Stephan I, Count of Sponheim
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Stephan I, Count of Sponheim (d. ca. 1080) is the patriarch of the Rhenish branch of the House of Sponheim
, which ruled over the County of Sponheim
. He was closely related to Siegfried I, Count of Sponheim
, patriarch of the Carinthian
Sponheimish branch, but the exact relationship between the two dynasts is disputed. Johannes Trithemius
credits a Count Eberhard of Sponheim as founder of the Abbey of Sponheim
and dates the founding to 1044, position questioned by Johannes Mötsch
. The Genealogia Sponhemica
presents Count Eberhardus as son of Countess Hedwig and father of a single Count Stephanus I/II of Sponheim (http://www.dilibri.de/rlb/periodical/zoom/24706). Donald C. Jackman
considers Stephan I a son of Siegfried I. Both Jackman and Josef Heinzelmann consider Stephan as being identical to Stephan, Vogt
of Worms
documented with his brother Markward in 1068. Heinzelmann however casts doubt on a male lineage relationship of Stephan and Siegfried and sees Stephan I of Sponheim as being Lord of Sponheim but not a Count
, notices that Stephan I of Sponheim documented 1075 as "S(igna) Stephani de Spanheim" with his seal in a document of Udo, Archbishop of Trier
, and proposes Stephan to having married into the House of Sponheim. In another work Heinzelmann considers the Stephan mentioned in 1075 to be Stephan II, or maybe a single Stephan, mentions a Mainz
er ministerialis
Stephan, the son of Embricho (Emich) and nephew of Archbishop Ruthard, which lived later, as a possible relation, and puts forward that the documented Stephan and Markward belong to the House of the Counts of Metz/Lunéville
, which later provided the Vogts of Worms:
Stephan I's wife is supposed to have been a sister of Count Berthold IV of Stromberg
. The Berthold-Bezelin dynasty in Stromberg and its relation to the original Berthold-Bezelin dynasty of Trechirgau
is discussed by Heinzelmann, which proposes Berthold of Stromberg to be an Emichone
with a maternal heritage of the Bertholde/Beceline from Trechirgau.
House of Sponheim
The House of Sponheim or Spanheim was a noble family of the Holy Roman Empire in the High Middle Ages. They were Dukes of Carinthia from 1122 until 1269 and Counts of Sponheim until 1437...
, which ruled over the County of Sponheim
County of Sponheim
The County of Sponheim was an independent territory in the Holy Roman Empire which lasted from the 11th century until the early 19th century...
. He was closely related to Siegfried I, Count of Sponheim
Siegfried I, Count of Sponheim
Siegfried I, Count of Sponheim is considered the patriarch of the House of Sponheim and all of its lateral branches, the Counts of Lebenau and the Counts of Ortenburg. Originally he came from Rhenish Franconia, where he was born at Castle Sponheim.- Family life:About his parents little is known...
, patriarch of the Carinthian
Duchy of Carinthia
The Duchy of Carinthia was a duchy located in southern Austria and parts of northern Slovenia. It was separated from the Duchy of Bavaria in 976, then the first newly created Imperial State beside the original German stem duchies....
Sponheimish branch, but the exact relationship between the two dynasts is disputed. Johannes Trithemius
Johannes Trithemius
Johannes Trithemius , born Johann Heidenberg, was a German abbot, lexicographer, historian, cryptographer, polymath and occultist who had an influence on later occultism. The name by which he is more commonly known is derived from his native town of Trittenheim on the Mosel in Germany.-Life:He...
credits a Count Eberhard of Sponheim as founder of the Abbey of Sponheim
Sponheim
Sponheim is a municipality in the district of Bad Kreuznach in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany.-History:Sponheim was the capital of the County of Sponheim. There was a Benedictine abbey here which was founded in 1101 by Stephan II, Count of Sponheim not far from the countly residence at...
and dates the founding to 1044, position questioned by Johannes Mötsch
Johannes Mötsch
- Life :Johannes Mötsch studied History and Latin Philology from 1970 to 1978 at the Universität Bonn and graduated in 1979. In 1978 he started, as trainee teacher, the preliminary office at the Landeshauptarchiv Koblenz and attended the Archivschule Marburg until 1980. Until 1993 he worked at the...
