Simon III, Count of Saarbrücken
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Simon III of Sarrebrück (c. 1180–1243) was a participant in the Fifth Crusade
. He acted there as leader in operations in front of Damietta
in 1218.
as her third husband; she died 1225.
He then married Lauretta of Upper Lorraine (1195-?), daughter of Frederick II, Duke of Lorraine
with whom he had two daughters, Laure who succeeded Simon and married Geoffroi II of Aspremont, and later Dietrich I Luf of Clevesand Mathilde who married Simon III of Commercy (and further children).
Fifth Crusade
The Fifth Crusade was an attempt to reacquire Jerusalem and the rest of the Holy Land by first conquering the powerful Ayyubid state in Egypt....
. He acted there as leader in operations in front of Damietta
Damietta
Damietta , also known as Damiata, or Domyat, is a port and the capital of the Damietta Governorate in Egypt. It is located at the intersection between the Mediterranean Sea and the Nile, about north of Cairo.-History:...
in 1218.
Family
He married Gertrude of DagsburgGertrude 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....
as her third husband; she died 1225.
He then married Lauretta of Upper Lorraine (1195-?), daughter of Frederick II, Duke of Lorraine
Frederick II, Duke of Lorraine
Frederick II was the duke of Lorraine from 1206 to his death, son of Frederick I and Ludmilla, daughter of Mieszko III the Old, of the Piast Dynasty....
with whom he had two daughters, Laure who succeeded Simon and married Geoffroi II of Aspremont, and later Dietrich I Luf of Clevesand Mathilde who married Simon III of Commercy (and further children).