Henneberg
Parent house	Popponids (Babenberg) in turn from theRobertians
Titles	Princely Counts of Henneberg
Estate(s)	County of Henneberg

(Princely) County of Henneberg (Gefürstete) Grafschaft Henneberg(de)
c. 1037–1660
Coat of arms
County of Henneberg around 1350
Status	Principality
Capital	Henneberg Schleusingen Römhild
Common languages	East Franconian
Historical era	Middle Ages, Renaissance
• Poppo I, first count	c. 1037
• Internally divided	1274
• Raised to principality	1310
• Joined    Franconian Circle	1500
• Schleusingen branch    extinct	1583
• Divided	1660
Preceded by Succeeded by Duchy of Franconia Saxe-Weimar Saxe-Gotha Saxe-Zeitz

TheHouse of Henneberg was a medieval Germancomital family (Grafen) which from the 11th century onwards held large territories in theDuchy of Franconia. Their county was raised to aprincely county (Gefürstete Grafschaft) in 1310.

Upon the extinction of the line in the late 16th century, most of the territory was inherited by the SaxonHouse of Wettin and subsequently incorporated into theThuringian estates of itsErnestine branch.

The distant origins of this family are speculative yet seem to originate in theMiddle Rhine Valley, east of modern-dayFrance. Charibert, a nobleman inNeustria is the earliest recorded ancestor of the family, dating before 636. Five generations pass between Charibert and the next descendant of note,Robert III of Worms. Both theCapetian dynasty and thePopponids (ElderHouse of Babenberg) are direct male lineal descendants of Count Robert I and therefore referred to asRobertians. Of the Popponids, the Henneberg are most likely to descend fromPoppo, Duke of Thuringia.

The designationBabenberger, from the castle ofBamberg(Babenberch), was established in the 12th century by the chroniclerOtto of Freising, himself a member of the Babenberg family. The later Younger or AustrianHouse of Babenberg, which ruled what became theDuchy of Austria, claimed to come of the Elder Babenberg dynasty. However, the descent of the first margraveLeopold I of Austria († 994) from the Elder Babenberger remains uncertain.

In the 11th century, the dynasty's estates around the ancestral seatHenneberg Castle nearMeiningen belonged to the Germanstem duchy ofFranconia. They were located southwest of theRennsteig ridge in theThuringian Forest, then forming the border with the possessions held by theLandgraves of Thuringia in the north. In 1096 one Count Godebold II of Henneberg served as aburgrave of theWürzburg bishops, his father Poppo had been killed in battle in 1078. In 1137 he establishedVessra Abbey nearHildburghausen as the family's house monastery.

The counts lost their position as the bishops were raised to "Dukes of Franconia" in the 12th century. Nevertheless, in the course of theWar of the Thuringian Succession upon the death of LandgraveHenry Raspe, CountHerman I of Henneberg (1224–1290) in 1247 received the Thuringian lordship ofSchmalkalden from the Wettin margraveHenry III of Meissen. After the extinction of the BavarianHouse of Andechs upon the death of DukeOtto II of Merania in 1248, the Counts of Henneberg also inherited their Franconian lordship ofCoburg (then called the "new lordship", laterSaxe-Coburg).

In 1274 the Henneberg estates were divided into theSchleusingen, Aschach-Römhild and Hartenberg branches. CountBerthold VII of Henneberg-Schleusingen (1272–1340) was elevated to princely status in 1310, his estates comprised the towns of Schmalkalden,Suhl and Coburg. In 1343 the Counts of Hennberg also purchased the Thuringian town ofIlmenau. The Coburg lands passed to the Saxon House of Wettin upon the marriage of CountessCatherine of Henneberg to MargraveFrederick III of Meissen in 1347.

After theImperial Reform of 1500, the County of Henneberg formed the northernmost part of theFranconian Circle, bordering on theUpper Saxon Ernestine duchies and the lands of theUpper Rhenish prince-abbacy ofFulda in the northwest. A thorn in the side remained the enclave ofMeiningen, a fief held by theBishops of Würzburg, which was not acquired by the counts until 1542.

