Simon von Leiningen

http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/FRANCONIA.htm#SimonLeiningendied1234

1. SIMON ([1202/05]-[16 Mar 1234/1236]). "Symon comes de Dauborc" recorded his peace agreement with "domino Johanne Metensi episcopo", including his marriage with "filiam fratris sui G. domini de Asperomonte", with the consent of "patris mei F. comitis de Lynengen", by charter dated 29 Aug 1227, which refers to "uxore mea comitissa de Dauborc defuncta" and named "dominum Evrardum de Vrestein avunculum meum"[535].

His date of birth is estimated from the likely date of birth of his mother and his own marriage date.

"Simon comes de Dauborc" agreed peace with the bishop of Metz by charter dated 16 Mar 1233 (O.S.) which names "uxoris mee quam habueram, comitisse de Dauborc filie Alberti comitis"[536].

m (1224 before Sep) as her third husband, GERTRUD von Dagsburg, widow firstly of THIBAUT I Duke of Lorraine, repudiated wife secondly of THIBAUT IV Comte de Champagne [later TEOBALDO I King of Navarre], daughter of ALBERT [II] Graf von Dagsburg & his wife Gertrud von Baden ([May 1205/mid-1206]-before 19 Mar 1225).

The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "Albertus comes Dasburgensis et domnus de Musal…parvulam filiam Gertrudem"[537]. Poull suggests the birth date shown above[538], although it seems likely that Gertrud was born earlier as her mother would have been at least 52 years old in 1205.

The Vitæ Odiliæ names "Gertrudem filiam defuncti comitis [de Moha Albertus]" as wife of "Theobaldus ducis Lotharingie filius"[539]. Richer records that "ducem Lotoringie Theobaldum" was married to "filiam comitis de Daxporc", that he inherited the county through her, that after her first husband died she married "comes…Campanie adhuc adolescens" who in his turn inherited the county, that she was repudiated for sterility by her second husband and married thirdly "comiti de Lignigne", and that after the couple's death soon afterwards there were no heirs to her county which (including "castra…Hernestem et Turquestem, et…opida…Albam et Saleborc") was annexed by "Metensis episcopus Iohannes" but that "frater…dicti comitis defuncti" captured "castrum Daxporc"[540].

The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "Gertrudam filiam comitis Alberti Dasburgensis" as wife of "dux Theobaldus natus de filia comitis Barri"[541]. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines records the second marriage in 1220 of "Gertrudem comitissam de Daburc [relictam Theobaldi iuvenis dux Lotharingie]" and "iuvenis comes Theobaldus Campaniensis" and their separation two years later on grounds of consanguinity[542]. The Chronicon Ebersheimense names "filie comitis de Dagesburc" as the wife of "comite de Lyningen"[543]. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines records the death in 1225 of "Gertrudis…heres unica de Daborch et de…Musacum" recording that she was "novissime…de Linengis comitissa", without naming her third husband[544].

Betrothed (29 Aug 1227) to --- d´Aspremont, daughter of GOBERT [VI] Seigneur d´Aspremont & his wife Julienne de Rosoy. "Symon comes de Dauborc" recorded his peace agreement with "domino Johanne Metensi episcopo", including his marriage with "filiam fratris sui G. domini de Asperomonte", with the consent of "patris mei F. comitis de Lynengen", by charter dated 29 Aug 1227[545].