County of Dagsburg
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The County of Dagsburg with its capital Dagsburg (now Dabo
in France) existed in Lorraine in the 11th and 12 Century when the area was still part of Alsace
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The ancestral castle in Dabo, the Dagsburg Castle in Lorraine, was acquired by the Etichonids
shortly before the year 1000 through the marriage of Hugo VI, Count of Nordgau and Count of Egisheim, with Heilwig of Dagsburg (d. 1046).
The Etichonids built another Dagsburg Castle in Upper Alsace
in 1150. The male members of the family used the title of Count of Dagsburg and Count of Egisheim at this time; later they added the County of Metz
. Among their possessions were numerous manors in the upper Saar area, Moha and Waleffe
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in the Diocese of Metz
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The Etichonids
died out in 1225. Gertrude of Dagsburg, the last member of the family, left behind eleven castles (including the Château de Guirbaden
) and the vogtei
over nine monasteries. The possessions around Dabo fell to the House of Leiningen in 1241. Another part of the inheritance went to the House of Zähringen, who at times left some of their rights to the archbishopric of Strasbourg
, with whom they had territorial disputes. The Bishop of Metz
decided that the fiefs of Moha and Waleffe had fallen vacant, and gave them to the Prince-Bishop of Liège
.
A branch called Dagsburg-Leiningen existed within the House of Leiningen from 1317 to 1467.
Dabo, Moselle
Dabo is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.An informal Franco-German summit between President Mitterrand and Chancellor Kohl took place in Dabo July 19, 1983....
in France) existed in Lorraine in the 11th and 12 Century when the area was still part of Alsace
Alsace
Alsace is the fifth-smallest of the 27 regions of France in land area , and the smallest in metropolitan France. It is also the seventh-most densely populated region in France and third most densely populated region in metropolitan France, with ca. 220 inhabitants per km²...
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The ancestral castle in Dabo, the Dagsburg Castle in Lorraine, was acquired by the Etichonids
Etichonids
The Etichonids were an important noble family, probably of Frankish , Burgundian or Visigothic origin, who rose to dominate the region of Alsace in the Early Middle Ages from the seventh to the tenth centuries....
shortly before the year 1000 through the marriage of Hugo VI, Count of Nordgau and Count of Egisheim, with Heilwig of Dagsburg (d. 1046).
The Etichonids built another Dagsburg Castle in Upper Alsace
Haut-Rhin
Haut-Rhin is a département of the Alsace region of France, named after the Rhine river. Its name means Upper Rhine. Haut-Rhin is the smaller and less populated of the two departements of Alsace, although is still densely populated compared to the rest of France.-Subdivisions:The department...
in 1150. The male members of the family used the title of Count of Dagsburg and Count of Egisheim at this time; later they added the County of Metz
County of Metz
The County of Metz originated from the frankish Metzgau. In the second half of the 9th century it went to the Gerhardiner, which held at the same time the County of Paris....
. Among their possessions were numerous manors in the upper Saar area, Moha and Waleffe
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and High justice
High Justice
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in the Diocese of Metz
Diocese of Metz
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Metz is a Diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in France. In the Middle Ages it was in effect an independent state, part of the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by the bishop who had the ex officio title of count. It was annexed to France by King Henry II in...
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The Etichonids
Etichonids
The Etichonids were an important noble family, probably of Frankish , Burgundian or Visigothic origin, who rose to dominate the region of Alsace in the Early Middle Ages from the seventh to the tenth centuries....
died out in 1225. Gertrude of Dagsburg, the last member of the family, left behind eleven castles (including the Château de Guirbaden
Château de Guirbaden
The Château de Guirbaden is a ruined castle in the commune of Mollkirch in the Bas-Rhin département of France.It is situated in the Guirbaden forest, near the village of Mollkirch on the left bank of the Magel River, at an altitude of 565 m. The castle covers a larger area than any other in Alsace...
) and the vogtei
Vogtei
Vogtei could be:* The residenz or domain of a Vogt* Vogtei , a municipal association in the Unstrut-Hainich district of Thuringia, Germany....
over nine monasteries. The possessions around Dabo fell to the House of Leiningen in 1241. Another part of the inheritance went to the House of Zähringen, who at times left some of their rights to the archbishopric of Strasbourg
Archbishopric of Strasbourg
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, with whom they had territorial disputes. The Bishop of Metz
Bishopric of Metz
The Bishopric of Metz was a prince-bishopric of the Holy Roman Empire. It was one of the Three Bishoprics that were annexed by France in 1552....
decided that the fiefs of Moha and Waleffe had fallen vacant, and gave them to the Prince-Bishop of Liège
Bishopric of Liège
The Bishopric of Liège or Prince-Bishopric of Liège was a state of the Holy Roman Empire in the Low Countries in present Belgium. It acquired its status as a prince-bishopric between 980 and 985 when Bishop Notger, who had been the bishop of Liege since 972, acquired the status of Prince-Bishop...
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A branch called Dagsburg-Leiningen existed within the House of Leiningen from 1317 to 1467.
Counts of Dagsburg
- Hugo VI., Count and Count in Nordgau Egisheim to 1000, married Heilwig of Dagsburg
- Hugo VII, Count of Dagsburg, died 1046 or 1049, son of Hugo VI.
- Henry I, Count of Egisheim and Dagsburg, died probably in 1065, son of Hugh VII
- Hugh VIII of Egisheim, from 1074 Earl of Dagsburg, died 1089, son of Henry I.
- Albert I of Egisheim, from 1089 Earl of Dagsburg, died 1098, brother of Hugo VIII
- Hugo IX, from 1103 Earl of Dagsburg, attested in 1130 and 1137, son of Albert I
- Hugo X, attested 1137 and 1178, Count of Dagsburg and Metz, son of Hugh IX.
- Albert II, from 1175 Count of Dagsburg, died 1212, son of Hugh X, married Gertrud of Baden
- Gertrude of DagsburgGertrude of DagsburgGertrude of Dagsburg was the daughter and heiress of Albert II, count of Metz and Dagsburg . She was a trouvère, and was married three times....
, died 1225, daughter of Albert II, married:- (I) in 1215 Theobald ITheobald I, Duke of LorraineTheobald I was the duke of Lorraine from 1213 to his death. He was the son and successor of Frederick II and Agnes of Bar....
, from 1213 Duke of Lorraine, from 1216 Earl of Dagsburg and Metz, died 1217 - (II) in 1217 Theobald IVTheobald I of NavarreTheobald I , called the Troubadour, the Chansonnier, and the Posthumous, was Count of Champagne from birth and King of Navarre from 1234...
of Champagne, King of Navarre, divorced 1223 - (III) in 1224 Simon of Leiningen, Count of Dagsburg from 1234, died 1234 or 1236, had issue
- (I) in 1215 Theobald I
- Gertrude of Dagsburg