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Hermann I (died 25 April 1217), Landgrave of Thuringia and (as Hermann III) Count Palatine of Saxony, was the second son of Louis II, Landgrave of Thuringia (the Iron), and Judith of Hohenstaufen, [1] the sister of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa.
Hermann I (born c. 1156—died April 25, 1217, Gotha, Thuringia [Germany]) was the landgrave of Thuringia and count palatine of Saxony who helped defeat the Hohenstaufen emperor Henry VI’s attempt to transform the German kingdom from an elective into a hereditary monarchy.
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In 1111/12 Count Herman I of Winzenburg is documented as a Thuringian landgrave, the first mention of a secession from Saxony, however, he later had to yield as he sided with the Papacy during the Investiture Controversy.
Feb 15, 2020 · Hermann (Hermann I) "Landgraf von Thüringen" Thüringen formerly Ludowinger. Born about 1155 [location unknown] Ancestors. Son of Ludwig (Ludowinger) von Thüringen and Judith (Staufer) von Schwaben. Brother of Friedrich (Ludowinger) von Thüringen [half] and Ludwig Landgrave of (Ludowinger) von Thüringen.
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Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia (1190-1217), famous as a patron of medieval German poets. He was the second son of Ludwig surnamed der Eiserne (the iron one) and of Judith, sister of the Emperor Frederick I.
In 1190 Louis died and Hermann by his energetic measures frustrated the attempt of the emperor Henry VI. to seize Thuringia as a vacant fief of the Empire, and established himself as landgrave. Having joined a league against the emperor he was accused, probably wrongly, of an attempt to murder him.
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Hermann I. Landgrave of Thuringia (1190-1217), famous as a patron of medieval German poets. He was the second son of Ludwig surnamed der Eiserne (the iron one) and of Judith, sister of the Emperor Frederick I .
