Herman, Count of Nassau

Herman of Nassau, German: Hermann von Nassau (died 16 July before 1206^[1]), was count of Nassau. He later became a clergyman.

Life

Herman was the son of count Rupert III ‘the Bellicose’ of Nassau and Elizabeth of Leiningen.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Herman is mentioned as count of Nassau between 1190 and 1192.^[2][3][4] He ruled together with count Walram I of Nassau, his father's cousin.^[2][3]

In 1192 Herman became canon of the Saint Peter at Mainz.^[2][3] He probably wasn't married and died without offspring.^[3]

Sources

• This article is translated from the corresponding Dutch Wikipedia article, as of 2018-08-27.
• Dek, A.W.E. (1970). Genealogie van het Vorstenhuis Nassau [Genealogy of the Royal House of Nassau] (in Dutch). Zaltbommel: Europese Bibliotheek. OCLC 27365371.
• Hesselfelt, H.F.J. (1965). "De oudste generaties van het Huis Nassau" [The oldest generations of the House of Nassau]. De Nederlandsche Leeuw, Maandblad van het Koninklijk Nederlandsch Genootschap voor Geslacht- en Wapenkunde [The Dutch Lion, Monthly Journal of the Royal Dutch Society for Genealogy and Heraldry] (in Dutch). 1965 (11): 354–365.
• Schwennicke, Detlev (1978). Europäische Stammtafeln. Stammtafeln zur Geschichte europäischen Staaten. Neue Folge [European Genealogies. Genealogies from the History of European States. New Series] (in German). Vol. Band I. Marburg: J.A. Stargardt.
• Venne, J.M. van de; Stols, Alexander A.M. (1937). Geslachts-Register van het Vorstenhuis Nassau [Genealogy of the Royal House of Nassau] (in Dutch). Maastricht: A.A.M. Stols’ Uitgevers-Maatschappij.
• Vorsterman van Oyen, A.A. (1882). Het vorstenhuis Oranje-Nassau. Van de vroegste tijden tot heden [The Royal House of Orange-Nassau. From the earliest days until the present] (in Dutch). Leiden & Utrecht: A.W. Sijthoff & J.L. Beijers.

References

External links

• Family tree of the House of Nassau

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