House of Henneberg
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Origins
The distant origins of this family are speculative yet seem to originate in the Rhine ValleyRhine Valley
The Rhine Valley is a glacial alpine valley, formed by the Alpine Rhine , i.e. the section of the Rhine River between the confluence of the Anterior Rhine and Posterior Rhine at Reichenau and its mouth at Lake Constance....
, east of modern-day France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. Charibert, a nobleman in Neustria
Neustria
The territory of Neustria or Neustrasia, meaning "new [western] land", originated in 511, made up of the regions from Aquitaine to the English Channel, approximating most of the north of present-day France, with Paris and Soissons as its main cities...
is the earliest recorded ancestor of the family, dating before 636. Five generations pass between Charibert and the next descendant of note, Rutpert (Robert) I, Count of Rheingau
Rheingau
The Rheingau is the hill country on the north side of the Rhine River between Wiesbaden and Lorch near Frankfurt, reaching from the western Taunus to the Rhine. It lies in the state of Hesse and is part of the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis administrative district...
and Wormsgau
Worms, Germany
Worms is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the Rhine River. At the end of 2004, it had 85,829 inhabitants.Established by the Celts, who called it Borbetomagus, Worms today remains embattled with the cities Trier and Cologne over the title of "Oldest City in Germany." Worms is the only...
. Both the Capetian dynasty
Capetian dynasty
The Capetian dynasty , also known as the House of France, is the largest and oldest European royal house, consisting of the descendants of King Hugh Capet of France in the male line. Hugh Capet himself was a cognatic descendant of the Carolingians and the Merovingians, earlier rulers of France...
and the Babenberger (or Popponen) are direct male lineal descendants of Count Robert I and therefore referred to as Robertians.
Robertian family branches
Noblemen in NeustriaNeustria
The territory of Neustria or Neustrasia, meaning "new [western] land", originated in 511, made up of the regions from Aquitaine to the English Channel, approximating most of the north of present-day France, with Paris and Soissons as its main cities...
and their descendants (dates uncertain):
- Charibert († until 636)
- Chrodobertus (Robert) I (from 636), officer of King Dagobert IDagobert IDagobert I was the king of Austrasia , king of all the Franks , and king of Neustria and Burgundy . He was the last Merovingian dynast to wield any real royal power...
- Lambert (Lantbertus) I († until 650)
- Chrodobertus (Robert) II (from 650), maior domusMayor of the PalaceMayor of the Palace was an early medieval title and office, also called majordomo, from the Latin title maior domus , used most notably in the Frankish kingdoms in the 7th and 8th centuries....
of King Clovis IIClovis IIClovis II succeeded his father Dagobert I in 639 as King of Neustria and Burgundy. His brother Sigebert III had been King of Austrasia since 634. He was initially under the regency of his mother Nanthild until her death in her early thirties in 642...
in 653, cancellariusArchchancellorAn archchancellor or chief chancellor was a title given to the highest dignitary of the Holy Roman Empire, and also used occasionally during the Middle Ages to denote an official who supervised the work of chancellors or notaries....
of King Chlothar III in 658, comes palatinusCount palatineCount palatine is a high noble title, used to render several comital styles, in some cases also shortened to Palatine, which can have other meanings as well.-Comes palatinus:...
in 678- RupertRupert of SalzburgRupert of Salzburg is a saint in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches and a founder of the Austrian city of Salzburg...
(† 718) Bishop of WormsBishopric of WormsThe Bishopric of Worms was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire. Located on both banks of the Rhine around Worms just north of the union of that river with the Neckar, it was largely surrounded by the Palatinate. Worms had been the seat of a bishop from Roman times...
and first Bishop of SalzburgArchbishopric of SalzburgThe Archbishopric of Salzburg was an ecclesiastical State of the Holy Roman Empire, its territory roughly congruent with the present-day Austrian state of Salzburg....
from 697 - Lambert II († until 741), comesComesComes , plural comites , is the Latin word for companion, either individually or as a member of a collective known as comitatus, especially the suite of a magnate, in some cases large and/or formal enough to have a specific name, such as a cohors amicorum. The word comes derives from com- "with" +...
in Neustria and AustrasiaAustrasiaAustrasia formed the northeastern portion of the Kingdom of the Merovingian Franks, comprising parts of the territory of present-day eastern France, western Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Metz served as its capital, although some Austrasian kings ruled from Rheims, Trier, and...
