Siegfried II von Eppstein (died 9 September 1230, in

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) was

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from 1200 to 1230. Siegfried was born the second son Gerhard I of Eppstein and hit an ecclesiastical career. Already in 1189 he was the owner of the parish of St. Gangolph in

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. He was the provost of St. Martin in Worms 1194 and of St. Peter in Mainz 1196.

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Friedrich Wilhelm Schirrmacher Friedrich Wilhelm Schirrmacher (28 April 1824 in Danzig – 19 June 1904 in Rostock) was a German historian. He is best known for the discovery of the original files and protocols of the Marburg Colloquy. The original texts are reprinted until t ...

: ''Siegfried II''. In: ''

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'' (ADB). Vol. 34, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1892, p. 259ff.

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* 12th-century births 1230 deaths Archbishops of Mainz Year of birth unknown {{Germany-RC-bishop-stub