Ocko II tom Brok
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After the early death of his father, Ocko II tom Brok (1407–1435) was Chieftain of the Brokmerland
and the Aurich
erland in East Frisia
(initially under the guardianship of his grandmother, Foelke).
Ocko was born in 1407 to Keno II tom Brok, son of Ocko I tom Brok
. He was the last East Frisian chieftain from the tom Brok
line. Under his reign there was a revolt by the other Frisian chieftains against tom Brok. A conflict with his ally, Focko Ukena
, in 1424, led to open conflict in 1426. Ocko married Ingeborg of Oldenburg, and therefore, supported by the counts, asked them for assistance. They sent an army of knights, which was defeated by Focko Ukena
and his peasant army on 27 September 1426 in the Battle of Detern
. A year later on 28 October 1427, Ocko II was finally defeated at the Battle of the Wild Fields and fell into captivity. He was taken to Leer and imprisoned for four years. In 1435 he died, powerless, as the last of his line in Norden.
Brokmerland
The Brokmerland is a landscape and an historic territory, located in western East Frisia, which covers the area in and around the present-day communities of Brookmerland and Südbrookmerland. The Brokmerland borders in the east on the Harlingerland and in the north on the Norderland. The historic...
and the Aurich
Aurich
Aurich is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Aurich.-History:The history of Aurich dates back to the 13th century, when the settlement of Aurechove was mentioned in a Frisian document called the Brokmerbrief in 1276. In 1517, Count Edzard from the house of...
erland in East Frisia
East Frisia
East Frisia or Eastern Friesland is a coastal region in the northwest of the German federal state of Lower Saxony....
(initially under the guardianship of his grandmother, Foelke).
Ocko was born in 1407 to Keno II tom Brok, son of Ocko I tom Brok
Ocko I tom Brok
Ocko I tom Brok followed his father Keno I tom Brok as chieftain of the Brokmerland and the Auricherland in East Frisia, a former territory on Germany's North Sea coast....
. He was the last East Frisian chieftain from the tom Brok
Tom Brok
The tom Brok family were a powerful East Frisian line of chieftains, originally from the Norderland on the North Sea coast of Germany. From the second half of the 14th century, the tom Broks tried to gain control of East Frisia over the other chieftain families...
line. Under his reign there was a revolt by the other Frisian chieftains against tom Brok. A conflict with his ally, Focko Ukena
Focko Ukena
Focko Ukena was an East Frisian chieftain who played an important part in the struggle between the Vetkopers and Schieringers in the provinces of Groningen and Friesland...
, in 1424, led to open conflict in 1426. Ocko married Ingeborg of Oldenburg, and therefore, supported by the counts, asked them for assistance. They sent an army of knights, which was defeated by Focko Ukena
Focko Ukena
Focko Ukena was an East Frisian chieftain who played an important part in the struggle between the Vetkopers and Schieringers in the provinces of Groningen and Friesland...
and his peasant army on 27 September 1426 in the Battle of Detern
Battle of Detern
The Battle of Detern on 27 September 1426 marked the prelude to the East Frisian rebellion against the rule of the tom Brok family over East Frisia....
. A year later on 28 October 1427, Ocko II was finally defeated at the Battle of the Wild Fields and fell into captivity. He was taken to Leer and imprisoned for four years. In 1435 he died, powerless, as the last of his line in Norden.