- Rupert
- Chrodobertus (Robert) II (from 650), maior domus
- Lambert (Lantbertus) I († until 650)
- Chrodobertus (Robert) I (from 636), officer of King Dagobert I
Counts (comes) in the Rheingau
Rheingau
The Rheingau is the hill country on the north side of the Rhine River between Wiesbaden and Lorch near Frankfurt, reaching from the western Taunus to the Rhine. It lies in the state of Hesse and is part of the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis administrative district...
and Wormsgau
Worms, Germany
Worms is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the Rhine River. At the end of 2004, it had 85,829 inhabitants.Established by the Celts, who called it Borbetomagus, Worms today remains embattled with the cities Trier and Cologne over the title of "Oldest City in Germany." Worms is the only...
:
- Rutpert (Robert) I († until 764), son of Lambert II, duxDukeA duke or duchess is a member of the nobility, historically of highest rank below the monarch, and historically controlling a duchy...
in HesbayeHesbayeHesbaye or Haspengouw , is a region spanning the south of the Belgian province of Limburg, the east of the Belgian provinces of Flemish Brabant and Walloon Brabant, and the northwestern part of the province of Liège.The Limburgish portion contains the cities of Tongeren, Sint-Truiden, Bilzen and...
732, comes palatinus in 742, comes in 750- Robert II of HesbayeRobert of HesbayeRobert II, Rodbert or Chrodobert was a Frank, count of Worms and Rheingau and duke of Hesbaye around the year 800. His family is known as Robertians. His son was Robert III of Worms and his grandson was Robert the Strong. Robert of Hesbaye is the oldest known ancestor in the line of Robertians...
(† July 12, 807), Lord of DienheimDienheimDienheim is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.- Location :Dienheim lies between Mainz and Worms, in Rhenish Hesse...
in 795- Robert III of WormsRobert III of WormsRobert III , also called Rutpert, was the Count of Worms and Rheingau of the illustrious Frankish family called the Robertians. He was the son of Robert of Hesbaye....
- Robert IV the StrongRobert the StrongRobert IV the Strong , also known as Rutpert, was Margrave in Neustria. His family is named after him and called Robertians. He was first nominated by Charles the Bald missus dominicus in 853. Robert was the father of the kings Odo and Robert I of France. Robert was the great-grandfather of Hugh...
(† September 15, 866), Margrave in Neustria
Progenitor of the House of CapetHouse of CapetThe House of Capet, or The Direct Capetian Dynasty, , also called The House of France , or simply the Capets, which ruled the Kingdom of France from 987 to 1328, was the most senior line of the Capetian dynasty – itself a derivative dynasty from the Robertians. As rulers of France, the dynasty...
(Kings of France) and the Capetian dynastyCapetian dynastyThe Capetian dynasty , also known as the House of France, is the largest and oldest European royal house, consisting of the descendants of King Hugh Capet of France in the male line. Hugh Capet himself was a cognatic descendant of the Carolingians and the Merovingians, earlier rulers of France...
- Robert IV the Strong
- Robert III of Worms
- Ingerman of HesbayeIngerman of HesbayeIngerman, or Ingram was a Frank and count of Hesbaye. His family is known as Robertians. His family line is not entirely sure, but he was probably the son of a Frank named Rodbert. Robert of Hesbaye and Cancor, founder of the Lorsch Abbey were probably his brothers...
- CancorCancorCancor was a Frankish count, possibly of Hesbaye.In 764 he founded Lorsch Abbey together with his widowed mother Williswinda as a proprietary church and monastery on their estate, Laurissa. They entrusted its government to Cancor's nephew Chrodegang, Archbishop of Metz, son of Cancor's sister...