Whereas the male line of theHouse of Babenberg became extinct in 1246, the Counts of Henneberg lived on until 1583. In 1554William IV of Henneberg-Schleusingen had signed a treaty of inheritance withDuke John Frederick II of Saxony. However, when the last Count George Ernest of Henneberg died, both theErnestine and theAlbertine branch of theWettin dynasty claimed his estates, that were finally divided in 1660 among the Ernestine duchies ofSaxe-Weimar andSaxe-Gotha and the Albertine dukeMaurice ofSaxe-Zeitz. The Lordship ofSchmalkalden fell toLandgrave William IV of Hesse-Kassel, according to an inheritance treaty of 1360.

After theCongress of Vienna (1815), the former Albertine parts aroundSchleusingen andSuhl fell to thePrussian province ofSaxony. KingFrederick William III of Prussia assumed the title of a Princely Count of Henneberg, which his successors in theHouse of Hohenzollern have borne ever since.

(Note: There are two manners for numbering the rulers of this noble family: birth numbers or regnal numbers. Albeit the birth number is more commonly used, the table uses the sequential regnal numbers presented inStammliste von Henneberg, to avoid confusion or holes in the counting. According to this alternative numbering, there's a different counting forFrankenstein andLichtenberg (from1190 onwards). All the other members of the family use one only counting. However, even this alternative counting is not perfect: it counts only theruling members, but bybirth order, which means that people with higher count may start to rule first than others. These cases will be pointed out in the table.)

