Herman IV, Margrave of Baden

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Hermann IV, Margrave of Baden (b. 1135, d. September 13, 1190 at Antioch, became titular Margrave of Verona and Margrave of Baden in 1160.

He was the son of Hermann III and Bertha of Hohenstaufen, daughter of Conrad III. Around 1162 he was married to Bertha (d. 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 1176-1178 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

[edit] Children

  • Hermann V. Margrave of Baden (d. January 16, 1243)
  • Heinrich I, Margrave of Baden-Sausenberg and later Baden-Hachberg (d. July 2, 1231). He married Agnes
  • Friedrich (b. 1161, d. 1217) Regent
  • Jutta
  • Bertha
  • Gertrud (d. before 1225), married to Albrecht II, Count of Egishein and Dagsburg (d. 1211)

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Preceded by
Hermann III of Baden		 Margrave of Baden
1160–1190		 Succeeded by
Hermann V of Baden