Frederick I, Count of Berg-Altena

Frederick I (Friedrich I.) (1173–1198) was a count of Berg-Altena, the later County of Mark.

Frederick was the son of Eberhard I, Count of Berg-Altena, and inherited the south-eastern territory of Altena. He married Alveradis von Krieckenbeck-Millendonk, daughter of Reiner von Krieckenbeck-Millendonk, and they had issue:


 * Adolf I of Altena (c.1194–1249);
 * Friedrich of Altena (fl. 1199).

Literature

 * Genealogische Handbuch des Adels, Gräfliche Häuser A Band II, 1955;
 * W. Gf v. Limburg Stirum, "Stamtafel der Graven van Limburg Stirum", 's Gravenhage 1878;
 * A.M.H.J. Stokvis, "Manuel d'Histoire, de Genealogie et de Chronologie de tous les États du Globe", Tome III, Leiden 1890-93;
 * W. K. Prins v. Isenburg, "Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europaischen Staaten", 2. Aufl., Marburg/Lahn, 1953.