Edzard Cirksena [SEP] date of death
Edzard Cirksena
Edzard Cirksena (born: "Edzard Edzardisna"; died: 1441) was an East Frisian chieftain at Greetsiel, Norden, Emden and Brokmerland.
He and his father Enno Edzardisna had married the last two heiresses of the great family of Syardsna from Berum; Edzard married Frauwa Cirksena; his father married her aunt Gela Cirksena. Enno and Edzard adopted their wives' family name, which was also spelled "Sirtzena", "Syrtza", or "Zyertza". Edzard was probably the first to spell
I Cirksena, who had been Count of East Frisia since 1454. Between 1457 and 1465, they had six children: Heba, Gela, Enno I, Edzard I "the Great", Ucko and Almuth. Theda brought, among other claims, Oldersum into the marriage, which considerably weakened the ruling chief Wiard of Oldersum.
After Ulrich's death in 1466 she took over the official business of the house Cirksena. She was assisted by the chief Sibet Attena. She ruled until about 1480, when her sons sons