Hermann I. von Henneberg
Count Hermann I von Henneberg (* 1224 ; † December 18, 1290 ) was married in 1249 to Margarete († March 26, 1276 ), sister of Wilhelm of Holland , the Count of Holland and the Roman-German king (or anti-king). He founded the "New Rule" with areas around Coburg and Eisfeld , which later went to the Wettin family with Katharina von Henneberg as the care center for Coburg .
He came from the marriage of his father Poppo VII von Henneberg with Jutta von Thuringia (* 1184, † August 6, 1235 in Schleusingen), the eldest daughter of Landgrave Hermann I of Thuringia. It was the second marriage for both Poppo and Jutta. Margrave Heinrich III. (* around 1215 in Meißen ? † February 15, 1288 in Dresden ) was his half-brother on his mother's side. Count Heinrich III. von Henneberg (* before 1226; † April 9, 1262) was his half-brother on his father's side, who received the old county of Henneberg when the property was divided. Hermann, to whom the candidacy himself was temporarily put forward, supported the election of his uncle Heinrich Raspe as German (counter) king.
The Henneberger supported the claims of his relative Berthold von Henneberg for the title of bishop of Würzburg. Since this did not find the required majority in the cathedral chapter, the conflict finally escalated militarily. On August 8, 1266, Hermann von Henneberg and his allied Count zu Castell moved against the troops of the cathedral chapter. In the so-called Cyriakus Battle, the Hennebergers lost. However, the conflict persisted thereafter.
Hermann's supraregional importance was shown, for example, in the fact that his name was handed down in the poems of Tannhauser (No. 6 Ich mouz clagen, verse XXIX):
- To Hennenberg vil êre lît,
- embellished with virtues.
- grâve Herman, ouwê der zît,
- daz not been crowned!
literature
- Bernhard Grossmann, Thomas Witter, Günther Wölfing: In the footsteps of the Henneberger. Verlag Frankenschwelle 1996, ISBN 978-3861800545 .
- Georg Gerland : Hermann . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 12, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1880, p. 124 f.
Web links
- The seals of the Tannhauser - Commented Kieler Online Edition
- Count Hermann I. on "Genealogy Middle Ages"
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hermann I. von Henneberg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count of Henneberg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1224 |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 18, 1290 |