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Herman I, Count Palatine of Lotharingia

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Herman I "the Slender"
Count Palatine of Lotharingia
Reign945-996
Predecessornew title
SuccessorEzzo (Erenfried)
Died996
Noble familyEzzonids
Spouse(s)Heylwig von Dillingen
Dietbirg of Swabia
IssueEzzo, Count Palatine of Lotharingia
Hezzelin I, Count of Zülpichgau
Hermann II im Keldachgau, Vogt of Deutz
Adolf I of Lotharingia
Richenza of Lotharingia, Abbess of Nivelles
FatherErenfried II
MotherRichwara of Zülpichgau

Herman I (died 996 AD), called Pusillus or the Slender, was the Count Palatine of Lotharingia, and of several counties along the Rhine, including Bonngau, Eifelgau, Mieblgau, Zülpichgau, Keldachgau, Alzey, and Auelgau. From 945 AD until his death in 996 AD.

He was the son of Erenfried II and Richwara of Zülpichgau. He was first married to Heylwig von Dillingen; secondly, to Dietbirg of Swabia. He left four sons and one daughter:

Sources

  • Gerstner, Ruth, 'Die Geschichte der lothringischen Pfalzgrafschaft (von den Anfängen bis zur Ausbildung des Kurterritoriums Pfalz)', Rheinisches Archiv 40 (Bonn 1941)
  • Kimpen, E., ‘Ezzonen und Hezeliniden in der rheinischen Pfalzgrafschaft’, Mitteilungen des Österreichischen Instituts für Geschichtsforschung. XII. Erg.-Band. (Innsbruck 1933) p. 1-91.
  • Lewald, Ursula, 'Die Ezzonen. Das Schicksal eines rheinischen Fürstengeschlechts', Rheinische Vierteljahrsblätter 43 (1979) p. 120-168
  • Steinbach, F., ‘Die Ezzonen. Ein Versuch territorialpolitischen Zusammenschlusses der fränkischen Rheinlande’, Collectanea Franz Steinbach. Aufsätze und Abhandlungen zur Verfassungs-, Sozial- und Wirtschaftsgeschichte, geschichtlichen Landeskunde und Kulturraumforschung, ed. F. Petri en G. Droege (Bonn 1967) p. 64-81.
Herman I, Count Palatine of Lotharingia
 Died: 996
New title Count Palatine of Lotharingia
945–996
Succeeded by