Siegfried IV. (Lebenau)
Siegfried IV. († December 17, 1210 ), also known as Siegfried V due to the count in his house , came from the side branch of the Counts of Lebenau of the Spanheim family . After the death of his father Otto I. von Lebenau he followed him as Count von Lebenau and as Vogt of the Salzburg Cathedral Monastery and the monasteries of St. Emmeram and Seeon .
Live and act
Not much is known about Siegfried's life; it can only be documented for a few years.
Siegfried IV was the oldest son of Otto I von Lebenau and his first wife Eufemia von Dornberg.
After his father's death in 1205, he followed him as Count von Lebenau.
In April 1209 he was in Landshut in the wake of the Bavarian Duke Ludwig I.
One year later, on December 17, 1210, Siegfried IV died. Since he had no children, his younger brother Bernhard I followed him as Count von Lebenau.
literature
- Friedrich Hausmann : The Counts of Ortenburg and their male ancestors, the Spanheimers in Carinthia, Saxony and Bavaria, as well as their subsidiary lines , published in: Ostbairische Grenzmarken - Passauer Jahrbuch für Geschichte, Kunst und Volkskunde, No. 36, Passau 1994 (p. 9 -62).
Web links
- Direct family tree of those from Lebenau
- Family tree of the Spanheimers with branch of the Counts of Lebenau
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Otto I. |
Count of Lebenau 1205–1210 |
Bernhard I. |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Siegfried IV. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Siegfried V. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count of Lebenau |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 12th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 17, 1210 |