Lothaire de Supplinbourg

Lothaire III of the Saint Worsens or Lothaire de Supplinbourg was born in 1060, wire of the count Gebhard de Supplembourg and of Querfurt and Hedwige de Forbach, he was duke of Saxony of 1106 to 12/1137, King of the Romans of 1125 to the 6/4/1133, then becomes emperor Saint Empire Romain Germanique of June 4th 1133 at December 1137, under the name Lothaire III , with the detriment of the nephews of Henri V: Frederic, Duke of Souabe, and Conrad, duke of Franconie. It had to fight against several of the applicants under emperor and triumphed only with the support over the pope and his son-in-law Henri the Superb one, Duc of Bavaria.

He obliged the duke of Poland Boleslas III to lend to him homage for the Poméranie. Finally it named two Margrave S at the origin of very active lines: in 1134, Albert the Bear founder of the line ascanienne for the Walk of North and in Conrad de Wettin for the Walk of Lusace (Misnie).

He married Richenza duchess of Brunswick girl of Henri count de Northeim, died in 1136, whose girl, Gertrude of Saxony (1115-1143), born in 1115, duchess of Saxony of December 1137 to 1138 abdicates, dead in 1143. She married in 1127 Henri X Superb the, duke of Bavaria, died in 1139, then Henri II Jasomirgott Duc of Austria, died in 1177, in 1142.

He died in Italy whereas he went to the help of the pope Innocent II.

Sources

Michel Kerautret History of historical Prussia Universe the Threshold
Dictionary Bouillet

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