. The Genealogia Sponhemica
Genealogia Sponhemica
The Genealogia Sponhemica The Genealogia Sponhemica The Genealogia Sponhemica (Oder Geschlecht Register der alten Graffen und Graffinnen zu Sponheim. Zusammengetragen, mit Anführung vieler merkwürdiger Geschichten 'illustriret', und dem Durchlauchtigsten Fürsten und Herren, Herren Georg Wilhelm...
presents Count Eberhardus as son of Countess Hedwig and father of a single Count Stephanus I/II of Sponheim (http://www.dilibri.de/rlb/periodical/zoom/24706). Donald C. Jackman
Donald C. Jackman
Donald Charles Jackman is an American medievalist and linguist of Australian background.Donald C. Jackman received the Ph.D. in 1987 from Columbia University with the dissertation entitled The Konradiner: a study in genealogical methodology dealing with the family of the Conradines. He also later...
considers Stephan I a son of Siegfried I. Both Jackman and Josef Heinzelmann consider Stephan as being identical to Stephan, Vogt
Vogt
A Vogt ; plural Vögte; Dutch voogd; Danish foged; ; ultimately from Latin [ad]vocatus) in the Holy Roman Empire was the German title of a reeve or advocate, an overlord exerting guardianship or military protection as well as secular justice...
of Worms
Worms, Germany
Worms is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the Rhine River. At the end of 2004, it had 85,829 inhabitants.Established by the Celts, who called it Borbetomagus, Worms today remains embattled with the cities Trier and Cologne over the title of "Oldest City in Germany." Worms is the only...
documented with his brother Markward in 1068. Heinzelmann however casts doubt on a male lineage relationship of Stephan and Siegfried and sees Stephan I of Sponheim as being Lord of Sponheim but not a Count
Count
A count or countess is an aristocratic nobleman in European countries. The word count came into English from the French comte, itself from Latin comes—in its accusative comitem—meaning "companion", and later "companion of the emperor, delegate of the emperor". The adjective form of the word is...
, notices that Stephan I of Sponheim documented 1075 as "S(igna) Stephani de Spanheim" with his seal in a document of Udo, Archbishop of Trier
Udo, Archbishop of Trier
Udo of Nellenburg was the Archbishop of Trier from 1066 until his death. He was an important mediator during the height of the Investiture Controversy....
, and proposes Stephan to having married into the House of Sponheim. In another work Heinzelmann considers the Stephan mentioned in 1075 to be Stephan II, or maybe a single Stephan, mentions a Mainz
Mainz
Mainz under the Holy Roman Empire, and previously was a Roman fort city which commanded the west bank of the Rhine and formed part of the northernmost frontier of the Roman Empire...
er ministerialis
Ministerialis
Ministerialis ; a post-classical Latin word, used in English, meaning originally servitor, agent, in a broad range of senses...
Stephan, the son of Embricho (Emich) and nephew of Archbishop Ruthard, which lived later, as a possible relation, and puts forward that the documented Stephan and Markward belong to the House of the Counts of Metz/Lunéville
County of Metz
The County of Metz originated from the frankish Metzgau. In the second half of the 9th century it went to the Gerhardiner, which held at the same time the County of Paris....
, which later provided the Vogts of Worms:
"Identisch kann er sein mit einem Wormser Vogt Stephan (1068) [239 UB Stadt Worms I, Nr. 55], der mit seinem Bruder Markwart zu den Grafen von Lunéville/Metz zu gehören scheint, die mit den de Meti später die Wormser Vögte stellen."
Stephan I's wife is supposed to have been a sister of Count Berthold IV of Stromberg
Stromberg
-People:*Lyndon Stromberg, American sculptor and designer*Karl Stromberg, the villain in the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me*Joseph R. Stromberg, historian with the Ludwig von Mises Institute*Glenn Strömberg, Swedish soccer player...
