Frederick, Count of Saarbrücken (died 1135) was a German nobleman. He was the first to style himself ''
Count of Saarbrücken''.
Life
His father, Siegbert, was a count in the
Saargau; his mother may have been a daughter of the Lord of Eppenstein. His brother
Bruno
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was
Bishop of Speyer; his brother
Adalbert I was
Archbishop-Elector of Mainz.
In 1105 Frederick inherited his father's position. In 1118, he was called ''Count of Saarbrücken'' for the first time. He was vassal of the
Bishop of Metz
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To 500
* Clement of Metz (c. 280–300)
* Celestius
* Felix I
* Patient
* Victor I 344–346
* Victor II
* Simeon
* Sambace
* Rufus of Metz
* Ad ...
.
Marriage and issue
Frederick was married to Gisela of
Lorraine
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, who brought possessions around
Hornbach Abbey into the marriage. They had three children:
* Agnes, married to Duke
Frederick II of Swabia
*
Simon I, his successor
*
Adalbert II, was
Archbishop-Elector of Mainz from 1138 to 1141.
References
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Counts of Saarbrücken
12th-century German nobility
11th-century births
1135 deaths
Year of birth unknown
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