(† after 782), Count in the Upper Rheingau (probably also ThurgauThurgauThurgau is a northeast canton of Switzerland. The population, , is . In 2007, there were a total of 47,390 who were resident foreigners. The capital is Frauenfeld.-History:...
) in 745, Count in BreisgauBreisgauBreisgau is the name of an area in southwest Germany, placed between the river Rhine and the foothills of the Black Forest around Freiburg im Breisgau in the state of Baden-Württemberg. The district Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, which partly consists of the Breisgau, is named after that area...
758, Count in ZürichZürichZurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
gau 775/778; established Lorsch AbbeyLorsch AbbeyThe Abbey of Lorsch is a former Imperial Abbey in Lorsch, Germany, about 10 km east of Worms, one of the most renowned monasteries of the Carolingian Empire. Even in its ruined state, its remains are among the most important pre-Romanesque–Carolingian style buildings in Germany...
in 764- Heimrich (Heimo), († May 5, 795 near LüheLüheLühe is a Samtgemeinde west of Hamburg . Lühe has a population of circa 10,000 and belongs to the district of Stade, Lower Saxony...
at the ElbeElbeThe Elbe is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Krkonoše Mountains of the northwestern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia , then Germany and flowing into the North Sea at Cuxhaven, 110 km northwest of Hamburg...
river) 772/782 Count in the Upper Rheingau, 778 Count in LahnLahnThe Lahn River is a -long, right tributary of the Rhine River in Germany. Its course passes through the federal states of North Rhine-Westphalia , Hesse , and Rhineland-Palatinate ....
gau, 784 Abbot of MosbachMosbach AbbeyMosbach Abbey was a Benedictine monastery, later a monastery of Augustinian Canons, in the town of Mosbach in the Odenwald, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.-Mosbach Abbey:...
- Robert († 805)
- Heimrich (Henry)
- Poppo I of Grabfeld, 819 Count in SaalgauFränkische SaaleThe Franconian Saale or is a 125 km long river in Bavaria, Germany. It is a right-bank tributary of the Main, in Lower Franconia. It should not be confused with the larger Saxon Saale , which is a tributary of the Elbe River....
Progenitor of the Franconian Babenberger (Popponen) dynasty including the House of Henneberg.
- Poppo I of Grabfeld, 819 Count in Saalgau
- Heimrich (Heimo), († May 5, 795 near Lühe
- Robert II of Hesbaye
Babenberger (Popponen)
Counts in Saalgau.- Poppo I of Grabfeld
- Henry of FranconiaHenry of FranconiaHenry , a son of Count Poppo of Grapfeld, one of the first Babenbergs, was the most important East Frankish general during the reign of Charles the Fat. He was variously titled Count or Margrave of Saxony and Duke of Franconia....
- Poppo II of ThuringiaPoppo, Duke of ThuringiaPoppo II or Boppo II was the Duke of Thuringia from 880 until his deposition in 892. His title was dux Sorabici or dux Thuringorum, sometimes marchio . Before that his title was comes ....
- Adalbert († 915)
- Poppo III († 945)
- Poppo IV
- Otto I († 982)
- Otto II
- Gerberga, married Otto III, Duke of SwabiaOtto III, Duke of SwabiaOtto III , called the White and known as Otto of Schweinfurt, was the margrave of the Nordgau and duke of Swabia . He was the son of Henry of Schweinfurt, margrave of the Nordgau, and Gerberga of Henneberg...
- Poppo V, abbot of Lorsch and FuldaFuldaFulda is a city in Hesse, Germany; it is located on the river Fulda and is the administrative seat of the Fulda district .- Early Middle Ages :...
in 1005 - Otto III
- Count Poppo I of Henneberg
- Gerberga, married Otto III, Duke of Swabia
- Otto II
- Egino of ThuringiaEgino, Duke of ThuringiaEgino was a count in East Franconia and Duke of Thuringia in the late 9th century. He was a Babenberg, the younger brother of Henry of Franconia and Poppo of Thuringia. All three may have been the sons or grandsons of Poppo of Grapfeld....
