About Henry of Laach
Lived 1050 – 1095 (aged 44–45). Henry of Laach was a German feudatory and ruler.
Henry of Laach (in German: Heinrich von Laach) was the first count palatine of the Rhine (1085/1087–1095), then within the area of Lower Lotharingia. Henry was the son of Herman I, count of Gleiberg. Henry was a follower of Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor. He had lands in the southeastern Eifel and on the Moselle River.
Most of the holdings of Hermann II, Count Palatine fell back to the emperor, when Hermann died without successor. The emperor named Henry count palatine of the Rhine and during the emperor's trip to Italy tasked Henry to hold interim judicial councils. Henry married Herman's widow, Adelaide of Weimar-Orlamünde (d. 1100). From this marriage, Henry may have taken control over some of her holdings along the Moselle. As a consequence, the geographic center of the palatinate moved towards the south.
With his wife, Adelaide, Henry founded the Maria Laach Abbey. He was succeeded by his stepson, Siegfried of Ballenstedt.
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Who was Henry of Laach?
11th-century German nobleman
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Henry of Laach was born in 1050.
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Henry of Laach died on 23 October 1095 in Laach Castle.
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Henry of Laach was a feudatory and ruler.
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Henry of Laach was German.
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