Diepold III, Margrave of Vohburg (c. 1079 – 1146), also known as Diepold von Vohburg and Diepold III von Giengen, was a Bavarian noble in the 12th century. His daughter, Adelheid of Vohburg

Adelheid of Vohburg

Adelheid of Vohburg was the first Queen consort of Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor.-Family:Adelheid was a daughter of Diepold III, Margrave of Vohburg and either his first wife, Adelajda of Poland, or his second wife Kunigunde of Beichlingen.Her paternal grandparents were Diepold II, Count of...

, was the first wife of Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor

Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor

Frederick I Barbarossa was a German Holy Roman Emperor. He was elected King of Germany at Frankfurt on 4 March 1152 and crowned in Aachen on 9 March, crowned King of Italy in Pavia in 1155, and finally crowned Roman Emperor by Pope Adrian IV, on 18 June 1155, and two years later in 1157 the term...

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The title had originally referred to the families' holdings along the border with Bohemia

Bohemia

Bohemia is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands. It is located in the contemporary Czech Republic with its capital in Prague...

, but after Diepold's death the title was transferred to the Bavarian lands proper of the family.

In 1133 Diepold III founded a Cistercian abbey at Waldsassen

Waldsassen

Waldsassen is a town in the district of Tirschenreuth bordering the Czech Republic in the Upper Palatinate, Bavaria.As of June 2005, Waldsassen had a population of 7,483....

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Sources

• http://fabpedigree.com/s086/f302810.htm
• http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BAVARIAN%20NOBILITY.htm#_Toc197565759