- Henry of Franconia
The denotion Babenberger, named after the castle of Bamberg
Bamberg
Bamberg is a city in Bavaria, Germany. It is located in Upper Franconia on the river Regnitz, close to its confluence with the river Main. Bamberg is one of the few cities in Germany that was not destroyed by World War II bombings because of a nearby Artillery Factory that prevented planes from...
(Babenberch), was established in the 12th century by Otto of Freising
Otto of Freising
Otto von Freising was a German bishop and chronicler.-Life:He was the fifth son of Leopold III, margrave of Austria, by his wife Agnes, daughter of the emperor Henry IV...
, himself a member of the Babenberg family. The later House of Babenberg, which ruled what became the Duchy of Austria
Archduchy of Austria
The Archduchy of Austria , one of the most important states within the Holy Roman Empire, was the nucleus of the Habsburg Monarchy and the predecessor of the Austrian Empire...
, claimed to come of the Popponen dynasty. However, the descendance of the first margrave Leopold I of Austria
Leopold I, Margrave of Austria
Leopold I , also Luitpold or Liutpold, called the Illustrious , was the first Margrave of Austria from the House of Babenberg....
(† 994) remains uncertain.
Counts of Henneberg
Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Henry IV was King of the Romans from 1056 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1084 until his forced abdication in 1105. He was the third emperor of the Salian dynasty and one of the most powerful and important figures of the 11th century...
against Rudolf of Swabia, he died at the 1078 Battle of Mellrichstadt
Battle of Mellrichstadt
Battle of Mellrichstadt was fought between Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV and the German anti-king Rudolf of Swabia on August 7, 1078 near Mellrichstadt.-Battle:...
. His successors were:
- Gotebold II († 1144)
- Poppo IV († 1156)
- Berthold I. († 1159), married Bertha von PutelendorfBertha von PutelendorfBertha von Putelendorf was the daughter of Count Palatine Friedrich von Putelendorf in Saxony.She married Berthold I, Count of Henneberg , and had two surviving children:* Irmgard von Henneberg...
- Irmingard, married Conrad, Count Palatine of the Rhine
- Poppo VI († 1190)
- Poppo VII († 1245), married JuttaJutta of ThuringiaJutta of Thuringia was the eldest daughter of Landgrave Hermann I of Thuringia and his first wife, Sophia of Sommerschenburg, a daughter of Fredrick II of Sommerschenburg....
, daughter of Landgrave Herman I of Thuringia- Herman I († 1290), Count of Henneberg-Coburg, married Margaret, daughter of Floris IV, Count of HollandFloris IV, Count of HollandFloris IV , Count of Holland from 1222 to 1234. He was a son of William I of Holland and Adelaide of Geldern....
- Heinrich I († 1262)
- Herman I († 1290), Count of Henneberg-Coburg, married Margaret, daughter of Floris IV, Count of Holland
- Poppo VII († 1245), married Jutta
- Berthold I. († 1159), married Bertha von Putelendorf
- Poppo IV († 1156)
In 1274 Heinrich's sons divided the county forming the cadet branches:
- Henneberg-Hartenberg, ruled by Heinrich II († 1317) and his successors
- Poppo X (1317–1348)
- Berthold (1348–1378), line extinct, acquired by Henneberg-Aschach-Römhild
- Poppo X (1317–1348)
- Henneberg-Aschach-Römhild, ruled by Herman II († 1292)
- Henry III (1292–1352)
- Herman III (1352–1403), acquired Hartenberg
- Frederick I (1403–1422)
- George (1422–1465), married Johanetta, daughter of Philipp I of Nassau-WeilburgPhilipp I of Nassau-WeilburgCount Philipp I of Nassau-Weilburg was Count of Nassau in Weilburg in 1371–1429.He was a son of Count John I of Nassau-Weilburg and Johanna of Saarbrücken.-Family and children:...
