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Siegfried II von Eppstein (died 9 September 1230, in
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) was
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from 1200 to 1230. Siegfried was born the second son Gerhard I of Eppstein and hit an ecclesiastical career. Already in 1189 he was the owner of the parish of St. Gangolph in Mainz. He was the provost of St. Martin in Worms 1194 and of
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in Mainz 1196.


Sources

* Friedrich Wilhelm Schirrmacher: ''Siegfried II''. In: ''
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie ''Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie'' (ADB, german: Universal German Biography) is one of the most important and comprehensive biographical reference works in the German language. It was published by the Historical Commission of the Bavarian Aca ...
'' (ADB). Vol. 34, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1892, p. 259ff.


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* 12th-century births 1230 deaths Archbishops of Mainz Year of birth unknown {{Germany-RC-bishop-stub