Berthold VI of Henneberg

1272 - 1340  (~ 69 years)

• Name	Berthold VI of Henneberg
  Birth	Between 1271 and 1272  [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	3 Apr 1340	Schmalkalden, Thuringia, Germany   [2]
  Alternate death	14 Apr 1340  [1]
  Burial	Kloster Veßra, Thuringia, Germany   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I22102	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of TWK
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2020

  
  

  Father	Bertold V of Henneberg,   b. 1248, Schleusingen, Thuringia, Germany d. 13 Feb 1284, France (Age 36 years)
  Mother	Sophie von Schwarzburg   d. 13 Feb 1279
  Marriage	Bef 7 Mar 1268  [1]
  Family ID	F17561	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Adelheid of Hesse,   b. Abt 1268   d. 7 Dec 1317 (Age ~ 49 years)
  Marriage	1284  [2]
  Children	+ 1. Elizabeth of Henneberg,   b. Bef 7 Dec 1317   d. Between 6 Dec 1377 and 30 May 1391 (Age > 59 years)
  Family ID	F13312	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2018

  
  

• Notes

  Count of Henneberg in Schleusingen. "[A] skillful ruler, he secured his family's position against the Abbey of Fulda, gained the lands of the lords of Frankenstein, and by his son's marriage, Schmalkalden and Coburg, creating a new power center in northern Franconia, generally a supporter of Emperor Ludwig IV, he was appointed Administrator in Bohemia and Statthalter (viceroy) in Brandenburg, founded the religious house of St. Egidius at Schmalkalden." [The Ancestry of Charles II, King of England (citation details below)]

  
  

• Sources

  [S49] Genealogics by Leo Van de Pas, continued by Ian Fettes and Leslie Mahler. [S1480] The Ancestry of Charles II, King of England: A Medieval Heritage by Charles M. Hansen and Neil D. Thompson. Saline, Michigan: McNaughton and Gunn, 2012.