- Frederick II (1465–1488)
- Herman IV (1488–1535)
- Berthold (1535–1549), line extinct, estates acquired by Saxe-CoburgSaxe-CoburgSaxe-Coburg was a duchy held by the Ernestine branch of the Wettin dynasty in today's Bavaria, Germany.After the Division of Erfurt in 1572, Coburg was part of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Eisenach, ruled by the Ernestine duke John Casimir jointly with his brother John Ernest. In 1596...
and County of StolbergCounty of StolbergThe County of Stolberg was a county of the Holy Roman Empire located in the Harz mountain range in present-day Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.The town of Stolberg was probably founded in the 12th century as a mining settlement. The Counts of Stolberg probably derived from a branch of the counts of...
- Berthold (1535–1549), line extinct, estates acquired by Saxe-Coburg
- Herman IV (1488–1535)
- Frederick II (1465–1488)
- George (1422–1465), married Johanetta, daughter of Philipp I of Nassau-Weilburg
- Frederick I (1403–1422)
- Herman III (1352–1403), acquired Hartenberg
- Henry III (1292–1352)
- Henneberg-Schleusingen, ruled by Berthold III († 1284)
- Berthold IV (1284–1340), raised to a princePrincePrince is a general term for a ruler, monarch or member of a monarch's or former monarch's family, and is a hereditary title in the nobility of some European states. The feminine equivalent is a princess...
by Emperor Henry VIIHenry VII, Holy Roman EmperorHenry VII was the King of Germany from 1308 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1312. He was the first emperor of the House of Luxembourg...
in 1310- Elizabeth, married John II, Burgrave of NurembergJohn II, Burgrave of NurembergJohn II of Nuremberg was a Burgrave of Nuremberg from the House of Hohenzollern. He was the elder son of Frederick IV of Nuremberg and Margarete of Görz.-Life:...
- Henry IV (1340–1347)
- Katharina, married Frederick III, Landgrave of ThuringiaFrederick III, Landgrave of ThuringiaFrederick III, the Strict , Landgrave of Thuringia and Margrave of Meissen, was the son of Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen and Mathilde of Bavaria....
- Elizabeth, married Eberhard II, Count of WürttembergEberhard II, Count of WürttembergEberhard II, called "der Greiner" , Count of Württemberg from 1344 until 1392.Eberhard II was son of Count Ulrich III of Württemberg and Sofie of Pfirt. He married Countess Elizabeth von Henneberg-Schleusingen on September 17, 1342...
- Katharina, married Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia
- John († 1347)
- Henry V (1347–1405), married Matilde, daughter of Rudolf VI, Margrave of Baden
- William I (1405–1426)
- William IIWilliam II, Count of Henneberg-SchleusingenWilliam II of Henneberg-Schleusingen was the second husband of Catherine of Hanau . She was the oldest daughter of Reinhard II, Count of Hanau and his wife Catherine of Nassau-Beilstein and had earlier been married to Count Thomas II of Rieneck...
(1426–1444)- William III (1444–1480)
- William IV (1480–1559), married Anastasia, daughter of Albert Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg
- George Ernest (1559–1583), married Elizabeth, daughter of Christoph, Duke of WürttembergChristoph, Duke of WürttembergChristoph of Württemberg, Duke of Württemberg ruled as Duke of Württemberg from 1550 until his death in 1568....