. The Berthold-Bezelin dynasty in Stromberg and its relation to the original Berthold-Bezelin dynasty of Trechirgau
Trechirgau
The Trechirgau was a mediaeval administrative district, a gau. It belonged to the Duchy of Lorraine. Its exact extent is only roughly known and it lay in the triangle formed by Enkirch, Koblenz and Oberwesel.- History :...
is discussed by Heinzelmann, which proposes Berthold of Stromberg to be an Emichone
Emichones
The Emichones family is a precursor to several noble families in the southwestern German region. Its members were -- perhaps as undercounts of the Salian dynasty -- gau counts in the Nahegau. The name is due to the prevailing first name "Emich."- History :The Nahegau was next to the Wormsgau and...
with a maternal heritage of the Bertholde/Beceline from Trechirgau.
Literature
- Trithemius, JohannesJohannes TrithemiusJohannes Trithemius , born Johann Heidenberg, was a German abbot, lexicographer, historian, cryptographer, polymath and occultist who had an influence on later occultism. The name by which he is more commonly known is derived from his native town of Trittenheim on the Mosel in Germany.-Life:He...
. Chronicon Sponheimense, ca. 1495-1509 - Chronik des Klosters Sponheim, 1024-1509; Eigenverlag Carl Velten, Bad Kreuznach 1969 (German) Genealogia SponhemicaGenealogia SponhemicaThe Genealogia Sponhemica The Genealogia Sponhemica The Genealogia Sponhemica (Oder Geschlecht Register der alten Graffen und Graffinnen zu Sponheim. Zusammengetragen, mit Anführung vieler merkwürdiger Geschichten 'illustriret', und dem Durchlauchtigsten Fürsten und Herren, Herren Georg Wilhelm...
. Archiv für rheinische Geschichte Coblenz, 1.1833 - 2.1835. Zweiter Teil 1835. http://www.dilibri.de/rlb/periodical/pageview/27862 - Jackman, Donald C.. Sponheim. Medieval German Counties. Medieval Prosopography. http://web.archive.org/web/20040205173219/www.personal.psu.edu/users/d/c/dcj121/prosop/counts/countyA/county11.htm
- Jackman, Donald C.. Stromburg. Medieval German Counties. Medieval Prosopography. http://www.enlaplage.com/prosop/counts/countyA/county85.htm/ Urkundenbuch der Grafschaft Sponheim. Archiv für rheinische Geschichte Coblenz, 1.1833 - 2.1835. Zweiter Teil 1835. http://www.dilibri.de/rlb/periodical/pageview/27863 Mitteilungen der Residenzen-Kommission der Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen, Heft 16/1, 2006. http://resikom.adw-goettingen.gwdg.de/MRK/MRK16-1.htm Heinzelmann, Josef. Spanheimer-Späne -- Schachwappen und Konradinererbe. http://www.genealogie-mittelalter.de/heinzelmann_josef/spanheimer_spaene.html Heinzelmann, Josef. Hildegard von Bingen und ihre Verwandten -- Genealogische Anmerkungen. http://www.genealogie-mittelalter.de/heinzelmann_josef/hildegard_von_bingen.html Heinzelmann, Josef. Die Spanheimer als Besitznachfolger des Dux Cuno de Beckilinheim. http://www.regionalgeschichte.net/fileadmin/Mittelrheinportal/Teilnehmer/burckhardt/Spanheimer_Besitz.pdf
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Preceded by: |
Stephan I |
Succeeded by: |
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| Siegfried I Siegfried I, Count of Sponheim Siegfried I, Count of Sponheim is considered the patriarch of the House of Sponheim and all of its lateral branches, the Counts of Lebenau and the Counts of Ortenburg. Originally he came from Rhenish Franconia, where he was born at Castle Sponheim.- Family life:About his parents little is known... |
Count of Sponheim ?–ca. 1080 |
Stephan II |