Herman I, Count Palatine of Lotharingia

Called Hermann I. Pusillus ( as much as the little one, the weak, the delicate; † 996 ) was from about 985 Count Palatine of Lorraine; In addition, he was the owner of a number of counties along the Rhine, including the Bonngau (970, 992, 993 ), the Eifelgau ( 975, 978), the Zülpichgau ( 991 ), the Auelgau ( 996 ); Finally, he was Count in Gerresheim ( 976 ), although it is not certain whether Gerresheim then stood for the Keldachgau or Ruhrgau. Hermann was the son of Erenfried II from the family of Ezzonen and Richwara. He married Heylwig from the family of St. Ulrich, bishop of Augsburg

Their children were:

  • Ezzo ( Erenfried ) † May 21, 1034 in Saalfeld, Count of Auelgau and Bonngau, 1020 Count Palatine of Lorraine, 1024, founder and steward of the abbey brewing hamlet, buried there; ∞ before June 15 991 Mathilde of Saxony, † December 4, 1025 in Echtz, daughter of Emperor Otto II, buried in Brauweiler ( Liudolfinger )
  • Hezzelin (Hermann), † November 20, 1033, Count of Zülpichgau, Vogt of Kornelimünster buried in Brauweiler; ∞ NN ( probably daughter of Conrad I of Carinthia ( Salian ) )
  • Richenza, 1040/49 Abbess of Nivelles
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