Hermann (Nassau)

The coat of arms of the Counts of Nassau

Hermann von Nassau († July 16 before 1206 ) was Count of Nassau . He later became a clergyman.

Life

Saint Peter in Mainz

Hermann was the son of Count Ruprecht III. von Nassau and Elisabeth von Leiningen . He is mentioned as Count of Nassau between 1190 and 1192. He ruled together with Walram I , his father's cousin.

In 1192 Hermann became a canon at St. Peter Abbey in Mainz .

progeny

Hermann was probably not married and died without offspring.

literature

• AWE Dek: Genealogy van het Vorstenhuis Nassau . Europese Bibliotheek, Zaltbommel 1970 (Dutch).
• HFJ Hesselfelt: De oudste generaties van het Huis Nassau . In: De Nederlandsche Leeuw, Maandblad van het Koninklijk Nederlandsch Genootschap voor Geslacht- en Wapenkunde . No. 11 , 1965, pp. 354-365 (Dutch).

Web links

• Nassau in: Medieval Lands. A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families , compiled by Charles Cawley.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Cawley.
2. ↑ ^{a b c} Dek (1970).
3. ↑ ^{a b c d} Hesselfelt (1965).

predecessor	Office	successor
Ruprecht III.	Count of Nassau 1190–1192	Walram I.