Herman III, Count of Weimar-Orlamünde ( – 1283) was a member of the Weimar-Orlamünde branch of the

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Life

Herman III was a son of Herman II (d. 1247) and his wife, Beatrix of Andechs-Merania (d. 1265). Hermann and his brother

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jointly inherited the Franconian possessions of their maternal uncle

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. They resided at the

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. In 1278, Hermann and Otto divided their inheritance. Otto III took the

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and the Plassenburg; Hermann III took the

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. Hermann III died of the

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in 1283.

Marriage and issue

His wife, whose name is unknown, died after 21 July 1279. They had four children: # Elisabeth "the Elder" (d. before 24 March 1333), married: ## Hertmann I of Lobdeburg-Arnshaugk (d. 20 February 1289) ##

Albert II, Margrave of Meissen Albert II, the Degenerate (de: ''Albrecht II der Entartete'') (1240 – 20 November 1314) was a Margrave of Meissen, Landgrave of Thuringia and Count Palatine of Saxony. He was a member of the House of Wettin. He was the eldest son of Henry III, ...

(d. 20 November 1315) # Herman V (before 1287 – after 1312) # Henry III (d. after 26 March 1354), succeeded his father as Count of Orlamünde, married Irmgard of Schwarzburg (d. 13 July 1354) # Elisabeth "the Younger" (d. 17 March 1319), a nun at the

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monastery

References

* Hermann Grote: ''Stammtafeln'', Leipzig, 1877, p. 221 * Detlev Schwennicke: ''

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'', New edition, vol. I.2, Vittorio Klostermann, Frankfurt, 1999, table 185 House of Ascania Counts of Weimar-Orlamünde 1230 births 1283 deaths Year of birth uncertain 13th-century German nobility {{Germany-noble-stub