Gérard III, Count of Rieneck
Gérard III (died 1216), Count of Rieneck, son of Gérard II, Count of Looz, and Adelaide of Gelderland, daughter of Henry I, Count of Guelders, and Agnes of Arnstein, daughter of Louis III of Arnstein.
Virtually nothing is known about his life other than his children who succeeded their uncles as Counts of Looz.
Gérard married Cunegonde von Zimmern, daughter of Sibodo III, Count of Zimmern. Gérard and Cunegonde had five children:
- Louis III, Count of Looz and Count of Rieneck
- Arnold IV, Count of Looz and Count of Chiny
- Gerard (d. before 1272)
- Berthold, Canon in Würzburg
- Imagina, married to Goswin III, Herr von Born.
Gérard was succeeded as Count of Rieneck by his brother Arnold.
Sources
Baerten, J., "Les origines des comtes de Looz et la formation territoriale du comté", Revue belge de philologie et d'histoire 43 (2), 1965
Medieval Lands Project, Comtes de Looz
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