Ruler		Born	Reign	Ruling part	Consort	Death	Notes
Poppo I		c. 1030? First son of ?	1052 – 7 August 1078	County of Henneberg	Hildegard of Thuringia two children	7 August 1078 Mellrichstadt aged c. 47 – 48	Founder of the county. Died fighting in theBattle of Mellrichstadt.
Gotebold I		c. 1030? Second son of ?	7 August 1078 – 1091	County of Henneberg	Unmarried	c. 1091 aged c. 60 – 61	Brother of the predecessor, left no heirs. The county was divided between the sons of Poppo I.
Gotebold II		c. 1070? First son ofPoppo I andHildegard of Thuringia	1091 – 6 February 1144	County of Henneberg (Goteboldian line)	Lutgard of Hohenberg (d. 3 June 1145) six children	6 February 1144 aged c. 77 – 78?	Children of Poppo I, divided their inheritance.
Poppo II		c. 1070? Second son ofPoppo I andHildegard of Thuringia	1091 – 21 August 1118	County of Frankenstein (Popponian line)	Beatrix of Gleichen four children	21 August 1118 aged c. 57 – 58?
Louis I		c. 1100 First son ofPoppo II andBeatrix of Gleichen	21 August 1118 – 1164	County of Frankenstein	A woman from Zimmern five children	1164 aged 63–64?	Children of Poppo II, divided their inheritance.
Poppo III		c. 1100 Second son ofPoppo II andBeatrix of Gleichen	21 August 1118 – 1156	County of Irmelshausen	Unknown three children	1156 aged 55–56?
Poppo IV		c. 1128 First son ofGotebold II andLutgard of Hohenberg	6 February 1144 – 1 September 1156	County of Henneberg	Irmgard of Stade no children	1 September 1156 aged 27–28	Left no children. The land passed to his brother.
Henry I		c. 1130? First son ofPoppo III	1156 – 1167	County of Irmelshausen	Unmarried	1167 aged 36–37?	Left no children. The land passed to his brothers.
Berthold I		c. 1130 Würzburg Second son ofGotebold II andLutgard of Hohenberg	1 September 1156 – 18 October 1159	County of Henneberg	Bertha of Putelendorf three children	18 October 1159 Palestine aged 28–29	Died abroad, possibly in pilgrimage.
Regency ofBertha of Putelendorf (1159 – 1164)							Like his father, he died abroad, either in pilgrimage or a crusade.
Poppo VI[4]		c. 1150 Son ofBerthold I andBertha of Putelendorf	18 October 1159 – 14 June 1190	County of Henneberg	Sophia of Andechs (d. 2 June 1218) c. 1182 four children	14 June 1190 Margat aged 39–40?
Poppo V / I[5]		c. 1130? Second son ofPoppo III	1156 – 29 May 1199	County of Irmelshausen (atLichtenberg) renamed County of Lichtenberg	Irmgard of Rothausen one child	29 May 1199 aged 68–69?	Younger sons of Poppo III, divided their inheritance
Godebold III		c. 1130? Third son ofPoppo III	1156 – 1190	County of Irmelshausen (atIrmelshausen proper)	Unknown one child	c. 1190 aged 59–60?
Irmelshausen inherited by Hildenburg, later inherited by Henneberg-Botenlauben line, and finally sold to the County of Schleusingen (see below)
Louis II		c. 1150? Son ofLouis I	1164 – 1197	County of Frankenstein	Unknown two children	1197 aged 46–47
Berthold II		c. 1170? First son ofPoppo VI andSophia of Andechs	14 June 1190 – 24 August 1212	Burgraviate of Würzburg	Kunigunde of Abensberg one child Matilda of Esvelt no children	24 August 1212 aged 41–42?	Children of Poppo VI, divided their inheritance. In 1218, Poppo VII inherited Wurzburg from his nephew. In 1234, Otto sold Botenlauben to theDiocese of Würzburg.
Poppo VII		c. 1170? Second son ofPoppo VI andSophia of Andechs	14 June 1190 – 21 August 1245	County of Henneberg	Elisabeth of Wildburg 1217 four children Jutta Claricia of Thuringia 3 January 1223 Leipzig five children	21 August 1245 aged 74-75?
Otto I		c. 1177 Henneberg Third son ofPoppo VI andSophia of Andechs	14 June 1190 – 1234	County of Botenlauben	Beatrix de Courtenay 1208 three children	3/4 October 1244 Bad Kissingen aged 66–67
Otto II		c. 1200? Son ofOtto I andBeatrix de Courtenay	1220/1228 –22 September 1249	County of Botenlauben renamed County of Hildenburg (withIrmelshausen)	Adelaide of Hildenburg 1228 one child	22 September 1249 aged 48–49	Probably co-ruled with his father in Botenlauben before the sale of the property. From 1228, he was count of Hildenburg through marriage.
In 1234 Botenlauben was sold to theDiocese of Würzburg
Albert		c. 1170? Son ofLouis II	1197 – 26 October 1233	County of Frankenstein	Unknown two children	26 October 1233 aged 62–63
Henry II		c. 1170? Son ofPoppo V / I andIrmgard of Rothausen	29 May 1199 – 6 December 1228	County of Lichtenberg	A woman from Wildberg five children	6 December 1228 Meiningen aged 57–58?	Died fighting inMeiningen.
Berthold III		c. 1190? Son ofBerthold II andKunigunde of Abensberg	24 August 1212 – 1219	Burgraviate of Würzburg	Matilda of Hachberg no children	1219 aged 28–29?	After his death with no heirs, Würzburg returned to Henneberg.
In 1219 Würzburg was reannexed to Henneberg
Albert		c. 1190? Son ofHenry II	6 December 1228 – October/January 1253/55	County of Lichtenberg	Matilda of Trimberg one child	October 1253/January 1255 aged 63–65
Louis III		c. 1190? Son ofAlbert	26 October 1233 – 11 January 1263	County of Frankenstein	Unknown two children	11 January 1263 aged 52–53	AlsoVogt of the Monastery ofHerrenbreiungen.
Henry II[6]		c.1220 Henneberg Son ofPoppo VII andElisabeth of Wildburg	21 August 1245 – 9 April 1262	County of Henneberg	Elisabeth of Teck four children Sophia of Meissen three children	9 April 1262 aged 41-42	Children of Poppo VII, they divided their inheritance.
Herman I		1224 Son ofPoppo VII andJutta Claricia of Thuringia	21 August 1245 – 18 December 1290	County of Coburg	Margaret of Holland 1249 two children	18 December 1290 aged 65-66
Adalbert		c. 1230? Son ofOtto II andAdelaide of Hildenburg	22 September 1249 – July 1251	County of Hildenburg (withIrmelshausen)	Unmarried	July 1251 aged 20–21?	Left no descendants. After his death, his domain went to theDiocese of Würzburg
In 1251 Hildenburg was annexed to theDiocese of Würzburg; Irmelshausen went to Schleusingen
Luitgard		c. 1240? Daughter ofAlbert andMatilda of Trimberg	October/January 1253/55 – February 1312	County of Lichtenberg	Henry of Frankenstein (d. 1297) one child	February 1312 aged 71–72?	After her husband's premature death, and without descendants herself, her county went, after her own death, to her brother-in-law, the Count of Frankenstein.
