He was the first member of the family to call himself of Winzenburg, after Winzenburg Castle, southeast of Alfeld, which he received as a fief from his uncle Udo.
El a fost primul membru al familiei care s-au autointitulat ca fiind de Winzenburg, nume primit de la castelul Winzenburg, situată la sud-est de Alfeld, castel pe care l-a primit ca fief din partea unchiului său Udo.