Ocko I tom Brok

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Ocko I tom Brok
Coat of armsWappen (oldeborg)52.jpg
Chieftain of Brokmerland1376–1389
PredecessorKeno I tom Brok
SuccessorWidzeld tom Brok
Born1345
Died1389
Noble familyTom Brok
Spouse(s)Foelke Kampana
Issue
  • Keno II tom Brok
  • Tetta tom Brok
  • Ocka tom Brok
FatherKeno 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.

Preceded by
Chieftain of the Brokmerland
1376–1389
Succeeded by
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