Hermann III of Baden (c. 1105 – 16 January 1160), nicknamed ''the Great'', was

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and

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. He was the son of

Hermann II of Baden Hermann II of Baden (c. 1060 – 7 October 1130) was the first to use the title Margrave of Baden, after the family seat at Castle Hohenbaden. This castle is in the present day town of Baden-Baden. Life Hermann was the son of Hermann I of Bade ...

and Judith von Hohenberg. He was ruler of the margraviate of

from 1130 until 1160. Faithfully devoted to the Staufens, Hermann III came in conflict with his relatives from Zähringen-Swabia. In 1140 he participated in the siege of Weibtreu castle, and received the bailiwick of Selz in

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. In 1151 the margravate of

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was taken from Ottokar III of Styria and conferred on Hermann III. A deed of donation exists from 1153, that states Frederick I bought Castle Besigheim from Hermann III. Hermann III fought in the first Italian campaign of Emperor Frederick I, and gained the title ''margrave of Verona''. Hermann III took part in the

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Marriage and children

He married Bertha von Lothringen (d. after 1162), in 1134; she was the daughter of

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, and his wife

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. He had the following children: * Hermann IV (d. September 13, 1190) * Gertrud (d. before 1225) who married in 1180 Graf Albrecht von Dagsburg (d. 1211) Secondly, he married

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after 1141. She was the daughter of Duke Sobeslav I of Bohemia. Hermann III was buried in the Augustine Monastery in

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Herman 03, Margrave of Baden House of Zähringen Margraves of Baden Christians of the Second Crusade Burials at Backnang Abbey 1100s births 1160 deaths Year of birth uncertain