Herman I, Count of Henneberg
| Herman I, Count of Henneberg | |
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| Spouse(s) | Margaret of Holland |
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Issue
Herman
Jutta Poppo |
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| Noble family | House of Henneberg |
| Father | Poppo VII of Henneberg |
| Mother | Jutta of Thuringia |
| Born | 1224 |
| Died | 18 December 1290 |
Herman I, Count of Henneberg (1224 – 18 December 1290) was the son of Count Poppo VII of Henneberg and his wife, Jutta of Thuringia (born: 1184; died: 6 August 1235 in Schleusingen), the eldest daughter of Landgrave Herman I of Thuringia. This was Boppo's second marriage, and also Jutta's second marriage. Margrave Henry III of Meissen was Herman's half-brother from his mother's side. Herman supported the election of his uncle Henry Raspe as anti-king of the Germans.
Herman founded the "new lordship" around Coburg and Eisenburg, which was inherited by the House of Wettin via his grand-niece Catherine of Henneberg.
In 1249, Herman married with Margaret (died: 26 March 1276), the sister of Count William II of Holland and King of the Germans. They had three children:
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