrid III, Comte de Huy who later became the Bishop of Utrecht. [1] The couple reportedely had five children as reflected in Europäische Stammtafeln although primary sources confirming parentage remain to be identified: [1] Eberhard, who died in Sep 978 Fretherhard, who became Graaf van Teisterband Adelbold, who became the Bishop Utrecht Unruoch, who succeeded his elder brother as Graaf van Teisterband Godizo, who became the Graaf van Betuwe (Batavia) Title His brother Eberhard having died in 978, Fretherhard eventually became the Graaf van Teisterbant/d. Successions Fretherhard's younger brother Unruoch eventually succeeded him as Graaf van Teisterbant/d - but Unruoch is not known to have had any children - and had died by 1026. In addition, brother Godizo, Graaf van Betuwe had already died by 1018 - and although he had married, the couple's son Dietrich appears to have been his wife's from an earlier marriage. [1] According to Europäische Stammtafeln, succession passed to Eberhard, Graaf van Betuwe en Teisterbant who was Fretherhard's son. [1] His son Eberhard is considered to have had a daughter Adelheid (Adela) (who married Henri de Louvain / Graaf van Leuven) - but is not known to have had any sons - and succession of Teisterbant passed to Unruoch (II), who is considered to have been Eberhard's younger brother. [1] Sources ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Graven van Teisterband (Family of Eberhard) by Cawley, Charles. Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families. Published by Charles Cawley and the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG) 2006-2021, including source citations and relevant texts; hosted online by FMG, accessed 2025; see also WikiTree's source page for MedLands)
  Person ID	I59025	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	DRENTHE Eberhard,   b. Abt 0930, Lotharingia
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	UNKNOWN Unknown,   b. Abt 0935, Lower Lotharingia
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F26257	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family
  Children	1. TEISTERBANT Eberhard,   b. Abt 0995, Teisterbant, Lower Lotharingia, Holy Roman Empire d. Aft 29 Sep 1033 (Age > 38 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F347324	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026