Siegfried III, Count of Weimar-Orlamünde

Siegfried III, Count of Weimar-Orlamünde
Spouse(s) Sophie of Denmark
Noble family House of Ascania
Father Herman I, Count of Weimar-Orlamünde
Mother Irmgard
Born c.  1155
Died 1206

Siegfried III, Count of Weimar-Orlamünde (c. 1155 – 1206) was a member of the House of Ascania and a ruling Count of Weimar-Orlamünde.

He was the son of Count Herman I and his wife Irmgard.[1]

He was regarded as a supporter of the House of Hohenstaufen. He spent some time in Denmark. He married Sophie (1159 – c. 1208), a daughter of King Valdemar I of Denmark and had two sons:

References

  1. ↑ Philip Line, Kingship and State Formation in Sweden: 1130 - 1290, (Brill, 2007), 600.
  2. ↑ Philip Line, Kingship and State Formation in Sweden: 1130 - 1290, 583.


Siegfried III, Count of Weimar-Orlamünde
Born: c.  1155 Died: 1206
Preceded by
Herman I		 Count of Weimar-Orlamünde
1176–1206 		Succeeded by
Albert II and Herman II


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 9/22/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.