Ezzo, Count Palatine of Lotharingia (born 955)

Ezzo, Count Palatine of Lotharingia

Ezzo, sometimes called Ehrenfried, a member of the Ezzonid dynasty, was Count Palatine of Lotharingia from 1015 until his death. As brother-in-law of Emperor Otto III, father of Queen Richeza of Poland and several other illustrious children, he was one of the most important…