Gertrude of Baden
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Gertrude of Baden was a Margravine of Baden
by birth and by marriage a Countess of Dagsburg
. She was a of Margrave
Hermann IV of Baden
and his wife, Bertha of Tübingen.
(d. 1225). Both sons were killed in a tournament in Andain
in 1202 , so that the noble family of the Etichonids
died out in the male line with Albert II in 1211. This left her daughter Gertrude as heiress of the county of Dagsburg.
Her daughter Gertrude married in 1215 in her first marriage to Duke Theobald I
of Lorraine. In 1217, she married her second husband, Count Theobald IV
of Champagne, who was also King of Navarre
from 1234 as Theobald I. Theobald, however, repudiated her before 1223. In 1224, she married her third husband, Simon III
of Saarbrücken and Leiningen (d. 1234/36), the son of Count Frederick II of Leiningen and Saarbrücken. When she died childless, her third husband Simon of Leiningen inherited the county of Dagsburg, thus creating the Leiningen-Dagsburg line.
Baden
Baden is a historical state on the east bank of the Rhine in the southwest of Germany, now the western part of the Baden-Württemberg of Germany....
by birth and by marriage a Countess of Dagsburg
County of Dagsburg
The County of Dagsburg with its capital Dagsburg existed in Lorraine in the 11th and 12 Century when the area was still part of Alsace....
. She was a of Margrave
Margrave
A margrave or margravine was a medieval hereditary nobleman with military responsibilities in a border province of a kingdom. Border provinces usually had more exposure to military incursions from the outside, compared to interior provinces, and thus a margrave usually had larger and more active...
Hermann IV of Baden
Hermann IV, Margrave of Baden
Hermann IV, Margrave of Baden was titular Margrave of Verona and Margrave of Baden from 1160.He was the son of Hermann III and Bertha of Hohenstaufen, daughter of Conrad III...
and his wife, Bertha of Tübingen.
Marriages and issue
Gertrude married in 1180 to Albert II of Dagsburg (d. 1211). With him she had two sons, Henry and William, and a daughter, GertrudeGertrude of Dagsburg
Gertrude of Dagsburg was the daughter and heiress of Albert II, count of Metz and Dagsburg . She was a trouvère, and was married three times....
(d. 1225). Both sons were killed in a tournament in Andain
Andain
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in 1202 , so that the noble family of the Etichonids
Etichonids
The Etichonids were an important noble family, probably of Frankish , Burgundian or Visigothic origin, who rose to dominate the region of Alsace in the Early Middle Ages from the seventh to the tenth centuries....
died out in the male line with Albert II in 1211. This left her daughter Gertrude as heiress of the county of Dagsburg.
Her daughter Gertrude married in 1215 in her first marriage to Duke Theobald I
Theobald I, Duke of Lorraine
Theobald I was the duke of Lorraine from 1213 to his death. He was the son and successor of Frederick II and Agnes of Bar....
of Lorraine. In 1217, she married her second husband, Count Theobald IV
Theobald I of Navarre
Theobald I , called the Troubadour, the Chansonnier, and the Posthumous, was Count of Champagne from birth and King of Navarre from 1234...
of Champagne, who was also King of Navarre
Kingdom of Navarre
The Kingdom of Navarre , originally the Kingdom of Pamplona, was a European kingdom which occupied lands on either side of the Pyrenees alongside the Atlantic Ocean....
from 1234 as Theobald I. Theobald, however, repudiated her before 1223. In 1224, she married her third husband, Simon III
Simon III, Count of Saarbrücken
Simon III of Sarrebrück was a participant in the Fifth Crusade. He acted there as leader in operations in front of Damietta in 1218.-Family:He married Gertrude of Dagsburg as her third husband; she died 1225....
of Saarbrücken and Leiningen (d. 1234/36), the son of Count Frederick II of Leiningen and Saarbrücken. When she died childless, her third husband Simon of Leiningen inherited the county of Dagsburg, thus creating the Leiningen-Dagsburg line.