Poppo, Duke of Thuringia

Poppo of Thuringia is attested of 878 / 880-906 as Count popularly field. He was 880-892 Margrave of Sorbenmark and was referred to in his deposition 892 as " dux Thuringorum ", Duke of Thuringia.

He was the younger son of Count Poppo (I.) in Saalgau and the brother of the princeps and dux militiae Austrasiorum Heinrich, the military commander of the Emperor Charles III. and thus one of the most important members of the family of the elderly or Frankish Babenbergs, who was one of the fundamental pillars of Charles the Fat, and thus in contrast to Charles's successor, Arnulf of Carinthia.

880 - after his brother Henry had entered the service of the king - he is after a victory over the Sorbs as comes et dux Sorabici limes mentioned ( Annales Fuldenses ), as Count and Duke of Sorbenmark, as he had been used by Charles the Fat had. He had to deal with the Count Egino for supremacy in Thuringia, a fight he lost though what it though - probably due to the intervention of Charles the Fat, but in any case, because Egino off 885 other than Graf Badanachgau tasks devoted - did not cost his position there.

In the year 892 he was accused by Charles Arnulf of Carinthia successor for breach of trust ( main charge was the failed campaign Slavs Bishop Arns ) and, therefore relieved of his duties in Thuringia (thereby referred to by Regino of Prüm as dux Thuringorum ). Arnulf took the opportunity his relatives and allies, the Conradines Konrad install in Thuringia the Elder, which was one of his steps to unseat the Babenberg and indirectly the Babenberg feud ( 902-906 ) caused, in which Poppo not appear to be involved. The confiscated in connection with the goods received process Poppo back in the year 899.

In the year 903 he is mentioned as Margrave in Bavaria Nordgau, 906 Count popularly field.

He had two sons:

  • Adalbert, 898/915 Count field in the grave
  • Poppo (III ); † 945, Count in the grave box and Tullifeld

And probably a

  • Daughter, who married a Count Wilhelm, probably William of Weimar- Orlamünde.
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