- George Ernest (1559–1583), married Elizabeth, daughter of Christoph, Duke of Württemberg
- William IV (1480–1559), married Anastasia, daughter of Albert Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg
- William III (1444–1480)
- William II
- William I (1405–1426)
- Henry V (1347–1405), married Matilde, daughter of Rudolf VI, Margrave of Baden
- Elizabeth, married John II, Burgrave of Nuremberg
- Berthold IV (1284–1340), raised to a prince
Disestablishment
Whereas the male line of the House of BabenbergBabenberg
Originally from Bamberg in Franconia, now northern Bavaria, an apparent branch of the Babenbergs or Babenberger went on to rule Austria as counts of the march and dukes from 976–1248, before the rise of the house of Habsburg.-One or two families:...
became extinct in 1246, the Counts of Henneberg lived on until 1583. In 1554 William IV of Henneberg-Schleusingen had signed a treaty of inheritance with Duke John Frederick II of Saxony
John Frederick II, Duke of Saxony
John Frederick II of Saxony , was duke of Saxony, and briefly, Elector of Saxony .He was the eldest son of John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, and Sybille of Cleves.-Reign and military ambitions:...
. However, when the last Count George Ernest of Henneberg died, both the Ernestine
Ernest, Elector of Saxony
Ernst, Elector of Saxony was Elector of Saxony from 1464 to 1486.-Biography:Ernst was founder of the Ernestine line of Saxon princes, ancestor of George I of Great Britain, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, as well as his wife and cousin Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, and their...
and the Albertine branch of the Wettin dynasty claimed his estates, that were finally divided in 1660 among the Ernestine duchies of Saxe-Weimar
Saxe-Weimar
Saxe-Weimar was one of the Saxon duchies held by the Ernestine branch of the Wettin dynasty in present-day Thuringia. The chief town and capital was Weimar.-Division of Leipzig:...
and Saxe-Gotha
Saxe-Gotha
Saxe-Gotha was one of the Saxon duchies held by the Ernestine of the Wettin dynasty in the former Landgraviate of Thuringia. The ducal residence was erected at Gotha....
and the Albertine duke Maurice of Saxe-Zeitz
Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz
Maurice of Saxe-Zeitz was a duke of Saxe-Zeitz and member of the House of Wettin.Born in Dresden, he was the youngest surviving son of Johann Georg I, Elector of Saxony, and his second wife Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia....
. After the 1815 Congress of Vienna
Congress of Vienna
The Congress of Vienna was a conference of ambassadors of European states chaired by Klemens Wenzel von Metternich, and held in Vienna from September, 1814 to June, 1815. The objective of the Congress was to settle the many issues arising from the French Revolutionary Wars, the Napoleonic Wars,...
the former Albertine parts around Schleusingen
Schleusingen
Schleusingen is a town in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 10 km north of Hildburghausen, and 12 km southeast of Suhl....
and Suhl
Suhl
- Geography :Suhl sits on the south edge of the Suhler Scholle, an upthrust granite complex that is streaked by numerous dikes. This is part of the Ruhla-Schleusingen Horst that defines the southwest side of the Thuringian Forest...
fell to the Prussian
Kingdom of Prussia
The Kingdom of Prussia was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918. Until the defeat of Germany in World War I, it comprised almost two-thirds of the area of the German Empire...
province of Saxony
Province of Saxony
The Province of Saxony was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia and later the Free State of Prussia from 1816 until 1945. Its capital was Magdeburg.-History:The province was created in 1816 out of the following territories:...
. King Frederick William III of Prussia
Frederick William III of Prussia
Frederick William III was king of Prussia from 1797 to 1840. He was in personal union the sovereign prince of the Principality of Neuchâtel .-Early life:...
assumed the title of a Princely Count of Henneberg, which his successors from the House of Hohenzollern
House of Hohenzollern
The House of Hohenzollern is a noble family and royal dynasty of electors, kings and emperors of Prussia, Germany and Romania. It originated in the area around the town of Hechingen in Swabia during the 11th century. They took their name from their ancestral home, the Burg Hohenzollern castle near...
bear ever since.
Notable members of the Henneberg Family
- Bertold von Henneberg-RömhildBertold von Henneberg-RömhildBertold von Henneberg-Römhild was Archbishop of Mainz and Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 1484 to 1504.The son of George, Count of Henneberg and Johanna, daughter of Count Philipp I of Nassau-Weilburg entered the ecclesiastical profession and, after passing through its lower stages,...