In 1312 Lichtenberg was annexed to Frankenstein
Henry III[7]		c.1240 Son ofHenry II andElisabeth of Teck	9 April 1262 – December 1317	County of Hartenberg	Margaret of Meissen no children Kunigunde of Wertheim (d.9 October 1331) 3 May 1287 seven children	c. December 1317 aged 76-77	Children of Henry II, divided their inheritance.
Berthold IV[8]		c.1248 Schleusingen First son ofHenry II andSophia of Meissen	9 April 1262 – 15 September 1284	County of Schleusingen	Sophia of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg (d.13 February 1279) c. March 1268 Elgersburg eight children	15 September 1284 Montpellier aged 35-36
Herman II		c.1250 Second son ofHenry II andSophia of Meissen	9 April 1262 – 9 February 1292	County of Aschach	Adelaide of Trimberg (d.1316/1318) 25 March 1277 six children	9 February 1292 aged 41-42
Henry I		c. 1230? Son ofLouis III	11 January 1263 – December 1295	County of Frankenstein	Luitgard of Henneberg-Schleusingen eight children	December 1295 aged 64–65?
Berthold Vthe Wise[9][10]		1272 First son ofBerthold IV andSophia of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg	15 September 1284 – 13 April 1340	County of Schleusingen	Adelaide of Hesse 1284 five children Anna of Hohenlohe (d.1323) no children	13 April 1340 aged 67-68	Children of Berthold V, ruled jointly.[10] Berthold V was made regent forLouis V of Bavaria between 1323 and 1330, and Berthold VI wasKnight Hospitaller.
Berthold VIthe Younger		c. 1280 Second son ofBerthold IV andSophia of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg	15 September 1284 – 21 August 1330		Unmarried	21 August 1330 aged 49-50
Henry IV		c. 1280 Third son ofBerthold IV andSophia of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg	15 September 1284 – 12 March 1340			12 March 1340 aged 59-60
Poppo VIII		c.1254 Son ofHerman I andMargaret of Holland	18 December 1290 – 4 February 1291	County of Coburg	Sophia of Bavaria 1277 Landshut no children	4 February 1291 Strauf aged 36-37	Left no descendants, and the county passed to his sister.
Judith		c.1250 Daughter ofHerman I andMargaret of Holland	4 February 1291 – 13 September 1327	County of Coburg	Otto V, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel 22 October 1268 Freiburg seven children	13 September 1327 aged 76-77	After her death, the county was inherited by Brandenburg, but would soon return to the family.
Coburg annexed toBrandenburg-Salzwedel
Herman III		c.1277 First son ofHerman II andAdelaide of Trimberg	9 February 1292 – 12 July 1307	County of Aschach	Katharina of Głogów no children	12 July 1307 aged 29-30	Children of Herman II, ruled jointly.
Henry V[11]		c.1280 Second son ofHerman II andAdelaide of Trimberg	9 February 1292 – 1355/6		Sophia of Käfernburg (d. 4 March 1358) c.3 March 1315 five children	Between 14 August 1355 and 26 January 1356 aged 74-76
Henry II[12]		c. 1270? First son ofHenry I andLuitgard of Henneberg-Schleusingen	December 1295 – April/May 1326/7	County of Frankenstein	Elisabeth of Thuringia 11 April 1291 seven children	Between 26 April 1326 and 25 March 1327 aged 55–57	In 1312 inherited, from his sister-in-law, the county of Irmelshausen. Despite having children, his descendants were displaced from Frankenstein in favor of his younger brother Louis.
Poppo IX[13]		1286 Son ofHenry III andKunigunde of Wertheim	December 1317 – 30 July 1349	County of Hartenberg	Elisabeth of Castell no children Richeza of Hohenlohe-Weikersheim 6 November 1316 five children	30 July 1349 aged 62-63
Louis IV		c. 1270? Second son ofHenry I andLuitgard of Henneberg-Schleusingen	April/May 1326/7 – October 1334	County of Frankenstein	Adelaide of Weilnau two children	September/October 1334 aged 63–64	Brother of the predecessor.
Elisabeth		c. 1290? Daughter ofLouis IV andAdelaide of Weilnau	October 1334 – 27 October 1360	County of Frankenstein	Unmarried	27 October 1360 aged 69–70?	After her death, the county went to her descendants, theVon Stein zu Ostheim family.
In 1360 Frankenstein was added to the patrimony of theVon Stein zu Ostheim family
Henry VIthe Younger[14]		1288 First son ofBerthold V andAdelaide of Hesse	13 April 1340 – 1 September 1347	County of Coburg	Judith of Brandenburg-Salzwedel 1 January 1317 or 1 February 1319 five children	10 September 1347 aged 58-59	Children of Berthold V, divided their inheritance. Henry ruled in Coburg via the inheritance of his wife.
John I		1289 Second son ofBerthold V andAdelaide of Hesse	13 April 1340 – 2 May 1359	County of Schleusingen	Elisabeth of Leuchtenberg 1349 four children	2 May 1359 aged 69-70
Elisabeth		1319 First daughter ofHenry VI andJudith of Brandenburg-Salzwedel	1 September 1347 – 30 March 1389	County of Coburg (atIrmelshausen)	Eberhard II, Count of Württemberg 1340 two children	30 March 1389 aged 69-70	Children of Henry VI, divided their inheritance. In 1360, Sophia sold Schmalkalden to her uncle, John II. All the rest of the inheritances passed to the heiresses' descendants.
Catherine		c.1334 Schleusingen Second daughter ofHenry VI andJudith of Brandenburg-Salzwedel	1 September 1347 – 15 July 1397	County of Coburg	Frederick III, Margrave of Meissen 1346 four children	15 July 1397 Meissen aged 62-63
Sophia		c.1335 Fourth daughter ofHenry VI andJudith of Brandenburg-Salzwedel	1 September 1347 – 5 May 1372	County of Coburg (atSchmalkalden andHildburghausen)	Albert, Burgrave of Nuremberg 1348 two children	5 May 1372 aged 36-37
Irmelshausen annexed to Wurttemberg; Coburg annexed to the House of Wettin; Schmalkalden sold to Schleusingen; Hildburghausen annexed to Nuremberg
Berthold VII[15][10]		c. 1320 Son ofPoppo IX andRicheza of Hohenlohe-Weikersheim	30 July 1349 – 1371	County of Hartenberg	Unmarried	26 May 1378 aged 57-58	Children of Poppo IX, divided their inheritance. Berthold left no heirs, and sold his part to the County of Aschach.
Richeza[10]		c. 1320 Daughter ofPoppo IX andRicheza of Hohenlohe-Weikersheim	30 July 1349 – 1379	County of Hartenberg (atOsterburg)	Henry II, Count of Weimar-Orlamunde 1357 one child John II, Count of Schwarzburg-Wachsenburg 16 July 1358 seven children	1379 aged 58-59
In 1371 Hartenberg was sold to Aschach; Osterburg was inherited by Schwarzburg
