# Gottfried VIII, Count of Ziegenhain

> Gottfried VIII, Count of Ziegenhain was a German nobleman. He was the ruling Count of Ziegenhain and Nidda from 1372 until his death. He is best known as the leader of the Star League, an alliance of local nobles against the Landgraves Henry II and Herman II of Hesse.

*German nobleman*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/gottfried-viii-count-of-ziegenhain

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Country:** Germany
- **Born:** 1350
- **Died:** 1394-09-24
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Gottfried VIII, Count of Ziegenhain was a German nobleman. He was the ruling Count of Ziegenhain and Nidda from 1372 until his death. He is best known as the leader of the Star League, an alliance of local nobles against the Landgraves Henry II and Herman II of Hesse.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 35.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 14.6 / 100  (trend: BREAKOUT)
- **Historical depth:** 3.1 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 74.1 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 20.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 53.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Gottfried VIII of Ziegenhain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gottfried_VIII_of_Ziegenhain)
- [Gottfried VIII. (Ziegenhain)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gottfried_VIII._(Ziegenhain))
- [Готфрид VIII (Цигенхайн)](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%BE%D1%82%D1%84%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B4_VIII_(%D0%A6%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BD))
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q118242)

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