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Herman I, Count of Henneberg

1224 – 1290

Count of Henneberg

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About Herman I, Count of Henneberg

Lived 1224 – 1290 (aged 65–66).

Herman I, Count of Henneberg (1224 – 18 December 1290) was the son of Count Poppo VII of Henneberg and his wife, Jutta of Thuringia (born: 1184; died: 6 August 1235 in Schleusingen), the eldest daughter of Landgrave Herman I of Thuringia. This was Poppo's second marriage and also Jutta's second marriage. Margrave Henry III of Meissen was Herman's half-brother from his mother's side. Herman supported the election of his uncle Henry Raspe as anti-king of the Germans.

Herman founded the "new lordship" around Coburg and Eisenburg, which was inherited by the House of Wettin via his grand-niece Catherine of Henneberg.

Marriage and issue In 1249, Herman married Margaret (died: 26 March 1276), the sister of Count William II of Holland and King of the Germans. They had three children: Herman (d. 1250) Jutta (c. 1252 – c. 1312), married Margrave Otto V of Brandenburg-Salzwedel Poppo (c. 1254 – 1291), married Sophie of Wittelsbach (c. 1264 – 1282), daughter of Elizabeth of Hungary, but they had no issue

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Important facts

Born
1224
Birth century

Family & relationships

Spouse
Margaret of Holland, Countess of Henneberg
Parent
Jutta of Thuringia

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Who was Herman I, Count of Henneberg?

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When was Herman I, Count of Henneberg born?

Herman I, Count of Henneberg was born in 1224.

When did Herman I, Count of Henneberg die?

Herman I, Count of Henneberg died on 18 December 1290 in Aschach.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Herman I, Count of Henneberg

· Wikidata: Q1611584

· DBpedia: Herman I, Count of Henneberg

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