Godebold II.
Godebold II. Count von Henneberg (* before 1079; † February 6, 1144 ) was Burgrave of Würzburg.
Godebold II. Was the son of Poppo I. Graf von Henneberg († 1078 fallen near Mellrichstadt ), Burgrave of Würzburg, and Hildegard of Thuringia. He took over the office of Burgrave of Würzburg from his uncle Godebold I, who presumably had remained sons, Godebold II founded the Veßra Monastery in 1131 after meeting Norbert von Xanten , the founder of the Premonstratensian Order of Preachers , which he and his descendants owned .
progeny
Godebold II had at least three sons:
- Gebhard von Henneberg (1122–1159)
- Poppo II, Burgrave of Würzburg († 1155 or 1156)
- Günther von Henneberg , Bishop of Speyer († 1161)
literature
- Wolfram Ziegler: King Konrad III. , here online at google.books, p. 519.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Eckhart Henning: Auxilia Historica ; here online at books.google, accessed on December 6, 2011
- ^ Eilhard Zickgraf: Die Fürstete Grafschaft Henneberg-Schleusingen , here online at google.books, accessed on December 6, 2011.
- ↑ Historical guide - sites and monuments of history in the districts of Erfurt, Gera, Suhl , Urania-Verlag Leipzig-Jena-Berlin, Leipzig 1978, p. 242
- ^ Alfred Wendehorst: The dioceses of the ecclesiastical province of Mainz - The diocese of Würzburg II ; here online at books.google, accessed December 6, 2011.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Godebold II. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Godebold II. Count of Henneberg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Burgrave of Würzburg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1079 |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 6, 1144 |