Herman IV[16]		c.1330 Son ofHenry V andSophia of Käfernburg	1355/6 – 1390	County of Aschach	Adelaide of Zollern no children Agnes of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg 1366 four children	27 January/28 March 1403 aged 72-73	Sold Aschach in 1390. His seat returned to the previously annexed Hartenberg.
			1390 – c. March 1403	County of Hartenberg
Regency ofElisabeth of Leuchtenberg (1359-1361) Regency ofUlrich II, Landgrave of Leuchtenberg andJohn I, Landgrave of Leuchtenberg (1361-1367)							Children of John I, ruled jointly. Berthold was canon atBamberg and resigned his noble titles in 1375.[10]
Henry VII[17]		19 June 1352 First son ofJohn I andElisabeth of Leuchtenberg	2 May 1359 – 26 December 1405	County of Schleusingen	Matilda of Baden c.4 July 1376 six children	26 December 1405 Meiningen aged 53
Berthold VIII[18][10]		1356 Second son ofJohn I andElisabeth of Leuchtenberg	2 May 1359 – 1375		Unmarried	11 February 1416 aged 59-60
Frederick I		1367 Son ofHerman IV andAgnes of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg	c. March 1403 – 24 September 1422	County of Hartenberg	Elisabeth of Henneberg-Schleusingen c.4 May 1393 four children	24 September 1422 aged 54-55
William I[19]		31 July 1384 Son ofHenry VII andMatilda of Baden	26 December 1405 – 7 July 1426	County of Schleusingen	Anna of Brunswick-Lüneburg c.30 May 1413 nine children	7 July 1426 Cyprus aged 41
George		1395 Son ofFrederick I andElisabeth of Henneberg-Schleusingen	24 September 1422 – 25 July 1465	County of Hartenberg	Katharina of Wertheim no children Johannetta of Nassau-Saarbrücken 13 May 1423 Worms twelve children	25 July 1465 aged 69-70
Regency ofAnna of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1426-1429)
William II[20]		14 March 1415 First son ofWilliam I andAnna of Brunswick-Lüneburg	7 July 1426 – 8 January 1444	County of Schleusingen	Katharina of Hanau 28 February 1433 seven children	8 January 1444 aged 28
Henry VIIIthe Restless[21]		17 March 1422 Second son ofWilliam I andAnna of Brunswick-Lüneburg	8 January 1444 – 10 September 1475	County of Schleusingen (atKaltennordheim)	Unmarried	10 September 1475 Kaltennordheim aged 53	After his brother's death, he abandoned clergy and asserted his claim to the region ofKaltennordheim. After his death, the region returned to Schleusingen.
Regency ofKatharina of Hanau (1444-1448)							Children of William II, divided their inheritance between them, and also, by force, with their uncle, Henrythe Restless. Already part of the clergy, John eventually resigned his portion of the inheritance at Osterburg in 1473.
William III[22]		12 March 1434 First son ofWilliam II andKatharina of Hanau	8 January 1444 – 25 May 1480	County of Schleusingen	Margaret of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 5 November 1469 Wolfenbüttel eight children	25 May 1480 Salorno aged 46
John II		2 July 1439 Second son ofWilliam II andKatharina of Hanau	8 January 1444 – 1473	County of Schleusingen (atOsterburg)	Unmarried	20/26 May 1513 Fulda aged 72
Frederick II		1429 First son ofGeorge andJohannetta of Nassau-Saarbrücken	25 July 1465 – 7 November 1488	County of Hartenberg	Elisabeth of Württemberg I 13 September 1469 Münnerstadt twelve children	7 November 1488 aged 58-59	Children of George, ruled jointly.
Otto III		1437 Fifth son ofGeorge andJohannetta of Nassau-Saarbrücken	25 July 1465 – 9 June 1502		Unmarried	9 June 1502 aged 64-65
1st Regency ofMargaret of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1480–1484)
Wolfgang		14/17 March 1479 First son ofWilliam III andMargaret of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel	25 May 1480 – 27 December 1484	County of Schleusingen	Unmarried	27 December 1484 aged 5
2nd Regency ofMargaret of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1484–1495)
William IV[23]		29 January 1478 Third son ofWilliam III andMargaret of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel	27 December 1484 – 24 January 1559	County of Schleusingen	Anastasia of Brandenburg 7 or 16 February 1500 Neustadt an der Aisch eleven children	24 January 1559 aged 80
Herman V[24]		1470 Son ofFrederick II andElisabeth of Württemberg I	9 June 1502 – 5 April 1535	County of Hartenberg	Elisabeth of Brandenburg 23 October 1491 Aschaffenburg nine children	5 April 1535 Schwarza aged 64-65
Berthold IX[25]		1493 First son ofHerman V andElisabeth of Brandenburg	5 April 1535 – 1548	County of Römhild	Anna of Mansfeld-Vorderort 17 August 1529 no children	23 March 1549 Römhild aged 55-56	Children of Herman V, divided the county. Berthold sold his portion to theCounty of Mansfeld.
Albert		1495 Second son ofHerman V andElisabeth of Brandenburg	5 April 1535 – 5 June 1549	County of Schwarza	Catherine of Stolberg 1537 no children	5 June 1549 Schwarza aged 53-54
In 1549 Römhild was sold to theCounty of Mansfeld, and in 1555 it was sold again to theElectorate of Saxony
Catherine of Stolberg		6 November 1511 Stolberg Daughter ofBodo III, Count of Stolberg-Wernigerode andAnna of Eppstein-Königstein	5 June 1549 – 18 June 1577	County of Schwarza	Albert 1537 no children	18 June 1577 Schwarza aged 65	Widow of Albert, inherited his portion of Henneberg and left it, in her will, to her own family.
In 1577 Schwarza was annexed to theCounty of Stolberg
George Ernest		27 May 1511 Schleusingen First son ofWilliam IV andAnastasia of Brandenburg	24 January 1559 – 27 December 1583	County of Schleusingen	Elisabeth of Brunswick-Calenberg 19 August 1543 Münden one child Elisabeth of Württemberg II 31 May 1568 Stuttgart no children	27 December 1583 Henneberg aged 72	Sons of William IV, co-ruled, and neither of them left descendants. After their death, the county was divided between the Electorate of Hesse and the Electorate of Saxony.
Poppo X[26]		20 September 1513 Second son ofWilliam IV andAnastasia of Brandenburg	24 January 1559 – 4 March 1574		Elisabeth of Brandenburg 30 May 1546 Münden no children Sophia of Brunswick-Lüneburg 22 June 1562 Schleusingen no children	4 March 1574 Schleusingen aged 60
In 1583 Schleusingen was divided between theElectorate of Hesse and theElectorate of Saxony

