William III of Weimar

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Name William of Great grandchildren Sizzo III. Grandparents William I of Weimar		Parents William II of Weimar Died April 16, 1039
Children Otto I, Margrave of Meissen, William, Margrave of Meissen Grandchildren Kunigunde von Weimar-Orlamunde People also search for William, Margrave of Meissen

William III of Weimar (Wilhelmi Thuringorum praetor; died 16 April 1039) was count of Weimar from 1003 and of the Eichsfeld from 1022.

He was the youngest son of Count William II of Weimar.

Family

His first marriage was to Bertha.

His second marriage was to Oda (probably the daughter of Thietmar, Margrave of the Saxon Ostmark). They had children:

William IV (died 1062), Margrave of Meissen from 1046

Otto I (died 1067), count of Orlamünde

Poppo (died after 1046)

Aribo (murdered 1070)

After his death, Oda married Dedi I, Margrave of Lusatia.

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