Siegfried III, Count of Weimar-Orlamünde

Siegfried III, Count of Weimar-Orlamünde
Spouse(s) Sophie of Denmark
Noble family House of Ascania
Father Herman I, Count of Weimar-Orlamünde
Mother Irmgard
Born c. 1155
Died 1206

Siegfried III, Count of Weimar-Orlamünde (c.1155  1206) was a member of the House of Ascania and a ruling Count of Weimar-Orlamünde.

He was the son of Count Herman I and his wife Irmgard.

He was regarded as a supporter of the House of Hohenstaufen. He spent some time in Denmark. He married Sophie (1159 c.1208), a daughter of King Valdemar I of Denmark and had two sons:

Siegfried III, Count of Weimar-Orlamünde
Born: c. 1155 Died: 1206
Preceded by
Herman I
Count of Weimar-Orlamünde
1176–1206
Succeeded by
Albert II and Herman II


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