• Bertold von Henneberg-Römhild (1442 – December 21, 1504),Prince-elector andarchbishop of Mainz, son of George, count of Henneberg-Römhild.
• Count Otto von Henneberg, known commonly asOtto von Botenlauben from 1206, probably born in 1177 in Henneberg, died in Reiterswiesen nearBad Kissingen before 1245, was a Germanminnesinger,crusader and founder ofFrauenroth Abbey.
• Herman I, Count of Henneberg
• Catherine of Henneberg
• William II, Princely count of Henneberg-Schleusingen
• William III, Princely count of Henneberg-Schleusingen
• William IV, Princely count of Henneberg-Schleusingen

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  Henneberg, Thuringia
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  Bertholdsburg Castle,Schleusingen
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  Römhild Castle
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  Coburg Castle

The original arms of the Counts of Henneberg was a plain eagle. It was shown on the seal of Count Poppo VI in 1185 and his sons Berthold II and Poppo VII in 1202. The latter also used another coat of arms, first appearing around 1212, displaying a shieldPartedperfess, above a double-headed eagle wings displayed and expanded, below chequy in three horizontal rows. The addition of thechequy may refer to the walls of Castle Botenlauben. A later depiction of the same arms, in theWeingarten Manuscript, depicting Count Otto of Bottenloube, adds the tintures;Parted per fess, above Or a double-headed eagle sable displayed and expanded, below chequy in gules and silver in five horizontal rows. This coat of arms continued to be used until at least 1280.^[27]

