Hermann IV of Saffenberg

Hermann IV. Von Saffenberg (* 1027 , † 1091 ), also known as Hermann IV. Von Saffenburg or Hermann II. Von Saffenberg-Nörvenich , was a count from the Saffenberg family, which was an influential noble family in the 11th and 12th centuries Rhineland was. Hermann IV of Saffenberg became Count of Saffenberg , Vogt of Cornelimünster and St. Martin in Cologne . In 1081, as Count von Nörvenich, he also gained control of another county in the Rhineland .

family

Like the Berg family, the Saffenberg family descends from the last counts in the Carolingian Keldachgau .

ancestry

Hermann's father was Adolf II (* around 987, † 1041), Count in the Keldachgau , this was a grandson of Hermann von Lothringen . His sons were Adalbert von Saffenberg and Adolf von Nörvenich . The Saffenberg family was an important noble family in the Rhineland in the 11th and 12th centuries.

Marriage and offspring

Hermann IV von Saffenberg was married to Gepa von Werl , daughter of Count Adalbert von Werl . Little is known about the offspring. The only descendant named is Adalbert von Saffenberg , a cousin of Adolf von Berg .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ cf. u. a. Thomas Bauer ( arrangement ): Historical Atlas of the Rhineland , 7th delivery, IV.9: The medieval Gaue , o. O. 2000, ISBN 3-7927-1818-9 ; Compare also Kimpen, E .: Ezzonen and Hezeliniden in the Rhineland Palatinate. o. O. 1933.
2. ↑ cf. u. a. Augustus, L .; Jamar, J, TJ: Annales Rodenses. Kroniek van Kloosterade. Text en vertaling. Maastricht 1995, p. 23ff .; see. also Kraus, T .: The emergence of the territorial rule of Berg , 1981, pp. 111–116.

literature

• Thomas Bauer (edit.): Historical Atlas of the Rhineland. 7. Delivery, IV.9: The medieval districts. Habelt, Bonn 2000, 1 map sheet, 1 booklet, ISBN 3-7927-1818-9 .
• L. Augustus, JTJ Jamar: Annales Rodenses. = Kroniek van Kloosterade. Text en vertaling. Rijksarchief in Limburg, Maastricht 1995, ISBN 90-74407-03-X ( Publikaties Rijksarchief Limburg 3)