Hermann IV, Margrave of Baden
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Hermann IV, Margrave of Baden (1135 – September 13, 1190) 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
. Around 1162 he was married to Bertha (died February 24, 1169), the daughter of Count Palatine Ludwig of Tübingen.
Together with Emperor Frederick I
, Hermann took part in the siege and destruction of Milan. From 1176 to 1178 he was a member of Frederick's Italian campaign, and was a participant in the battle of Legnano in 1176. Hermann was a guarantor in the peace of Constance in 1183, in which the cities of Lombardy became independent.
Hermann was a participant of the Third Crusade
, and died in 1190 in the Holy Land, near Antioch
He was the son of Hermann III
Hermann III, Margrave of Baden
Hermann III of Baden , nicknamed the Great, was Margrave of Verona and Baden.He was the son of Hermann II of Baden and Judit von Hohenberg. He served as regent for the margraviate of Baden from 1130 until 1160....
and Bertha of Hohenstaufen, daughter of Conrad III
Conrad III of Germany
Conrad III was the first King of Germany of the Hohenstaufen dynasty. He was the son of Frederick I, Duke of Swabia, and Agnes, a daughter of the Salian Emperor Henry IV.-Life and reign:...
. Around 1162 he was married to Bertha (died February 24, 1169), the daughter of Count Palatine Ludwig of Tübingen.
Together with Emperor Frederick I
Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor
Frederick I Barbarossa was a German Holy Roman Emperor. He was elected King of Germany at Frankfurt on 4 March 1152 and crowned in Aachen on 9 March, crowned King of Italy in Pavia in 1155, and finally crowned Roman Emperor by Pope Adrian IV, on 18 June 1155, and two years later in 1157 the term...
, Hermann took part in the siege and destruction of Milan. From 1176 to 1178 he was a member of Frederick's Italian campaign, and was a participant in the battle of Legnano in 1176. Hermann was a guarantor in the peace of Constance in 1183, in which the cities of Lombardy became independent.
Hermann was a participant of the Third Crusade
Third Crusade
The Third Crusade , also known as the Kings' Crusade, was an attempt by European leaders to reconquer the Holy Land from Saladin...
, and died in 1190 in the Holy Land, near Antioch
Antioch
Antioch on the Orontes was an ancient city on the eastern side of the Orontes River. It is near the modern city of Antakya, Turkey.Founded near the end of the 4th century BC by Seleucus I Nicator, one of Alexander the Great's generals, Antioch eventually rivaled Alexandria as the chief city of the...
Children
- Hermann VHermann V, Margrave of Baden-BadenHermann V, Margrave of Baden-Baden ruled Verona and Baden from 1190 until his death.He was the son of Hermann IV and his wife Bertha of Tübingen...
. Margrave of Baden (died January 16, 1243) - Heinrich I, Margrave of Baden-Sausenberg and later Baden-Hachberg (died July 2, 1231). He married Agnes
- Friedrich (1161–1217) Regent
- Jutta
- Bertha