A new coat of arms seems to have been introduced by Poppo VII and first appears in 1237, and depicts the more familiar arms ofa Hen standing on a mountain, where thehen and the mountain (Berg) arecanting arms for the name Henneberg.^[27]

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  Wartburgkreis
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  Landkreis Hildburghausen
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  Ilm-Kreis
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  Schmalkalden-Meiningen
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  Suhl
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  Schleusingen
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  Meiningen
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  Themar
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  Schmalkalden

• Bishopric of Würzburg
• Vessra Abbey
• Aura Abbey
• Römhild
• Sondheim vor der Rhön
• Münnerstadt
• Irmelshausen
• Bad Kissingen (district)
• Poppo
• William II, German Emperor/Scraps
• Schmalkalden-Meiningen
• Wartburgkreis
• Hildburghausen (district)
• List of states in the Holy Roman Empire (H)

• Schwennicke, Detlev.Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, Neue Folge. [European Family Trees: Family Trees for the History of European States, New Series.] BAND II,Tafel 10:Die Robertiner I und die Anfänge des Hauses Capet, 922-923 König der Westfranken, Marburg, Verlag von J.A. Stargardt (1984)
• Historische Landkarte:Grafschaft Henneberg 1755 mit den Ämtern Schleusingen, Suhl, Kühndorf mit Bennshausen, Reprint 2003, Verlag Rockstuhl,ISBN 3-936030-15-4
• Johannes Mötsch:Regesten des Archivs der Grafen von Henneberg-Römhild. Volumes 1 und 2. Böhlau, Köln etc. 2006,ISBN 978-3-412-35905-8

• Media related toHouse of Henneberg at Wikimedia Commons
• Henneberg Genealogy
• (in German)Direct male descent of Babenberger from Robertiner (Capet) family, in theGerman Wikipedia
• (in German)Early Babenberger genealogy, in theGerman Wikipedia

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