(1442 - December 21, 1504), Prince-electorPrince-electorThe Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire were the members of the electoral college of the Holy Roman Empire, having the function of electing the Roman king or, from the middle of the 16th century onwards, directly the Holy Roman Emperor.The heir-apparent to a prince-elector was known as an...
and archbishop of Mainz, son of George, count of Henneberg-Römhild. - Count Otto von Henneberg, known commonly as Otto von BotenlaubenOtto von BotenlaubenOtto von Botenlauben or Botenlouben , the Count of Henneberg from 1206, was a German minnesinger, Crusader and monastic founder....
from 1206, probably born in 1177 in Henneberg, died near Bad KissingenBad KissingenBad Kissingen is a spa town in the Bavarian region of Lower Franconia and is the seat of the district Bad Kissingen. Situated to the south of the Rhön Mountains on the Franconian Saale river, it is a world-famous health resort.- Town structure :...
before 1245, was a German minnesinger, crusaderCrusadesThe Crusades were a series of religious wars, blessed by the Pope and the Catholic Church with the main goal of restoring Christian access to the holy places in and near Jerusalem...
and founder of Frauenroth Abbey.
See also
- Bishopric of WürzburgBishopric of WürzburgThe Bishopric of Würzburg was a prince-bishopric in the Holy Roman Empire, located in Lower Franconia, around the city of Würzburg, Germany. Würzburg was a diocese from 743. In the 18th century, its bishop was often also Bishop of Bamberg...
- Vessra AbbeyVessra AbbeyVessra Abbey was a Premonstratensian monastery in the village also named Kloster Veßra in the district of Hildburghausen, Thuringia, Germany....
- Aura AbbeyAura AbbeyAura Abbey was a house of the Benedictine Order located at Aura an der Saale in Bavaria in the Diocese of Würzburg....
- RömhildRömhildRömhild is a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 14 km west of Hildburghausen, and 21 km southeast of Meiningen.In the Stadtkirche of Römhild is the tomb of Elisabeth and Hermann VIII of Henneberg...
- SondheimSondheimSondheim vor der Rhön is a municipality in the district Rhön-Grabfeld, Bavaria, Germany. It is administrated by the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Ostheim. As of 2002 it had a population of 1123, and covers an area of 18.58 km².-History:...
- MünnerstadtMünnerstadtMünnerstadt is a town in the district of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria, Germany. It borders with the towns of Burglauer, Bad Bocklet, Nüdlingen, Maßbach, Großbardorf, and Strahlungen. As of 2000 it has a population of 8,300, and covers an area of 95 km²....
- IrmelshausenIrmelshausenIrmelshausen is a village in the municipality of Höchheim in the district of Rhön-Grabfeld in Bavaria in Germany.Irmelshausen is best known for the castle and related church. Irmelshausen, on the old German - German border , is one of the most appealing castles in this region of Germany...
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- PoppoPoppoPoppo can mean:*Several bishops of Würzburg who were named Poppo*Poppo , a king of Friesland*Poppo , an early ninth-century ancestor of the Babenbergs*Poppo, Duke of Thuringia , a margrave...
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Literature
- Schwennicke, Detlev. Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, Neue Folge. [European Family Trees: Family Trees for the History of European States, New Series.] BAND II, Tafel 10:Die Robertiner I und die Anfänge des Hauses Capet, 922-923 König der Westfranken, Marburg, Verlag von J.A. Stargardt (1984)
- Historische Landkarte: Grafschaft Henneberg 1755 mit den Ämtern Schleusingen, Suhl, Kühndorf mit Bennshausen, Reprint 2003, Verlag Rockstuhl, ISBN 3-936030-15-4
- Johannes Mötsch: Regesten des Archivs der Grafen von Henneberg-Römhild. Volumes 1 und 2. Böhlau, Köln etc. 2006, ISBN 978-3-412-35905-8
German Wikipedia links
Direct male descent of Babenberger from Robertiner (Capet) family, in the German WikipediaGerman Wikipedia
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Early Babenberger genealogy, in the German Wikipedia
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