Siegfried III. (Weimar-Orlamünde)
Siegfried III. von Weimar-Orlamünde (* around 1155; † 1206 ) was a count of the Ascanians from 1172 to 1206 (see Weimar Mint , Siegfried's bracteate .)
Siegfried III. was a son of Count Hermann I and grandson of Albrecht the Bear . As such, he was the nephew of Margrave Otto I of Brandenburg, Count Dietrichs von Werben and Count Bernhard von Anhalt , from 1180 Duke of Saxony, as well as the Brandenburg Bishop Siegfried , from 1180 Archbishop of Bremen.
He was married to Sophia of Denmark (* 1159; † around 1208), a daughter of the Danish King Waldemar I - the marriage resulted in:
Like his father and his uncles in Brandenburg, Werben, Anhalt and Bremen, he was a supporter of the Staufer and, until his disempowerment, an opponent of Henry the Lion. Siegfried III. stayed in Denmark for a long time.
Individual evidence
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Hermann I. |
Count of Weimar-Orlamünde 1176–1206 |
Albrecht II. Hermann II. |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Siegfried III. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Siegfried III. from Weimar-Orlamünde (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count from the Weimar-Orlamünde family |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1155 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1206 |