Ocko I tom Brok
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Chieftain of Brokmerland | 1376–1389 |
Predecessor | Keno I tom Brok |
Successor | Widzeld tom Brok |
Born | 1345 |
Died | 1389 |
Noble family | Tom Brok |
Spouse(s) | Foelke Kampana |
Issue
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Father | Keno I tom Brok |
Ocko I tom Brok (de Broke) (about 1345–1389) followed his father as chieftain of the Brokmerland and the Auricherland 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 , he initially united almost all of East Frisia under his rule. In 1389 he was murdered near the district of .
Ocko I tom Brok married Foelke Kampana of Hinte (known locally as Quade Foelke). They had the following issue:
- (married Adda Idzinga of Norden),
- Tetta tom Brok (married Sibrand of Loquard),
- Ocka tom Brok (married Lütet Attena of Dornum and Nesse).
His eldest, but illegitimate son was , (d. 25 April 1399), who succeeded his father as chieftain after he had been murdered.
- East Frisian chieftains
- 14th-century births
- 1389 deaths