Henry, Margrave of Hachberg-Sausenberg

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Henry, Margrave of Hachberg-Sausenberg
+ S[IGILLUM] HEINRICI MARCHIONIS [DE HACHBERG]
Born1300
Died1318
Noble familyHouse of Zähringen
FatherRudolf I, Margrave of Hachberg-Sausenberg
MotherAgnes of Rötteln

Henry, Margrave of Hachberg-Sausenberg (1300-1318) was the son of Margrave Rudolf I of Hachberg-Sausenberg and his wife Agnes, who was the daughter and heiress of Otto of Rötteln. In 1312, when he was still a minor, he inherited his father's possessions. After he came of age in 1315, his uncle Lüthold II of Röttlen gave him the Lordship of Rötteln. Lüthold II died in 1316.

Henry died young, in 1318, at the age of 18. After his death, his younger brothers Rudolf II and Otto took up the reign of the Lordships Rötteln and Sausenberg.

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  • Fritz Schülin: Rötteln-Haagen, Beiträge zur Orts-, Landschafts- und Siedlungsgeschichte, Lörrach, 1965, p. 65
  • Karl Seith: Die Burg Rötteln im Wandel ihrer Herrengeschlechter, Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte und Baugeschichte der Burg, Röttelbund e.V., Haagen, p. 6; cited by Schülin as "in: Markgräflerland, vol. 3, issue 1, 1931"
Henry, Margrave of Hachberg-Sausenberg
Born: 1300 Died: 1318
Preceded by Margrave of Hachberg-Sausenberg
1312-1318
Succeeded by