He was the son of Count Herman I and his wife Irmgard.[1] Herman I was son of Albert the Bear Count of Anhalt, Margrave of Brandenburg and Duke of Saxony.
He was regarded as a supporter of the House of Hohenstaufen. He spent some time in Denmark. He married Sophie (1159 – c. 1208), a daughter of King Valdemar I of Denmark and had two sons:
siegfried, count, weimar, orlamünde, 1155, 1206, member, house, ascania, ruling, count, weimar, orlamünde, bornc, 1155died1206noble, familyhouse, ascaniaspouse, sophie, denmarkfatherherman, count, weimar, orlamündemotherirmgard, count, herman, wife, irmgard, h. Siegfried III Count of Weimar Orlamunde c 1155 1206 was a member of the House of Ascania and a ruling Count of Weimar Orlamunde Siegfried III Count of Weimar OrlamundeBornc 1155Died1206Noble familyHouse of AscaniaSpouse s Sophie of DenmarkFatherHerman I Count of Weimar OrlamundeMotherIrmgard He was the son of Count Herman I and his wife Irmgard 1 Herman I was son of Albert the Bear Count of Anhalt Margrave of Brandenburg and Duke of Saxony He was regarded as a supporter of the House of Hohenstaufen He spent some time in Denmark He married Sophie 1159 c 1208 a daughter of King Valdemar I of Denmark and had two sons Albert II 2 Herman II 3 References edit Line 2007 p 600 Line 2007 p 583 Lyon 2013 p 241 Sources editLine Philip 2007 Kingship and State Formation in Sweden 1130 1290 Brill Lyon Jonathan R 2013 Princely Brothers and Sisters The Sibling Bond in German Politics 1100 1250 Cornell University Press Siegfried III Count of Weimar OrlamundeHouse of AscaniaBorn c 1155 Died 1206 Preceded byHerman I Count of Weimar Orlamunde1176 1206 Succeeded byAlbert II and Herman II nbsp This article about a member of the German nobility is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Siegfried III Count of Weimar Orlamunde amp oldid 1065307531, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
